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Survey of the Class of 2005
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surprisingly high number of Old Boys from the Class of 2005 say their career choice was clear to them before they graduated from Selwyn House, and that their career path has led them to a job they now feel passionate about. These are only some of the results of a recent survey of the 10-year graduates of Selwyn House undertaken by James McMillan, Director of Advancement. Thirty-eight out of 55 graduates responded to the survey. Nearly three-quarters of the 2005 Old Boys attended CEGEP after Selwyn House; 13 per cent completed Grade 12 in a Canadian high school, while 10 per cent attended a prep school in the US. Of those who attended a second institution, 87 per cent attended university in Canada. Over 30 per cent earned a BA, half that number earned a B.Com., with slightly lower percentages going into engineering and science. Of those who went on to earn a postgraduate degree, 40 per cent were Veritas, page 14
evenly split between law and medicine. But not all have wound up being doctors or lawyers; a few have more colourful resumés. One 2005 Old Boy went from riding a bicycle rickshaw to working as a carpenter in Argentina; another went into municipal politics; another started as an editor at Askmen.com; yet another became a professional poker player. Nearly two-thirds of Old Boys who responded to the survey said they had a clear idea where their career path would lead when they left Selwyn House. More than half the respondents said their current job falls in line with what they expected to be doing. But, more importantly, regardless of what their predictions were 10 years ago, a whopping 92.1 per cent say they are now working in a job they feel genuinely passionate about. Brendan Munzar, for example, said he had no clear career goal when he graduated from high school. Now he has an education degree and is teaching math at Selwyn House. His path has
come full circle and he is now working in a fulfilling job. “I am privileged to have gone to some of the strongest academic institutions in the world for high school and university,” says Brendan. “These schools demonstrated to me the power of education and the positive role it can have in society.” “After graduating university, I was not sure that I wanted to be a teacher; however, the more I thought about the path I wanted to take, the more my focus narrowed on education. Instead of spending all my time thinking about how to solve the world’s problems I thought my time would be better spent teaching others how to solve these problems. Through a career in education, I believe my efforts can have a cascading positive effect in society.” “After attaining my B.Ed. I was prepared to go overseas to England to begin my career, but the stars aligned and a spot opened up at my alma mater.” “After high school and CEGEP, I did my
