LancerGirl Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Who's going to Shad Valley this summer? I'm heading over to Calgary for a month, and am very excited! No thinking about homework while I'm there. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 A few of my friends are going. One of them is going to a school in Montreal which I am very jealous of because my second favorite city is Montreal.I didn't apply because it seemed like too much work to do just to spent a month in a university. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyD Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) I've got a friend who's going to Nova Scotia for Shad.. or was it newfoundland... I don't remember =P Edited May 30, 2008 by cixelsyD Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashika Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 I know someone who did it and got 1st place and won 34987539476534678394 scholarships from everywhere basically. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 I've got a friend who's going to Nova Scotia for Shad.. or was it newfoundland... I don't remember =PAre you allowed to pick where you want to go?Your friend is going to be bored in the middle of nowhere but fishing and oil rigs. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyD Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 LOL I know... I told her that hahahahI don't think she got a choice >< Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashika Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 NL isn't that bad.And no one fishes anymore...Stereotype much? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 That was just a joke but out of all the great canadian cities there is to choose from picking Nova Scotia or NL seems kind of odd. Calgary,Edmonton, even Toronto would have been great choices. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancerGirl Posted June 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Are you allowed to pick where you want to go?Your friend is going to be bored in the middle of nowhere but fishing and oil rigs. Middle of nowhere!?!?!1?one!! I resent that, lol. We do a lot more then fishing and oil harvesting... like hockey.Btw, Nova Scotia ftw! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancerGirl Posted June 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 I heard it's a great programI'm not going thoughHow can you give up your whole summer?It looks great on a resume though Yeah, the resume part is true... but I don't see it as giving up my summer, I see it as a trip to Calgary by myself, where I can stay in the University, do science without being marked, and do a lot of other stuff (like hiking). Although I heard we won't be getting much sleep... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Middle of nowhere!?!?!1?one!! I resent that, lol. We do a lot more then fishing and oil harvesting... like hockey.Btw, Nova Scotia ftw!Sorry...that was a really bad attempt at a joke. I've been watching too many fishing videos in Geo about the grand banks... And yes...NS ftw...wait...Crosby ftW! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancerGirl Posted September 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 (edited) Hey! Who went to Shad Valley this summer and thought it was awesome? I was at the Calgary Campus, and I know it was a great experience (got to meet some fellow IBers, all from different parts of the country, which was cool).Oh, and who's going to the RBC Cup in Waterloo this October? Edited September 8, 2008 by LancerGirl Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heronumbazero Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 So, a bunch of people in IB are always chattering about Shad Valley. Could someone explain what it is? - My buddy Google didnt really break it down for me. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancerGirl Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 So, a bunch of people in IB are always chattering about Shad Valley. Could someone explain what it is? - My buddy Google didnt really break it down for me.Think of it this way... You get to spend 27 living in the dorms of a Canadian University. You'll be sleep deprieved (i.e. fall alseep on desks inbetween lectures, etc.) for weeks, and by the end, probably not sleep at all. You'll attend lectures covering many aspects of business and science daily, do some activities you would have never dreamed of, and meet the MOST AMAZING people. It seems like nerd camp... and it is... but it's an amazing experience that you will never forget I know I went through post-Shad withdrawl, and still am...Oh, and it looks awesome on University Applications! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heronumbazero Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Thanks for breaking it down for me. Now I know why these individuals were all so super charged about it. I have gained some insight. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancerGirl Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Thanks for breaking it down for me. Now I know why these individuals were all so super charged about it. I have gained some insight.No problemo Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk213 Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 (edited) No problemo Ok i'm in my 1st year of ib and i've heard about that program.I was just wondering about the scale of competition to get in to the program. Is it really hard to be selected????What are the academic scores like for those who got into it??? Edited September 13, 2008 by hk213 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancerGirl Posted September 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 Ok i'm in my 1st year of ib and i've heard about that program.I was just wondering about the scale of competition to get in to the program. Is it really hard to be selected????What are the academic scores like for those who got into it???The competition is not horribly tough, as far as I know. 3 other IB students and a grade 12 student were able to get into the program at my school. There is an application to complete, several essays to write, a recommendation (from a teacher, etc.), and a "creativity project" you have to submit with your registration. From what I remember, you also have to submit your grades from the last 3 years and your current year, and you have to give them an idea of your character: this is all done by filling out an "activities information" sheet, that details your grades, your possible career interests, what sports, clubs, activites, and programs you are a part of (which shouldn't be too bad, because of CAS!) From what I remember, I sent 4 pages in for my registration, plus the application.For the marks, I was in "High Honours" (85%+) in Grade 10 with low-to-medium 90%s, while in Grade 8 & 9 I was in "Platnium" (3.8 GPA), while my marks for 1st Year IB had currently been in the 5s and 6s. However, as far as I know, marks only play a partial role (altough I'm not sure to what scale). Remember that there's about 50-60 people per campus, and that there are 12 campuses. The total cost for the program is about $2500 (I know, it's a lot, but well worth it). Hopefully some "scholarships" will be offered if you do get into the program (I know my student council gave me some funding, and that I got money from the province as well).As far as I have to say: don't be discouraged by whether or not your marks are "good enough" or whether your application will be "good enough" to beat the competition. Do the application to the best of your ability, send it in, and see what happens. Worse case senario: they turn you down, and you try again next year. But the positive possibility greatly outweighs the possible risk: Shad is AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. I know that there is no other way I would have wanted to spend the first month of my summer, and that I greatly miss my "Shad family".Good luck! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicdashit Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 wow thanks for that insight on the application processthis year i'm thinking of applying to UBC, Dalhousie and Calgary Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancerGirl Posted September 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 wow thanks for that insight on the application processthis year i'm thinking of applying to UBC, Dalhousie and Calgary No problem. Dalhousie is beautiful, and University of Calgary is just plain INTENSE (yay for Shad inside jokes ). From what I've heard, University of British Columbia is also very awesome. Technically though, you apply for all of the universities: you just list the unis in order of preference. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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