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LPCIPost-Secondary Application

Information Presentation

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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…

lawrenceparkgrads2015@gmail.com

…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