I’ve had several moments this summer where I came to the sudden realization that in three months, I will begin the life-changing and convoluted procedure of applying for post-secondaries and scholarships. While that is an exciting step of everyone’s life; the freedom of university, the new people you’ll meet, it is also a daunting one. This is all happening so soon, and yet I feel as though I know little about the actual process of applying to universities, let alone all the scholarship opportunities and deadlines available to me. I’ve heard so many different stories about application processes and real-life experiences that I am now more confused than ever. Common questions I wish I could ask range from the obvious, like “what was the appli
cation process like?”, to more specific ones like “what is student culture like around [insert post-secondary institution]?” I’ll admit, post-secondary fairs have been of little help to me in this department, as all the presentations I’ve attended featured a sponsored student speaking about all the great things about the university that I could’ve found with a quick Google search.
Earlier this year, I was contacted by friends working with Canada Thinks, a Non-Governmental Organization that holds so-called “conferences” each year with specific topics intended to engage, inspire, and inform youth, to help create a conference here in Calgary focused on real-life post-secondary experience and advice. After months of hard work, I am excited to announce that our team will be hosting the 2nd annual Calgary Thinks Conference in room 102 of the ICT building at the University of Calgary on Saturday, August 13th, from 3:30pm-6:00pm. With several speakers from Canadian and international post-secondaries, we hope that these students can clear up questions about university life. Not only will this be a chance for you to learn about unbiased reviews of each institution, you are also preparing for the not-so-distant future by staying informed and ahead of the game. Tickets are now available from Eventbrite at a discounted earlybird rate of $10 until August 6th, so make sure that you nab your tickets now! Spots are limited and CTV News will be providing news footage of the event as well. Hope to see you there!
Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/calgary-thinks-student-university-conference-tickets-25752380062
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