1. Post-Secondary Planning UNIVERSITY
Pathways To Success:
Post-Secondary Planning UNIVERSITY

2. What Am I All About?
Strengths/limitations Academic skills, Essential Skills Part-time work Volunteer work Interests/hobbies Your successes Cooperative education experiences School activities/clubs/teams

3. What am I going to try next?
Apprenticeship
College
University
Work
Other training programs
Canadian Armed Forces
Travelling

4. Reminder – O.S.S. Diploma Requirements
30 credits
- 18 compulsory credits
- 12 optional credits
40 hours of community involvement
Ontario Secondary School Literacy Requirement
* For university entrance, you need ENG 4U1 plus 5 other Grade 12 U or M level credits.

5. Considerations for Senior Students
Pick the right pathway: Research destinations
City –distance, size, transportation . . .
Schools—size, characteristics,
Programs available, specialties/expertise
Get real: Set realistic goals
Marks—average, prerequisites, EFFORT
Money—lots!
Talk to teachers, counsellors, and others
who have done this before you!

6. Considerations . . . KEY--Manage your time Prioritize and organize
Part time work
Volunteer activities
Sports/clubs
Deadlines
HOMEWORK/STUDY/ESSAYS
Friends, family, work outs, relaxing 

7. University Program Planning
In general, there are 4 main types of programs at most universities:
Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences
Life/Health Sciences
Physical/Engineering Sciences
Business/Commerce

8. Tools You’ll Need
You will need:
~ your OUAC PIN
~ an address
~ a calendar— note deadlines
*January 17, 2018 !!!!!! *

9. Important Dates and Deadlines
Nov. 6, 2017 – University Information St. Pat’s (6:00 pm start)
Mid-November – receive your Application Access Code letter with your PIN
January 17, 2018 – Deadline to submit your application to OUAC
May 25, 2018 – Last date by which you can expect a response from an Ontario university. This includes offers of admission, refusals and deferrals
June 1, 2018 – Earliest date you may be required to respond to offers of admission and give financial commitment

10. Add up your top 6 and divide by 6 = your average
Entrance Averages:
Entrance averages are made up from your top 6 Grade 12 University or Mixed Courses (e.g. ENG 4U1 or ADA 4M1)
Add up your top 6 and divide by 6 = your average
All REQUIRED courses must be used in your entrance average
Recommended courses are good to have, but you may apply without them and they do not have to be used in entrance average

11. Scholarships / Bursaries
You should try hard to fund your education with scholarships, bursaries, awards, and student loans.
You should talk to your parents/guardians about RESP’s or other financial aid that might be put aside for you!
You should research free money!
Google: Scholarships in Canada,.
Follow us on Twitter on the school website:
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12. TWITTER
@GLSSguidance

13. You most certainly should learn about applying for OSAP as well as completing the LKDSB scholarship and bursary application forms that are due to our office by June 1, 2018:

14. Scholarships / Bursaries
GLSS School Awards:
Complete a Student Profile Sheet
Forms distributed in Home Rooms in May
Due date to Student Services: June 1

15. other Scholarships/Bursaries
The YMCA Celebration of Youth Awards
- $1000 (applications available Feb. 2018)
The Kiwanis of the Seaway Award – based on community involvement (essay required) - $ due June 1, 2018
The Dr. Gladdy Award – for medical studies students (essay required) -$2000 – due June 1, 2018
The Catherine Wilson Awards – for students who are heavily involved in the school community ($3000 awards)
The PAIRS scholarships - offered by our industry partners, Arlanxeo and Suncor, to support our deserving grads ($8000)

16. EVEN MORE SCHOLARSHIPS/BURSARIES:
Two good websites to look at for awards and bursaries not directly connected to our school or school board are:

17. Our school website has lots of info:

19. Remind 101: 226-271-1072 Text this message: @glssgr
Text this number:
Text this message:
@glssgr
If you join this, you will get text messages that remind you of deadlines and dates for 2018 Grads

20. Last Thing before we check out the site!!!
Need HELP Applying?
Make an appointment
if you want a meeting with your counsellor to help you apply

21. OUAC – THE ONTARIO UNIVERSITY APPLICATION CENTRE ~

26. E-info:
Electronicinfo.ca is a great place to start researching university programs, tuition costs, residence options, required courses and admission cut-off averages

30. https://youtu.be/_xDykhab9uY
You can get to eInfo from the OUAC website and there are lots of videos to help you find what you are looking for…

31. Finally, let’s watch a couple of videos to learn how to use eInfo and apply to OUAC: