Newsletter Issue 32

1 APRIL 2016

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Careers Inf ormation f or Year 9 13 Students

SAT/PSAT:
KGV is now a test centre.
SAT Exam Dates & Application Deadlines:
Test Dates
Early Reg.
Deadline
Regular Reg.
Deadline

Redesigned SAT

3 Oct, 2015

7 Nov, 2015

5 Dec, 2015

23 Jan, 2016

7 May, 2016

4 Jun, 2016

27 Aug, 2015

1 Oct, 2015

29 Oct, 2015

17 Dec, 2015

31 Mar, 2016

28 Apr, 2016

3 Sep, 2015

9 Oct, 2015

5 Nov, 2015

28 Dec, 2015

8 Apr, 2016

5 May, 2016

KGV CEEB Code:

670530
KGV Test Center Code:
62233
Please refer to this link for more information and registration.
- - WO RK O PP O R T UN I T I ES / IN T E RN SH IP S
Plea se co nt a ct a ng e la .t a ng @ kg v . ed u. h k sho ul d y o u b e i nte re ste d.
(1)
UNPAID Summer work experience
Hotel:
Hotel ICON
Location:
TST East
Dates:
11-15 July, or 18-22 July
No of student: 8 10, must gather the number of 8-10 before program can start
Program:
5 day work experience
Including:
Front Office (Back Office), Housekeeping, The Market, Pastry Kitchen, Human
Capital
(2)
PAID Summer Job [Year 12 13 ONLY]
Education:
Kids Gallery
Location:
Central and Kowloon Tong
Dates:
4 July- 27 Aug (duration flexible, must commit full week)
Deadline:
18 March (If you are interested, please go ahead and contact Ms. Angela Tang.)
Work:
Summer workshops and camps, Mon- Sat
(3)
PAID Summer Job [Year 12 13 ONLY]
Education:
HKNEST
Location:
Laguna City
Dates:
First 3 weeks in July
Work:
English teaching
Contact: James Wilson, parent of year 12 student Jasmin Wilson

- - SC H O LA RSH I PS
Direct Admission and Non-local Student Scholarships for Undergraduate Studies at Lingnan
University
Online Application Period:
1 December 2015 - 30 March 2016
More information is available here and here.
Queen Mary University of London Scholarship - School of Business and Management
12,000 and 24,000 over 3 years - these scholarships are exclusive to the School of Business and
Management.
The Orange Tulip Scholarship 2016/2017
Application deadline:
1 May, 2016
Harvard Book Prize & Scholarship 2016
More information here. Leaflet here.
SCAD Scholarship $155,000! Students must apply for admission to SCAD to be considered for
scholarship. Contact us if you are interested as it is by nomination only.
For students who are interested in applying for scholarships & require references, please inform the
careers department at least 6 weeks before the application deadline.

- - IN S ID E K GV
University / Visitor

Subject / Faculty

Date

Time

Venue

University of Central
Lancashires

Medicine

12/04/2016

10:30 - 11:30

SSC 3 & 4

Swansea University

General Admissions talk

12/04/2016

13:25 - 14:20

SSC 5

Northeastern University

General Admissions talk

13/04/2016

13:25 - 14:20

SSC 5

UCL

Arts & Sciences BASc

05/05/2016

13:25 - 14:20

GLT

University of Sydney

Acclaimed Historian, Richard Miles

17/05/2016

13.25 14.00

GLT

(St ud ent s o k t o ha v e l u nc h a t t he se v en ue s. )

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ASIA REGION
[NEW] SCAD - Sidewalk Arts Festival
Date:
9 April, 2016
Time:
12:00 17:00
Venue:
SCAD Hong Kong, North Parking Lot, Hong Kong, 292 Tai Po Road
Register online here.

CUHK School of Architecture Open Day email careers.office@kgv.edu.hk if interested

Date:

9 April, 2016

Time:

09:30 13:30

Info Sessions for Raffles Bachelor of Design

Date:
Venue:
Register here.

