LPCI PostSecondary Application Information Presentation How to get

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IMPORTANT DATES ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES November 19 th, 2014 Get 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 DATES COLLEGES February 1, 2015 Admission Equal Consideration Date Offer Date May 1, 2015 Confirm acceptance

EMAIL COMMUNICATION LPCI Grad Mailing List… lawrenceparkgrads 2015@gmail. com …shared by all counsellors Is your email address professional?

OUAC MARKS - SUBMISSION ü ALL MARKS FOR COMPLETED 11 & 12 CREDITS… (UP TO MID-NOVEMBER) ü MIDTERM MARKS - (Mid FEB) ü MIDTERM MARKS – (Late APR) ü FINAL MARKS - (early JUL) ü SUMMER SCHOOL – TDSB (AUG) ü MARKS OUTSIDE…(YOUR responsibility!)

YOUR CREDIT COUNSELLING SUMMARY • Will be provided to you with your PIN on November 19 th @ Lunch in the Auditorium Foyer WHY? ? ?

HOW TO READ YOUR CCS…continued

COURSE CODES CLARIFICATION ü 4 U ü 4 M Can be submitted to Colleges, but will not be considered by Universities You need 6 U or M courses to apply to University ü 4 C ü 4 O

What are my top 6? ? Who chooses which 6 to use? Will they include a low mark that is “recommended”? Are “U” and “M” courses treated the same? Can I include Gr. 12 marks I completed last year?

UNIVERSITY? GAP YEAR? APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGE? APPLIED DEGREE?

AM I READY? ? ?

RESEARCH RESOURCES COLLEGE www. ontariocolleges. ca UNIVERSITY www. electronicinfo. ca www. ouac. on. ca www. myblueprint. ca/tdsb* * all pathways across Canada

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

• 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? ? ?

University Applications

Ontario Universities’ Application Centre OUAC Applying to Ontario’s Universities www. ouac. on. ca/101 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 WHAT’S THE MAX? ? ? NOT MORE THAN 3 PROGRAMS PER INSTITUTION

APPLICATION PAYMENT Three options: VISA / Master. Card (recommended) Internet / Telephone Banking Cheque / Money Order Mail within two weeks of submitting your application electronically.

COMPASS 101 UNIVERSITIES PIN PICK UP IN AUDITORIUM FOYER ON NOVEMBER 19 th @ LUNCH COLLEGES? BRING YOUR STUDENT ID

OUAC Video

IMPORTANT FINAL STEP…PART 2 üPrint OUAC reference number (2012 -xxx-x) üChange PIN to a password üOUAC reference number and new password ……. “Review and Change”

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).

Early Conditional Offer Grade 11 Marks & Gr 12 Timetable Early Conditional Offer Grade 11 Marks & Gr 12 Mid-term Marks WHAT’S AN EARLY OFFER?

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: • • Mc. Gill Bishop’s Concordia Dalhousie UBC Simon Fraser U. Victoria

BEYOND CANADA… IVY LEAGUE ++… • Early application Deadline – November 1 • Regular Deadline Friday, December 1 (for Dec 31) • Common Application – ONLINE… www. commonapp. org

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 ü Read all the details ü Contact phone or web ü Speak to your parents and guidance counsellors

LEARNING DISABILITIES SPECIAL NEEDS – identify yourself once you’ve decided on IEPan/ IPRC 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 UNIVERSITY A DEADLINE DATE, ETC.

AM I READY? ? ?

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