Shad has come a long way, and from what I know they have less campuses now, which is probably why a lot of you are being waitlisted. It's sad to hear.


i did shad in '08 and i was in grade 10. i will be honest with you, i barely remember what i learned, i just had an awesome time with people and the workshops were really cool. in terms of content, i definitely wish i went in with at least some grade 11 sci knowledge, but it wasn't a big deal. they do seem to encourage grade 11 kids to apply over any other grade. i would not recommend doing it after grade 12 since by this time you already chose where you want to go, what you want to study... shad is more of a program to understand how uni life might be and understand your options.


The internships are from companies that sponsor Shad. You will go through a process where you decide what area you want to work in, and then you upload your resume. Companies in those areas look at all the Shad resumes, interview a handful, then decide on the 1 or 2 interns they want to take in. It's actually kinda competitive lol, I remember I had 2 rim interviews and 1 from a small tech company. didnt get any of the jobs unfortunately. oh well, it was nbd : P

Congrats to everyone who made it in!

For people who were asking, not everyone gets put on the waiting list. I have two other friends from my school that applied and one was put on the waiting list and the other wasn't accepted at all. My friend who was put on the waiting list knew some information about it. He said last year about 100 people from it were accepted after the deadline.
I guess that were differ from year to year though, depending on the number of people who can't go.
To IvyHopeful, I didn't even receive an email, just the package. If you got an email saying that, it should be on its way soon, maybe it got delayed or something.

About campuses though, I know BC seems to be a popular one, so it's unlikely everyone that wants it will get in. If there are any alumnus who have any ideas about how to pick our 4'A's, 3'B's and 3'C's that'd be great.

And I'm a grade 11 student from Cambridge ON.

Thats funny, I had an 84 average and only had a few ecs and I still got in.

So, Ban1o, when did you get your scholarship notification? With your registration form?

Thanks.

sorry Mazden14 for the late reply. Yes I got it with the registration form :)

I was accepted into Shad Valley through the waiting list (I was offered a position in the beginning of April, so be patient!)
The overall experience is amazing--it's so difficult to really sum it up! However, you learn a lot and meet other students who will pretty much be your life long friends.
For those wondering about the bursary, I know a few Shads who were offered bursaries up to $2000, but I think it depends on your family's income..etc. I remember from the year I went, the government offered $750 to all Ontario students attending Shad Valley.

This opportunity is one you do no want to miss!!

Um, I already answered most of that...

"We will not know until mid-March how many accept, which will affect how far we can go into the waiting list to fill the program. I should know more about your chances by the end of March.



Also, in mid-April we have a cutoff date for participants to let us know if they cannot go, which may result in a few more places becoming available. After that date, places would only become available if a student were to withdraw for medical or family emergencies, something which cannot be predicted.



Regarding financial assistance, we did get your bursary request form. At the time a placement is offered, we would review that information and let you know how much support you would qualify for. That way you’d have all of the information needed to decide if you could accept or not."

Has anyone that was waitlisted been offered a spot to Shad 2012?
I heard that offers will be made at the end of March but was wondering if it has started.
ANXIOUS!!!!!