Posts Tagged ‘scholarships’
Top Five Canadian Cities to attend post secondary:
Applying to college or university is a chance to get out of your hometown and experience a new environment. It’s a scary leap from the safety of your home to a dorm room, but it’s worth it! When I applied to university, I refused to apply to any schools in my province because I didn’t [...]
Top 5 reasons why Americans attend Canadian universities!
We know FYIhigh has a lot of American (and international!) viewers, which is why we have made a Top 5 specifically for our neighbors to the south and beyond! The following are our Top 5 reasons why Americans attend Canadian universities: The price is right. American universities are expensive. For an American, it is often [...]
Top 5 Student money mistakes
Whether you’re in college now or about to be, there is no time like the present to start thinking about your financial situation. It’s important to be as conscious of your finances as possible so you don’t wind up in trouble when you graduate (or before graduation, if you’re really negligent). 1. Ignoring the budget [...]
Africentric School’s: Cultural Division or Diversity?
Toronto could be getting its second Africentric school in the fall. Africentric education was first introduced at the elementary level in 2009. Being so young, it’s unclear what the full effects of this kind of education will have on our society and education system. However, a second Africentric school is being proposed this year. The [...]
Top 5 Tactics to get into your first choice University
Very few students apply to JUST their university of choice because it’s always wise to have a backup. You still want to strive for the best though, so increase your chances of getting into your number one school with the following top five getting-into-school tactics. 5. Use every opportunity to promote yourself Everything you [...]
The early bird does not get the worm.
Back in the fall of 2009 a school in Toronto pushed its start time ahead to 10:00 a.m. instead of the usual 9:00 or 8:30. The theory behind the time change is that the biological clock of teenagers starts later in the day. By pushing the start time forward, students would be better rested, more [...]
Students should get out of town!
The University of Alberta has sent 22 students from their faculty of education to Ghana for a month. This trip will surely prove to be an incomparable experience both in terms of educational value and personal growth. Not only were these students offered this program – they were also given $1750 to subsidize the costs [...]
To find your University
Choosing where to spend the next four years of your life is a very big decision and it’s often difficult to know where to begin. There are so many things to think about: the city you want to live in, how far away from home you want to be, the program you want to study, [...]
Attention Students! Canada has money for you!
Too much federal money allotted to post-sec grants is going un-used The Edmonton Journal recently posted an interesting article about student finance. They discussed how Canadian teens are missing out on valuable post-secondary financing opportunities simply because they aren’t getting the proper information. Students of low- and middle-income families are eligible for grants from the [...]
To get money for Post-Secondary education
Trying to get into university or college can be hard enough without worrying about how you’re going to pay for it. We want to help you understand some of the confusing financial information out there. Even though Canada is a great country to live in with lots of support for education sometimes the information about [...]