LPCI Post-Secondary Application Information Presentation How to get from ….. …. to

November 19th, 2014 Get your PIN Access Letters for the COMPASS.101 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 DATES ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES

IMPORTANT DATES COLLEGES February 1, 2015 Admission - Equal Consideration Date Offer Date May 1, 2015 Confirm acceptance

COMMUNICATION LPCI Grad Mailing List… …shared by all counsellors Is your 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 19 Lunch in the Auditorium Foyer WHY?????

HOW TO READ YOUR CCS…continued

COURSE CODES CLARIFICATION 4U 4M You need 6 U or M courses to apply to University 4C 4O 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? UNIVERSITY? COLLEGE? APPLIED DEGREE? APPRENTICESHIP

AM I READY???

COLLEGE UNIVERSITY * all pathways across Canada RESEARCH RESOURCES

College Applications

In addition to… Traditional college diplomas…

JOINT PROGRAMS AND APPLIED DEGREES 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 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

– 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 Also 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 INSTITUTION WHAT ’ S THE MAX??? WHAT ’ S THE MAX???

VISA / MasterCard (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? PICK UP IN AUDITORIUM FOYER ON NOVEMBER 19 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? 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… 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 DISABILITIES SPECIAL 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 ... “ 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 UNIVERSITY A DEADLINE DATE, ETC.

AM I READY???

Portions of this presentation provided by OUAC Thanks for Listening if there ’ s time… Q + A