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 6 grade 12 university or mixed credits: 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 (Ms. Brennan)
~ a personal address (not your LKDSB address!)
~ a calendar— note deadlines
*January 16, 2019 !!!!!! *

9. Important Dates and Deadlines
Nov. 5, 2018 – University Information St. Pat’s (6:00 pm start)
Mid-November – receive your Application Access Code letter with your PIN
January 16, 2019 – Deadline to submit your application to OUAC
May 29, 2019 – Last date by which you can expect a response from an Ontario university. This includes offers of admission, refusals and deferrals
June 3, 2019 – 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 (eg 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 course 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! and Complete the GLSS Student Profile:

12. You most certainly should learn about applying for OSAP – you can do this right after you apply - as well as completing the LKDSB BURSARY/scholarship application forms that are AVAILABLE AND due BACK to our office by EARLY June, 2019

13. Scholarships / Bursaries – other -
The YMCA Celebration of Youth Awards are $1000 awards
available in Feb. 2019
The Kiwanis of the Seaway Award – based on community involvement (essay required) is $ due date to Student Services by early June, 2019
The Dr. Gladdy Award – for future medical studies students (essay required) is $2000 – due date to Student Services by early June, 2019
The Catherine Wilson Awards are school awards for excellent students who are involved in the school community ($3000 awards)
The PAIRS scholarships are offered by our industry partners, Arlanxeo and Suncor, and support our deserving grads ($8000 and more!)
Two good websites to look at for non-school / school board awards are:

14. TWITTER
@GLSSguidance

16. 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

17. OUAC – THE ONTARIO UNIVERSITY APPLICATION CENTRE ~

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

26. 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…

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