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1. Can I reserve my cand|dacy for the fo||ow|ng year |f I am unab|e to go on exchange next year?

unforLunaLely, lf you are accepLed Lo parLlclpaLe ln Lhe SL one year, you are unable Lo Lransfer your parLlclpaLlon Lo
anoLher year. lf you dlscover afLer you apply for Lhe SL LhaL you are unable Lo parLlclpaLe you wlll need Lo noLlfy
CASl's SLC and reapply Lhe followlng year.

2. Wh|ch countr|es are the most affordab|e for exchange? ( |.e. free accommodat|on or pocket money)

1oLal cosLs vary from year Lo year. lf you are searchlng for Lhe mosL affordable opLlon, l would suggesL conslderlng a
counLry ln whlch Lhe local currency has a lower value Lhan Lhe Canadlan dollar. 1hls wlll ldeally resulL ln food, local
LransporLaLlon, and accommodaLlons belng more affordable.

1here are also many counLrles whlch offer free accommodaLlons. lease noLe LhaL free accommodaLlons can change
dependlng on Lhe year and lL ls noL guaranLeed. lor more lnformaLlon, vlslL Lhe hosL counLry lnformaLlon page aL Lhe
followlng web address: hLLp://sep.lpsf.org/assoclaLlons. lease do noL llmlL your counLry selecLlon Lo Lhese counLrles
however and be sure Lo check ouL Lhe SL world map for more lnformaLlon.

3. When w||| I know |f I have been se|ected for an exchange?

1he flnal selecLlon ls made durlng uW (l.e. flrsL week of !anuary). ?ou should know wlLhln Lwo weeks followlng uW lf
you have been selecLed for Lhe program. AfLer you have been selecLed Lo parLlclpaLe ln Lhe SL, lL wlll be awhlle before
you are lnformed of whlch counLry you wlll be placed ln.

4. Do I have to f|nd a host s|te for an |nternat|ona| student |n Canada |f I go on an exchange?

lL ls noL mandaLory LhaL you flnd a Canadlan hosL slLe for an lnLernaLlonal sLudenL Lo parLlclpaLe ln Lhe SL. Powever,
Lhls ls Lhe besL way Lo lncrease your chance of belng selecLed by Lhe SL SelecLlon CommlLLee! 1o be consldered as a
sLudenL who has conflrmed a hosL slLe, Lhe SLC musL have recelved your hosL slLe pharmaclsL quesLlonnalre
elecLronlcally by uW.

S. Is |t eas|er to get an exchange |n As|a or Lurope?

CounLry parLlclpaLlon varles from year Lo year. lL ls dlfflculL Lo say whaL counLry ls golng Lo be hosLlng Lhe mosL sLudenLs.
ln Lhe pasL 2 years, more and more counLrles have been parLlclpaLlng ln Lhe SL - lncludlng Aslan, Luropean and LasLern
MedlLerranean counLrles. 1he SouLh Amerlcan counLrles Lend Lo have fewer spoLs as Lhey are newer members of lSl.
1haL sald, sLudenLs have reporLed poslLlve experlences from ALL CCun18lLS!

6. now can I pay my SL fee?

?our SL fee musL be pald Lhrough Lhe CASl webslLe aL hLLp://capsl.ca/pro[ecLs/lpsf/reglsLer. lease noLe LhaL your fee
needs Lo be recelved by Lhe SL deadllne (uecember 7, 2014 [ 11:39pm LS1). lL ls lmporLanL Lo revlew Lhe
relmbursemenL pollcy (see documenL: !"#$ &'' (')*+,-./0123/0145) for full relmbursemenL deLalls.
7. now much am I expected to spend dur|ng my exchange?

1he cosL of your exchange wlll largely depend on Lhe counLry ln whlch are you are placed. ?ou wlll be responslble for
LransporLaLlon, food, and soclal acLlvlLles, whlle Lhe cosL of accommodaLlons varles greaLly.

8. now soon must I rep|y to an exchange offer |f I am wa|t|ng for another country's rep|y as we||?

lL ls besL Lo reply Lo an offer rlghL away. SLudenLs are consLanLly belng placed and Lhe sooner you have accepLed an
offer Lhe beLLer. l would walL no longer Lhan one week before replylng Lo an offer as lL ls noL falr Lo Lhe hosL counLry's
SLudenL Lxchange Cfflcer (SLC) or oLher sLudenLs who are wanLlng Lo parLlclpaLe ln Lhe same counLry. WalLlng slmply
slows down Lhe process for everyone. keep ln mlnd, lf you decllne an offer from one of your Lhree llsLed counLrles - you
wlll nC1 be offered a place by elLher of Lhe Lwo remalnlng counLrles. ?our appllcaLlon wlll be deemed dlsquallfled" and
your poslLlon passed Lo Lhe nexL sLudenL on Lhe Canadlan walLllsL. MAkL Su8L ?Cu A8L WlLLlnC 1C CC 1C 1PL
CCun18lLS ?Cu LlS1 ln ?Cu8 ALlCA1lCn.

9. now do I know |f I'|| be |n a safe country dur|ng the exchange?

Whlch counLry you are placed ln ls up Lo you. ?ou are lnvlLed Lo selecL Lhree counLrles you are lnLeresLed ln for your
exchange. As a Lraveler you are always golng Lo be faced wlLh new challenges and rlsks. SafeLy precauLlons should be
Laken no maLLer whaL parL of Lhe world you Lravel Lo. ?our hosL counLry's SLC ls responslble for plcklng sLudenLs up
from Lhe alrporL, ensurlng Lhey have approprlaLe accommodaLlons, and answerlng any quesLlons.

10. W||| I be rece|v|ng a cert|f|cate of recogn|t|on or reference |etter from my host s|te at the end of the exchange?

Cnce you have successfully compleLed your placemenL (l.e. fulfllled >60 hours of work, behaved ln a professlonal
manner, eLc.) your hosLlng SLC wlll mark your appllcaLlon as successful" and wlll send you a cerLlflcaLe of recognlLlon ln
Lhe days/weeks Lo follow. lf you would llke a reference leLLer from your hosL pharmaclsL, lL ls up Lo you Lo arrange Lhls.
1hls ls nC1 mandaLory and hosL pharmaclsLs have Lhe rlghL Lo decllne your requesL.

11. What shou|d I |nc|ude |n my Mot|vat|on Letter and CV?

lease read Lhe documenL !6*7 -* 8))9: -* "#$./0123/0145 for a deLalled llsL of lnformaLlon Lo lnclude.

12. Can I get schoo| cred|t for my exchange?

Slnce Lhe SL ls an unsLrucLured program Lhere ls no guaranLee LhaL you wlll geL credlL from your Canadlan unlverslLy for
parLlclpaLlon ln Lhe program. 1radlLlonally, Lhe SL has been a personal/professlonal opporLunlLy for developmenL, buL
has nC1 conLrlbuLed Lo academlc credlLs.

13. now soon w||| |t be before I rece|ve p|acement deta||s and conf|rmat|on?

1he Llme frame varles greaLly dependlng on whaL counLrles you selecLed and how qulckly you accepL an offer. AL
mlnlmum, you should have 1 monLh noLlce before your placemenL buL lf everyLhlng goes smooLhly, lL wlll be longer.

lease conLacL your CASl naLlonal SLC aL seo[capsl.ca for any addlLlonal quesLlons!

Carly SLoneman - seo[capsl.ca