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THE INTERNATIONALSCHOOL OF VANCOUVER

INSPIRING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND LIFE

UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES AND OUR PHILOSOPHY 2017-2018

CANADA

Acadia UniversityBishop’s UniversityBrescia University CollegeBrock UniversityCapilano UniversityCarleton UniversityConcordia UniversityDalhousie UniversityHuron University CollegeLangara CollegeMcGill UniversityMcMaster UniversityQueen’s UniversityRyerson UniversitySimon Fraser UniversityUniversity of AlbertaUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of CalgaryUniversity of King’s CollegeUniversity of OttawaUniversity of Prince Edward IslandUniversity of TorontoUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of WaterlooUniversity of Western OntarioYork University

UNITED STATES

Boston UniversityChapman UniversityCornell UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyJohns Hopkins UniversityNew York UniversityNortheastern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityParsons School of DesignPratt InstituteRhode Island School of DesignRutgers UniversitySanta Clara UniversitySouthern California Institute of ArchitectureStanford UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Los AngeleUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of WashingtonVirginia TechWhitman College

INTERNATIONAL

Durham UniversityImperial College LondonRoyal College of Surgeons in IrelandThe University of Hong KongTrinity College DublinUniversity College Cork, IrelandUniversity College LondonUniversity of BathUniversity of BirminghamUniversity of BristolUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of EdinburghUniversity of ExeterUniversity of LondonUniversity of ManchesterUniversity of NottinghamUniversity of Sheffi eldUniversity of St. AndrewsUniversity of WarwickUniversity of YorkUniversity of the Arts London

Mulgrave has had a 100% post-secondary acceptance rate for our graduating students

since our fi rst graduating class in 2004. Our students typically apply for, and are

accepted at competitive universities and programmes in Canada, the USA, and the UK.

POST-SECONDARY ACCEPTANCES 2018

THE ARTS

Mulgrave has a robust creative and

performing arts programme, including two-

year IB Diploma Programme courses in fi lm,

music, theatre, and visual arts. Our students

have the opportunity to showcase their

talents through performances and shows

throughout the year, including an annual

theatre production, music concerts, national

and international competitions, fi lm festivals,

and culminating art and music shows.

ATHLETICS

Mulgrave has a three-season athletic

programme that serves to support students.

They can choose from electives such as golf

and bouldering, or they can join one of our

myriad athletic teams: basketball, tennis,

swimming, volleyball, soccer, cross country,

badminton, and rugby. Our students regularly

achieve provincial and national honours.

SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP

Student Life at Mulgrave provides students

with a variety of ways to be involved. There

are offi cial positions for student leaders,

including Senior Board Members, House

Leadership Teams, and the Student Action

Council. Additionally, students can choose

to be involved in annual activities, as well as

join GEx trips where they learn about new

cultures and provide support to under-

served communities in foreign countries.

OUTDOOR EDUCATION

In our Outdoor Ed programme, students

participate in single- and multiple-day

adventures that align with their classroom

studies. These adventures encourage them

to develop a greater appreciation for their

natural world and develop inter-personal

skills as they work with others to

problem solve.

MULGRAVE ACCREDITATIONS

Mulgrave School

Universities where students have been accepted

MULGRAVE’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY PLACEMENTS

2330 Cypress Bowl Lane,West Vancouver, BC V7S 3H9 www.mulgrave.com 604.922.3223

UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES AND PROGRAMMES OF STUDY: BEST FIT

At Mulgrave, best fi t is always at the top of our priority list when it comes to university. We work with each student to determine the type

of school and programme that would provide the optimal environment for continued learning and success. Weather it is a special campus

location, co-op programmes, faculty access, or class size, our teachers, leadership team, and university counsellors help our students fi nd a

post-secondary placement that will allow them to continue to pursue their personal best.

HOLISTIC EDUCATION

Mulgrave prides itself on a holistic education that is focused on developing students’

personal skills and qualities alongside high-level academic achievements. Our education,

in line with the IB philosophy, is very broad, and our students actively participate in service

learning and leadership activities, the creative and performing arts, athletics and outdoor

education pursuits, in addition to their core academic programme. Our students are

frequently involved in local and international service and other enrichment activities as

part of their Mulgrave experience.

