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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

Tools You’ll Need www.ouac.on.ca You will need: ~ your OUAC PIN ~ an email address ~ a calendar— note deadlines *January 17, 2018 !!!!!! * www.MyBlueprint.ca

Important Dates and Deadlines Nov. 6, 2017 – University Information Program @ 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

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

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: http://www.lkdsb.net/school/glss/StudentServices/Pag es/default.aspx

TWITTER @GLSSguidance

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:

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

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) - $1000 - 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)

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

Our school website has lots of info:

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

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

OUAC – THE ONTARIO UNIVERSITY APPLICATION CENTRE ~ WWW.OUAC.ON.CA

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

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… https://youtu.be/_xDykhab9uY

Finally, let’s watch a couple of videos to learn how to use eInfo and apply to OUAC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xDykhab9uY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzSXiPm-w0A