9 April, 2016
Time:
10:30 13:00
1/F, Centre Point, 181-185 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

University of New South Wales Public Lecture please register HERE

Date:
Venue:

17 April, 2016
Marco Polo Hotel, TST

Time:

13:00 16:00

Explorer Summer Programme University of Sydney Open Day

Date:
Venue:

14 May, 2016
Excelsior Hotel, Causeway Bay

Time:

13:30 16:30

- - O U TS I D E K G V
ASIA REGION
University of Melbourne Information Day Register HERE
Date:
Venue:

15 May, 2016
Excelsior Hotel, Causeway Bay

Time:

14:00 17:00

Robert Gordon University of Aberdeen BSc/Master of Architecture Portfolio Development Workshop

Date:
Venue:

18- 20 May, 2016

Navitas Hong Kong, Causeway Bay

Time:

10:00 15:30

2016 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars Hong Kong Shu Yan College

EUROPE REGION
UCAS personal statement advice from LSE
Physics Forum on Gravitational Waves and Black Holes by UCL
Date:
2 April, 2016
Time:
15:00 17:00
Venue:
The Collab, 24/F, OfficePlus @ Wanchai, 303 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
Register online here.

University of the Arts London - Interview Session in May 2016

Date:
3 - 5 May, 2016
Time:
10:00 15:30
Venue:
21/F, 10 Pottinger Street , Central, Hong Kong
Reservation is needed: Tel: 3426 8000, or e-mail to ualhk@chamberlain-edu.com
Application Material: Portfolio (if applicable), Academic Transcripts, IELTS result, Reference Letter, Filled
Application Form, Personal Statement, Identity Card, Education Certificate, Passport Copy
Please submit your portfolio to our Marketing and Recruitment Representative (Hong Kong & Macau) at your
earliest convenience for initial assessment and guidance.

LSE Open Day

Date:

6 April, 2016

NORTH AMERICA
UCSB Virtual Open House
The UCSB Virtual Open House will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 from 12 - 7pm PST. During the event,
students can chat live with Admissions, Housing, Financial Aid and current UCSB students. Register now!

Dartmouth, Stanford, and Wellesley Public Presentation

Date:
Venue:

12 April, 2016
Time:
Diocesan Girls School, Auditorium
1 Jordan Rd, Jordan, Hong Kong

19:00 21:00

Register here.

INTERNATIONAL
Anyone interested in joining an organised university tour: click HERE
- - SUM M ER P RO G RA M S
St George's, University of London - International Summer School
Suitable for students over the age of 16 who are interested in and on track to qualify for Medical, Biomedical or
Healthcare Science undergraduate programmes in the UK. Application form here.

AFS Summer Program 2016

Engineering Summer Schools (Apply here)
Date:

25 June 1 July

IEU Summer Program

Date:

4 8 July

Premed Projects - Work experience projects for students interested in healthcare careers
Warwick Economics Summer School
Date:

17 July 5 August, 2016

CUHK Architecture Explorer Summer Programme

Date:
18 July 30 July 2016

HKU Space Discover Architecture

- - SUM M ER P RO G RA M S
The George Washington University - Summer Programs for High School Students
Summer Program - MODUL University Vienna (MU)
Application Deadlines for Summer Program 2016:
Visa-seeking students:
May 1st, 2016

Non-visa-seeking students:

May 31st, 2016

Penn State University | Colorado State University | Fordham University in NYC

American University | The Sorbonne in Paris | Mallorca, Spain by Summer Study Programs
Institute for Tourism Studies MACAU Summer Program
Summer programs: Medicine, Ivy League, & College Prep
Summer Programs - Les Roches Switzerland, Spain & Glion London

Bring-a-friend - 10% scholarship to each

More information can be found here. Link1. Link2. Link3.

Wharton Summer Program - University of Pennsylvania

Rutgers launches its first Summer Program for Pre-Engineering!
Apply here.

Cambridge Immerse Summer Program

University of Cambridge Summer School 2016
Date:

Saturday 23 July 2016 to Friday 29 July 2016

HKU Summer Institute 2016

HKUST Summer Institute 2016
Application deadline:

30 April, 2016

CUHK Summer Institute 2016

Application deadline:

30 April, 2016

"Young Leaders of Tomorrow" 10-day Summer Leadership Program by invite only

Led by Ivy League graduates designed to develop leadership skills.
Contact: info@theopenclassroom.com.hk or speak to the Careers Department for more information.

Study English at Sam Houston State University

More information here and here.

HKU Crimson Summer Exchange Cultural exchange with scholars from HKU, Harvard, Princeton,
Columbia, Cambridge, Oxford and others
Overseas Applications deadline:
Local Applications deadline:

31 March, 2016
30 April, 2016

HKU Medical Summer Broadening Programme (For year 11 and 12)

Application deadline:

13 May, 2016

Stanford International Youth Summer Program

Summer School Programme at Oxford
Leeds Beckett International Summer School

KGV Careers Newsletter 1 April 2016 arranged by Chris Kuh.

Careers and Guidance Department / careers.office@kgv.edu.hk
King George V School
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