Number of Students in 2018Number of Students in 2017

PROGRAMMES OF STUDYPROGRAMMES OF STUDY UNIVERSITY PLACEMENTUNIVERSITY PLACEMENT

Science 17

Social Sciences/Liberal Arts 22

Business 11

Fine Arts 4

Engineering 10

Medicine 1

Specialty Programmes 13

Science 11

Social Sciences/Liberal Arts 27

Business 6

Fine Arts 5

Engineering 5

Medicine 0

Specialty Programmes 11

CANADA 50

USA 20

EUROPE 7

GAP YEAR 3

CANADA 37

USA 24

INTERNATIONAL 5

GAP YEAR 3

NationalitiesRepresented

Bilingual diplomas awarded

Enrolled in IBDP

11

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MULGRAVE DP RESULTS

IBDP AVERAGE EXAM SCORE 2018 AVERAGE SUBJECT SCORE 2018 80Students in the Class of 2018

90%Enrolled in the Full IBDP

950Total Enrollment

14Average DP Class Size

17Bilingual Diplomas Awarded

RESOURCES

• The department provides easily accessible, web-based

information on topics such as:

· SAT/ACT preparation advice

· Scholarship opportunities

· Summer enrichment choices

· External career exploration events

· University open houses, and much more!

• Counsellors remain informed on pertinent university issues,

trends, and information for the school community by

attending national and international university counsellors’

conferences, including:

· NACAC (National Association for College

Admission Counseling)

· UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service)

· CIS (Conference of Independent Schools)

· CISC (Canadian Independent School Counsellors)

OUTREACH

• Throughout the year, we visit universities and speak with

admissions representatives to enhance networking with key

institutions in the US, UK, and Canada. Recent visits include

Harvard, UPenn, MIT, Princeton, UCLA, Cornell, St. Andrews,

Oxford, UCL, Imperial, Cambridge, and LSE.

• We work with the Communications team to promote university

acceptances within the school and wider community.

• We meet with alumni at their current universities locally,

nationally, and internationally to stay connected and facilitate

mentorship opportunities with current students.

EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS AT MULGRAVE

• PSAT testing for G10 students and many of the other admissions tests for Oxford/Cambridge/UK medical schools

• Parent information sessions, including open door events, MVP meetings, and coffee mornings

• UK application workshops with assistance for writing the Personal Statement

• UBC application workshops to support writing all admissions essays

• US essay writing (Common Application and supplementaries) workshops

• Public university fairs (UK, VAIS, and CUE) and individual visits from over 100 post-secondary institutions each year

• Mulgrave is the only SAT testing centre on the North Shore

MISSION STATEMENT:

The University Counselling

Department is committed

to informing, enhancing,

and guiding the Mulgrave

community in all aspects of

post-secondary planning.

MULGRAVE’S UNIVERSITY

COUNSELLING TEAM:

√ Luke Lawson

√ Leah Verdone

√ Joyce Tang

IB COURSE SELECTION AT MULGRAVEUNIVERSITY COUNSELLING AT MULGRAVE “IVY” ACCEPTANCES

ELITE ACCEPTANCES/EUROPEAN

Brown

Columbia

Cornell

Dartmouth

Harvard

Princeton

U of Pennsylvania

Yale

MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS:

2018: $1,250,0002017: $1,400,0002016: $780,000

SPECIAL AWARDS

• Schulich Leaders Scholar Hannah Rahim ‘16

• Loran Scholars Faris Mecklai ‘17

Armon Shokravi ‘18

• Rhodes ScholarMelissa Godin ‘13

Acceptances to ivy schools in

the past 3 years with an average

graduating class size of 70.

Acceptances to ivy schools in

the past 3 years with an average

graduating class size of 70.

TRADITIONAL IVY ELITE CANADIAN SCHOOLSELITE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

Acceptances to elite schools in the past 3 years with an

average graduating class size of 70.

McGill

U of Toronto

UBC

Bowdin College

Cambridge

Duke

Durham

Imperial College London

King’s College London

London School of Econom-

ics

Middlebury College

Oxford

Queen Mary, U of London

St. Andrews

Stanford

U of Bath

U of Birmingham

U of Bristol

U of Chicago

U of Edinburgh

U of Exeter

U of Glasgow

U of Liverpool

U of Manchester

U of Sheffield

U of Southampton

U of Warwick

UC Berkeley

UCLA

UNC Chapel Hill

University College London

Wellesley College

Wesleyan College

Williams College

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MISSION

Inspiring Excellence in Education and Life

VISION

By inspiring excellence – the continuous pursuit of personal best

- in education and life, Mulgrave strives to equip lifelong learners

to thrive in a culturally diverse and interdependent world and to

embrace, with passion and confi dence, their responsibility always

to do their best to support others and to make a difference by

serving their communities, both locally and in the world at large.

OUR VALUES

At Mulgrave

• Individual values are based on personal integrity and acting

with respect towards others.

