Grade 10 Family Night offers tips on planning for university

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The University of Waterloo will host an information session next week for Grade 10 students and their parents planning for a university education.

Grade 10 Family Night will take place on Wednesday, January 15, and will help students learn what they can do now to prepare for applying to any of Ontario's universities.

“Parents are one of the top influences on a student’s choice of university. While some parents have attended university, this event will provide families with the most recent information available,” said Jody Berringer, manager of liaison at Waterloo.

The event will include presentations on budgeting for a university education, admission requirements and application information, and current Waterloo students will discuss what they wish they knew about university while still in high school.

“Previous attendees have found the session very helpful to get advice ahead of time so they are prepared for the university admissions process and are aware of courses students should take in high school to help them later,” said Berringer.

Professor Geoff Malleck, from the Department of Economics at Waterloo, is the evening’s keynote speaker. He will share his insights from four perspectives: as the father of university graduates, as an instructor to more than 8,000 Waterloo students, as a former business owner, and as a passionate learner.

"Families invest a lot in post-secondary education. University has many components, and this event will highlight the benefits of having a broad experience for the best return on investment," he said.

The evening starts at 6:45 p.m. and will take place in the Theatre of the Arts, located in the Modern Languages building on the Waterloo campus. Free public parking is available in lot C. A campus map is available at https://uwaterloo.ca/map/.

For more information on Grade 10 Family Night, please visit uwaterloo.ca/findoutmore/grade-10.

About the University of Waterloo

In just half a century, the University of Waterloo, located at the heart of Canada's technology hub, has become one of Canada's leading comprehensive universities with close to 35,000 full- and part-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs. Waterloo, as home to the world's largest post-secondary co-operative education program, embraces its connections to the world and encourages enterprising partnerships in learning, research and discovery. In the next decade, the university is committed to building a better future for Canada and the world by championing innovation and collaboration to create solutions relevant to the needs of today and tomorrow. For more information about Waterloo, visit uwaterloo.ca.

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