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