• Our sense of community and friendship is founded on humility,

empathy, commitment and inclusion.

• Life-long learning is built upon curiosity, creativity, and

innovative thinking.

• A global perspective and environmental and social

responsibility are central to becoming true world citizens.

• All members of our community strive for balance and understand

that striving for one’s personal best should be enjoyable.

THE MULGRAVE GRADUATION YEARS EXPERIENCE

Our Senior School is comprised of Grades 10, 11, and 12 and about 250 students in total. The Grade 10 year is the last year of our IB Middle

Years programme and provides an excellent foundation for our two-year Diploma Programme (Grades 11 and 12). With an array of course

options, including specialised science and humanities classes, and the completion of the Personal Project – a long-term passion project

that teaches students to consolidate their learning – our Grade 10 year solidifi es our students’ IB understanding and prepares them for

the challenge of our fi nal two years.

The Mulgrave IB Diploma Programme is a rigorous, comprehensive, balanced, and exceptionally rewarding experience. We pride

ourselves on providing our students with the opportunity to become creative, critical, and independent thinkers. It is important to

develop a fl exible mindset best suited to the changing world our children will inhabit. It is, therefore, imperative to provide them with

a holistic education that starts with academic achievement but is strongly supported and enriched by the development of life skills

attained through involvement in athletics, service and leadership, the arts, outdoor education, and global outreach.

Mulgrave graduates go on to accept places at very competitive universities around the world, and our alumni return with stories that

attest to the strong preparation that Mulgrave’s IBDP gave them in order to navigate through their varied post-secondary and

post-graduate journeys. This pamphlet has been prepared to give you an overview of that preparation and the results of our efforts

to support each of our students through the university application process.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMME - GRADES 11 & 12

The vast majority of Mulgrave students graduate with the IB Diploma and the British Columbia High School Dogwood

Diploma. The IB Diploma is recognised world-wide as a broad and academically rigorous programme that develops very high-level

subject knowledge, conceptual understanding, and key 21st century skills of critical thinking, problem solving, and communication.

Key features of the IB Diploma programme are the requirements to study a refl ective epistemology course, Theory of Knowledge,

and to write a 4,000-word extended essay, both of which are excellent preparation for high-level university study. The majority of IB

Diploma assessments are externally examined using challenging, subject-specifi c criteria. According to international standards, the

IB examinations are completed by all students internationally at the end of the two-year synoptic course.

“LIFE-LONG LEARNING IS BUILT UPON CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY, AND INNOVATIVE THINKING”

Group 1

LanguageEnglish (Required for all students)

Chinese A Language & Literature

School Support Self-taught Language A (SL only)

French

Mandarin

Spanish Ab Initio (SL only)

Economics

Geography

History

Philosophy

Business and Management (Online)

Information Technology in a Global

Society (Online)

Psychology (Online)

Biology

Chemistry

Environmental Systems and Societies

Physics

Mathematics

Math Studies (SL only)

Further

Mathematics (HL only)

Film

Music

Theatre

Visual Arts

Extended Essay

Theory of Knowledge

Creativity, Action, Service

Group 2

Second

Language

Group 3

Individuals &

Societies

Group 4

Sciences

Group 5

Mathematics

Group 6

The Arts

Core

GROUP SUBJECT

BROWN

OXFORD

UCL

PRINCETON

COLUMBIA

CAMBRIDGE

ST. ANDREWS

YALE

CORNELL

DURHAM

LSE

STANFORD

HARVARD

GLASGOW

BRISTOL

HARVARD

UPENN

IMPERIAL

BATH

DARTMOUTH

GUIDANCE AND PERSONALISED SUPPORT

• Post-secondary action planning starts early with G9 students and families regarding course

selection, career and programme choices, and universities of interest.

• We provide one-on-one support for students and parents with university applications, including:

· Admissions requirements

· Essay writing and review

· Document submission

· Interviews

· Scholarship applications (i.e., Loran Award, Schulich Scholars, and others)

· Admission and deferral decisions

· Gap year considerations

• We provide support in applying to summer academic/experiential programmes, including:

· SHAD enrichment and entrepreneur programme

· Yale Young Scholars

· YSP (Youth Summer Programme) at U of Toronto

· Stanford University Summer Session/Horizons Scholars

• We facilitate career exploration through career events and securing job shadowing opportunities.

WE VISIT UNIVERSITIES AND MEET WITH ADMISSIONS

REPRESENTATIVES

AS A TOP IB SCHOOL, MULGRAVE EMBRACES THE PHILOSOPHY AND MISSION

OF THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS

WITH UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS

SPECIAL UNIVERSITY OFFERS