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LPCI
Post-Secondary Application
Information Presentation
How to get from …..
…. to
November / December 2012
Get your PIN Access Letters for OUAC
January 16, 2013:
Latest date to submit completed online applications to the OUAC.
February 5, 2013:
Recommended last day to make changes to your application.
May 29, 2013:
Date by which the universities must respond to your application for
admission.
June 3, 2013:
Earliest date by which the universities may require a response to offers of
admission and a financial commitment.
IMPORTANT DATES
ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES
IMPORTANT DATES
COLLEGES
February 1, 2013
Deadline for application for equal consideration.
Choices can be adjusted beyond this date.
May 1, 2013
Confirm acceptance of an offer
STAYING INFORMED
• LPCI Grad Mailing List…
• LPCI Guidance facebook page (www.facebook.com/LPCIGuidance)
• Guidance section of the LPCI website
• Post-Secondary Insitution Websites
Is your email address professional?
OUAC MARKS SUBMISSION
DATE DATA
November Completed Grade 11 & 12
Courses
February Mid-term Marks
April Mid-term Marks
July Final Marks
Aug TDSB Summer School Marks
?? Outside Marks (including TCDSB
& other boards)
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
If your marks are not there yet…
• Speak with your teacher about how you can
improve your mark
• Understand that the current report reflects
only the start of year
• Seek extra help
If your marks are not there yet…
• Make a time management plan & limit
distractions (electronic and otherwise)
• Create a study group with your peers
• Explore a range of post-secondary options
• Make an appointment with your Counsellor
WORK? UNIVERSITY?
COLLEGE?
APPLIED DEGREE?
APPRENTICESHIP
GAP YEAR?
YOUR CREDIT COUNSELLING
SUMMARY • Will be provided to you by your homeform
teacher. (12X please pick up in the
Library)
• Keep this document safe. It contains
personal information as well as your OEN
HOW TO READ YOUR CCS…continued
COURSE CODES
CLARIFICATION
4U
4M
You need 6 U
or M courses
to apply to
University
4C
4O
Are submitted but will not
be considered by
Universities
What are my top 6??
Can I choose
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?
Can I have
multiple marks
from one area of
study?
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).
AM I READY???
COLLEGE
www.ocas.ca
www.ontariocolleges.ca
UNIVERSITY
www.electronicinfo.ca
www.ouac.on.ca
www.myblueprint.ca/tdsb* * all pathways across Canada
RESEARCH RESOURCES
College Applications
In addition to…
• Traditional college diplomas…
JOINT PROGRAMS
AND
APPLIED DEGREES • Programs are unique to each college
• Degree programs require university-bound credits
• Provides students with a co-op component
• Students leave their programs 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 APPLICATIONS • $95 for 5 choices
• No more than 3 programs at any one
institution
WHAT’S
THE MAX???
University Applications
Applying
to Ontario’s Universities
Ontario Universities’
Application Centre
OUAC
www.ouac.on.ca/101 Also download, read and refer to the COMPASS: 101
Companion Booklet & Video Tutorials on the website
HOW MUCH?
ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES
• $130 for 3 choices
• $44 for each additional choice
NOT MORE THAN 3 PROGRAMS
PER INSTITUTION
WHAT’S
THE MAX???
Credit Card (recommended)
Internet / Telephone Banking
Cheque / Money Order
Mail within two weeks of submitting your
application electronically.
APPLICATION PAYMENT
Three options:
UNIVERSITIES
PIN
COMPASS 101
COLLEGES?
No PIN
needed
Distribution in November/December in the
Auditorium foyer. Listen for
announcements!
BRING YOUR
STUDENT ID
BEYOND ONTARIO...
• Apply individually through the institution’s website
• The following institutions are linked to OUAC.
• Provide your OUAC reference number
• Give permission on your application
• Bishop’s
• Concordia
• Dalhousie / Kings
• McGill
• Simon Fraser
• UBC
• U. New Brunswick
• U. Victoria
BEYOND CANADA…
• LPCI Deadline is Friday, December 1
• Common Application Deadline is
December 31
• Common Application – ONLINE…
www.commonapp.org
US Schools
United Kingdom
• Students applying to universities in the UK
should be in touch with their Counsellor
ASAP
• Applications are made through
www.ucas.com
• Application deadline is January 15, 2013
• Offers issued prior to March 31st must be
accepted by May 8th
• Offers issued by May 9th must be accepted
by June 6th
SUPPLEMENTARY
APPLICATIONS
Can include…
• Essays
• Reference letters
• Personal Statements
• Support documentation
SUPPLEMENTARY
APPLICATIONS TIPS
ALWAYS:
• Check deadlines
• Follow guidelines for size limitations, format, number of
lines or characters.
• Save your work in a Word document.
• Conclude your statements on a positive note. Why are
you the right student for them?
Financial Assistance
• Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) http://osap.gov.on.ca/
• estimator tool available now
• Apply AFTER you have accepted an offer
• Scholarship information:
• www.scholarshipscanada.com
• www.studentawards.com
• Scholarships Canada slideshow on the LPCI website
LEARNING DISABILITIES
SPECIAL NEEDS • Post-secondary institutions require a Psycho
Educational Assessment within the last 3 years
• OSAP can help provide funding for a new assessment if needed (Bursary for Students with Diabilities – BSWD)
• Learning Centres on Campus – check out student support services at schools of interest to you
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU EVERY DAY, BUT...
DO YOUR RESEARCH FIRST
AM I READY???
Portions of this presentation provided by OUAC
Thanks for Listening
if there’s time… Q + A
Print OUAC reference number
(2013-xxx-xxx-x)
Change PIN to a password
OUAC reference number and new password
…….“Review and Change”
IMPORTANT FINAL STEP
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