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

2. November 18th, 2015 Get your PIN Access Letters for the COMPASS.101 application @ Lunch in the Auditorium Foyer. Bring your Student ID Card. January 13, 2016: Latest date to submit completed online applications to the OUAC. February 5, 2016: Recommended last day to make changes to your application. May 27, 2016: Date by which the universities must respond to your application for admission. June 1, 2016: Earliest date by which the universities may require a response to offers of admission and a financial commitment. IMPORTANT DATES ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES

3. February 1, 2016 Admission - Equal Consideration Date Offer Date May 1, 2016 Confirm acceptance IMPORTANT DATES COLLEGES

4. LPCI Grad Mailing List… lawrencepark2016grads@gmail.com …shared by all counsellors Is your email address professional? EMAIL COMMUNICATION

5. 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! ) OUAC MARKS - SUBMISSION

6. Please review and write down every Private credit you are taking. Do you have 30 credits? YOUR CREDIT COUNSELLING SUMMARY WHY?????

8. HOWHOW

9. 4U 4M COURSE CODES CLARIFICATION You need SIX U or M courses to apply to University 4C 4O Can be submitted to Colleges, but will not be considered by Universities

10. 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?

11. GAP YEAR? UNIVERSITY? COLLEGE? APPLIED DEGREE? APPRENTICESHIP

12. AM I READY???

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

14. College Applications

15.  Traditional college diplomas… In addition to…

16. JOINT PROGRAMS & 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

17. www.ontariocolleges.ca – information and applications –Online video tutorial which fully explains the application process

18. COLLEGE  $95 for 5 choices  No more than 3 programs at any one institution HOW MUCH? $$$$$$$$$$$ WHAT ’ S THE MAX??? WHAT ’ S THE MAX???

19. University Applications

20. Applying to Ontario’s Universities Ontario Universities’ Application Centre OUAC www.ouac.on.ca/101 Also download, read and refer to the COMPASS: 101 Companion Booklet & Video Tutorials on the website

21. UNIVERSITY (in Ontario)  $ 150 for 3 Program Choices  $50 for each additional Program Choice NOT MORE THAN 3 PROGRAMS PER INSTITUTION HOW MUCH? $$$$$$$$$$$ WHAT ’ S THE MAX??? WHAT ’ S THE MAX???

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

23. UNIVERSITIES PIN COMPASS 101 COLLEGES? PICK UP IN AUDITORIUM FOYER ON NOVEMBER 18 th @ LUNCH BRING YOUR STUDENT ID

26. OUAC Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=566JJI HO1Nwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 566JJIHO1Nw

27. 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

28. 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). OFFERS are CONDITIONAL!

29. 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

30.  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 ONTARIO...

31.  Early application Deadline – November 1  Regular Deadline Friday, December 4th (for Dec 31)  Common Application – ONLINE… www.commonapp.org www.commonapp.org BEYOND CANADA… IVY LEAGUE ++…

32. 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 SUPPLEMENTARY APPLICATIONS

33. ASSISTANCE Read all the details Contact phone or web Speak to your parents and guidance counsellors

34. 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. LEARNING DISABILITIES SPECIAL NEEDS 

35. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU EVERY DAY, BUT...

36. 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 your information receivers list. thank you ” MAKE APPOINTMENTS WITH YOUR ALPHA COUNSELLOR AN ADDRESS OF A UNIVERSITY A DEADLINE DATE, ETC.

37. AM I READY???

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