Coming Soon - Experience Day, 11 Aug 2012

Our new date: 11 August 2012 (postponed from the original date, 5 Aug)

Check out the Experience Day highlights here:
http://tcshawards2013.blogspot.com/p/experience-day.html

Deadline Extended!! New deadline: 27 July

The deadline for Principal's Awards 2013 application has been extended from 16 July 2012 (Monday)to 27 July 2012  (Friday) due to an overwhelming response from the applicants and the schools.

We understand that the mid-term results were released not too long ago in some schools and students need time to obtain their results from their school management.

We recommend that you approach your school counsellors to see if they have any info about the Principal's Awards. Otherwise, please download the form Here.

To School Counsellors, we hope you will contact your Taylor's representative from the National Marketing department to find out more.

To all applicants who have submitted their applications, stay tuned! You will be receiving an email from us before the end of July to acknowledge receipt of your application form.

For further enquiries, please contact us at the numbers below if you have any further enquiries:

Tel: 03-6203 0168
Ms Sarah Soo (ext 103)

Also,

Like us on  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/taylors.college.preu 

Visit our website: www.taylors.edu.my 

or, Email us at taylorscollege@taylors.edu.my

A penny for your thoughts (Views on essay writing)

Applications to our Principal's Awards 2013 are pouring in this week, and we'd just like to end the week by sharing some of our views about essay writing.

We've been asked time and time again, "Why is the essay  so important?"


Here's our Top 5 Reasons:


1. Through the essay, you get to show your personality, interests, maturity and thought process to the scholarship selection panel. Out of the thousands of applications we receive, the essay is one of the first few factors differentiating you from another candidate.


2. You get an early start to practise writing your personal statement or university admission essay, which are part of the requirements at some foreign universities. Students have been accepted to top-notch universities like Harvard or Yale University just based on the strength of their essay alone.


3. The essay is a great conversation starter during the scholarship interview. It enables the interviewer to get to know you before they even meet you, and find out more about the special, unique individual called 'YOU'.


4. It is a good way to discover more about yourself as you may learn more about your own interests and inclinations when you are doing your research for the essay.


5. You get to write about yourself for once, rather than the usual essay topics which revolve around your subjects in school.


What our Principal's Awards 2012 (last year's) recipients say:

"I think it is a good platform to look into one’s personality and hence suitability for the Principal's Awards scholarship."


"The topic was not too hard and I could express my own opinion through the essay."

"I did not have much difficulty in writing the essay because I have a very keen eye for journalism and I found the essay to be both challenging and fun to explore. It gave me a chance to convey my thoughts."

"I had plenty of ideas when I was given the topic. Besides that, it was also a great way to work on my writing skills."

"I treated the essay as one of my school project or course work in which I must deliver to the level that I am satisfied."

"I have always loved writing essays. The title gave me the freedom to express my thoughts on what it takes to be a leader of the future."

So, if you have not written your essay yet, we hope the above reasons provide a boost to get you moving! While our application deadline closes 16 July, we may, I repeat, just may consider an extension of the deadline, so you have a few more days to send in your application to us.


There'll be more updates next week, have a wonderful weekend!

Sneak preview...

We are gearing up for our first event in conjunction with the Principal's Awards and Taylor's College Sri Hartamas (TCSH) Awards on the weekend of 4 & 5 August.

If you've sent in your application, mark the date down in your calendar, and don't schedule anything else on that day! 

All applicants are invited, no matter which part of Malaysia you are from! Don't miss out this opportunity to meet our Principals, our Award committee and the current Award recipients.

TCSH Awards 2013 Experience Day

(Click Here)

5 August (Sunday)

Taylor's College Sri Hartamas

The details of the programme will be released soon. Watch this space.

What's the hype about the iPad?

At Taylor's College, the future is here.

You may wonder, what's the big hype about the iPad?

Well, teaching and learning with smart technology like the iPad is becoming more and more a reality. Here are some links to help you explore the angle that you should approach with your essay (if you've not already written it).

We are so looking forward to read all of them!

Apple iTunes
http://www.apple.com/ipad/

Centre for Learning & Teaching, Taylor's College (YouTube videos)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5f6bKWeV30

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1EGwc_t0dg

Other YouTube videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxfloSNpujI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndgFiUXHSPs&feature=related


(Hint: Are you looking forward to learning with an iPad in your future classroom?)

Frequently Asked Questions - Updated!

Do you have a question about the Taylor's College Sri Hartamas Award?

Check out the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section which we recently updated and find out if your question and its answer can be found there!

Some of the questions are:

• Can I apply for both the Principal’s Awards and TCSH Awards?
• Can I have a choice of which Pre-University programme I wish to study in?
• How many awards are offered? What is the eligibility requirement for the award?
• Why am I required to write an essay?
• How will I know if I am successful?

Check out our FAQ page now! Remember to tell your friends!