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LPCIPost-Secondary Application
Information Presentation
How to get from …..
…. to
November 19th, 2014Get your PIN Access Letters for the COMPASS.101 application @ Lunch in the Auditorium Foyer. Bring your Student ID Card.
January 14, 2015:Latest date to submit completed online applications to the OUAC.
February 3, 2015:Recommended last day to make changes to your application.
May 28, 2015:Date by which the universities must respond to your application for admission.
June 1, 2015:Earliest date by which the universities may require a response to offers of admission and a financial commitment.
IMPORTANT DATESONTARIO UNIVERSITIES
IMPORTANT DATES
COLLEGES
February 1, 2015
Admission -
Equal Consideration Date
Offer Date
May 1, 2015
Confirm acceptance
EMAIL COMMUNICATION
LPCI Grad Mailing List…
…shared by all counsellors
Is your email address professional?
OUAC MARKS - SUBMISSION
ALL MARKS FOR COMPLETED 11 & 12 CREDITS… (UP TO MID-NOVEMBER)
MIDTERM MARKS - (Mid FEB)MIDTERM MARKS – (Late APR)FINAL MARKS - (early JUL) SUMMER SCHOOL – TDSB (AUG)MARKS OUTSIDE…(YOUR responsibility!)
YOUR CREDIT COUNSELLING SUMMARY
• Will be provided to you with your PIN on November 19th @ Lunch in the Auditorium Foyer
WHY?????WHY?????
HOW TO READ YOUR CCS…continued
COURSE CODESCLARIFICATION
4U4M
You need 6 U or M courses
to apply to University
4C4O
Can be submitted to Colleges, but will not be
considered by Universities
What are my top 6??
Who chooses which 6 to use?
Are “U” and “M” courses treated
the same?
Will they include a low mark that
is “recommended”?
Can I include Gr. 12 marks I completed
last year?
GAP YEAR?
GAP YEAR?
UNIVERSITY?
UNIVERSITY?
COLLEGE?COLLEGE?
APPLIED DEGREE?APPLIED DEGREE?
APPRENTICESHIP
APPRENTICESHIP
AM I READY???
COLLEGEwww.ontariocolleges.ca
UNIVERSITYwww.electronicinfo.ca
www.ouac.on.cawww.myblueprint.ca/tdsb** all pathways across Canada
RESEARCH RESOURCES
College Applications
In addition to…
• Traditional college diplomas…
JOINT PROGRAMSAND
APPLIED DEGREESColleges offer degree programs
Programs are unique to each college
Require university-bound credits
Provides students with a
hands-on component
…job-ready
Check the OUAC Companion Guide for a complete list of joint & collaborative programs
Colleges offer degree programs
Programs are unique to each college
Require university-bound credits
Provides students with a
hands-on component
…job-ready
Check the OUAC Companion Guide for a complete list of joint & collaborative programs
• www.ontariocolleges.ca – information and applications– Online video tutorial which fully
explains the application process
HOW MUCH? $$$$$$$$$$$
COLLEGE• $95 for 5 choices
• No more than 3 programs at any one institution
WHAT’S
THE MAX???
WHAT’S
THE MAX???
University Applications
Applying
to Ontario’s Universities
Ontario Universities’Application Centre
OUAC
www.ouac.on.ca/101Also download, read and refer to the COMPASS: 101 Companion Booklet & Video Tutorials on the website
HOW MUCH? $$$$$$$$$$$
UNIVERSITY (in Ontario)• $140 for 3 choices
• $47 for each additional choice
NOT MORE THAN 3 PROGRAMS
PER INSTITUTIONWHAT’S
THE MAX???
WHAT’S
THE MAX???
VISA / MasterCard (recommended)
Internet / Telephone Banking
Cheque / Money OrderMail within two weeks of submitting your application electronically.
APPLICATION PAYMENT
Three options:
UNIVERSITIES
PIN
COMPASS 101
COLLEGES?COLLEGES?
PICK UP IN AUDITORIUM FOYER ON NOVEMBER 19th @ LUNCH
BRING YOUR STUDENT ID
OUAC Video
Print OUAC reference number
(2012-xxx-xxx-x)
Change PIN to a password
OUAC reference number and new password …….“Review and Change”
IMPORTANT FINAL STEP…PART 2
OFFERS are CONDITIONAL!
Any offer you receive from a university is CONDITIONAL.
Any offer you accept from a university is CONDITIONAL.
Conditions usually include:• Minimum averages based on your final report• Minimum marks in specific courses based on your final
report• Successful completion of all requirements of your OSSD
(e.g. community hours).
WHAT’S AN EARLY OFFER?
WHAT’S AN EARLY OFFER?
Early Early Conditional Offer
Grade 11 Marks & Gr 12 Timetable
Early Conditional Offer
Grade 11 Marks & Gr 12 Mid-term Marks
BEYOND ONTARIO...• Applications for institutions outside Ontario must be done
individually through the institution’s website
• OUAC will send marks to the following institutions if you give permission on your application and provide them with your OUAC Reference Number:• McGill
• Bishop’s
• Concordia
• Dalhousie
• UBC
• Simon Fraser
• U. Victoria
BEYOND CANADA…
• Early application Deadline – November 1
• Regular Deadline Friday, December 1 (for Dec 31)
• Common Application – ONLINE… www.commonapp.org
IVY LEAGUE ++…
SUPPLEMENTARY APPLICATIONS
Might include…
• Essays / REFERENCE LETTERS / SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION from Guidance Counsellors, teachers or principals
• Might have separate deadline dates (e.g. Feb 15 deadline for PSE’s at Queen’s). Check university websites carefully for additional information requirements
ASSISTANCE
Read all the details
Contact phone or web
Speak to your parents and guidance counsellors
LEARNING DISABILITIESSPECIAL NEEDS
IEP / IPRC – identify yourself once you’ve decided on an institution and been accepted.
Learning Centres on Campus – check out student support services at schools of interest to you.
Verify what documentation is required to secure accommodations.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU EVERY DAY, BUT...
DO YOUR RESEARCH FIRST
CONNECT WITH YOUR COUNSELLORS
BUT, PLEASE DON’T
SEND THIS KIND OF EMAIL...
“hi im XXXXX. Can u please send me what I should have completed by now and wat is left to do. And add me to yur information receivers list. thank you”
MAKE APPOINTMENTS WITH YOUR ALPHA COUNSELLOR, BUT PLEASE DON’T ASK FOR
AN ADDRESS OF A UNIVERSITYA DEADLINE DATE, ETC.
AM I READY???
Portions of this presentation provided by OUAC
Thanks for Listening
if there’s time… Q + A