September 25 Agenda  Academic and Other Considerations  CAS, EE, Group 4 and IAs  Exams and Registration  Graduation and Diploma  Post-Secondary Applications  Scholarships

Academic Consideration  BALANCE  Organization  Time Management  Support

CAS  18 months over grade 11 and 12– included the summer!  Group projects?  Will continue to meet during grade 12 monthly.  Final Celebration in May.

Extended Essay  September: first draft due on Monday  Communication with supervising teacher is crucial  Need help—see Mr. Haffner first  October 30: Final Paper Due  Will meet with Mr. Haffner to go over submission process  Turnitin.com  Sign covers and submit to IBO in January

Group 4 Project  The Plan  Research based  Completed over 1-2 weeks in small groups  Presented in the afternoon of parent-teacher interviews in November

Internal Assessments  Schedule will be revised and set out  Goal is to not overwhelm students with due dates but it will be busy  Due dates for IBO are fixed

Exam Registration  Review General Regulations with your children  Sign and return letter  Understand general regs  Understand academic honesty expectations  Understand CAS expectations  Registration will be completed via ManageBAC by late October

Exam Registration  New Candidate Session Number and PIN for end of October  Invoice  Registration fee is US$160 plus GST  paid last year unless DP Courses Student  Subject fee is US$110 plus GST  5 exams? US$550 + GST  Don’t pay until you get invoice  We will calculate the appropriate conversion rate on date of billing

Graduation and Diploma  Dual Track: MOE and IB  MOE:  80 graduation credits  Grad Transitions  Fine Arts/Applied Skills  Math 11 or 12, SS 11, English 10, Math 10, Science 10, Planning 10  English 12 and 4 grade 12 courses

IB No diploma will be awarded if: - less than 24 points -N given in one or more subjects, including TOK and EE (N meaning incomplete) -E awarded in TOK and EE (E meaning Fail) -a grade of 1 is awarded in any subject -CAS requirements have not been completed -candidate is guilty of malpractice -a grade of 3 or less has been awarded four or more times (you can only get three 3s)

IB No diploma will be awarded if your point total is between 24 and 27 if: -one or more grades of 2 in HL courses -two or more grades of 2 in SL courses -if taking 3 HLs, scoring less than 12 on these (so you could score 5, 4, and 3…I suppose, 6, 3, 3 also seems ok but need to end up with over 24 total, remember) -if taking 3 SLs, scoring less than 9 on these (so…2, 3, 4 would do…but need to make the 24 total) -if taking 4 HLs, scoring less than 16 on these -if taking 2 SLs, scoring less than 6 on these -scoring an E on either TOK or EE

IB No diploma will be awarded if your point total is above 28 and: -grade of 2 at HL is awarded two or more times -grade of 2 at SL is awarded three times -if taking 3 HLs, scoring less than 11 on these -if taking 3 SLs, scoring less than 8 on these -if taking 4 HLs, scoring less than 14 on these -if taking 2 SLs, scoring less than 5 on these

Post Secondary Application  Do your research!  The Universities set their admissions standards  NOT IBO  NOT MoE  NOT ME!!

American Post-Secondary  IB ≠ Ivy League Schools  Do your research  SAT  Grade 11 marks  Leadership/citizenship/dazzlement  Common Application Online  Be aware of your deadlines  Give me and teachers PLENTY of time for reference letters  Most are already doing what they need to do

Canadian Post-Secondary  Do your research!  Specific faculties and programmes have specific requirements  Transfer credit policies are different from university to university  Consider ALL your options

Canadian Post Secondary  Predicted Grades  Completed at end of semester 1  Consider your entire academic performance  PREDICTION! Prove us right! Prove us wrong!  Do not pester, bribe or bully teachers.  I will tell you your total score– not a point by point breakdown.  I will send your PGs to UBC and SFU. You do the rest.

Canadian Post-Secondary  The Process:  I meet with university reps in November for updates on IB specific applications  I ask students to register for universities they wish PGs sent to  I meet with teachers at end of January for PG evening  I complete all the forms and send PGs directly to SFU and UBC  I provided sealed PGs to students to send to other schools  Be nice to know where they decide to go…

Canadian Post Secondary  Register in May to have IB Final Grades sent to universities in July  1 Canadian or American  Up to 5 outside North America  Register to have MoE marks sent to universities  PSI  Link from school website when active

Scholarships  BC Provincial Exam $1000  Requirements have changed  University Entrance Scholarships  School District Scholarships  School Administered  Scholarship meetings start October 22.  See and the Blues News for information and updates from Ms. Truaxwww.pmssblues.net

The “Big Picture” Assembly  October 7 in block 4  Grad 2015 group photo  October 8 Grade 12 Parent Night

Questions?  Thank you for coming!