LPCI Post-Secondary Application Information Presentation

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LPCIPost-Secondary Application Information
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IMPORTANT DATESONTARIO UNIVERSITIES
November 19th, 2014 Get your PIN Access Letters
for the COMPASS.101 application _at_ 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.
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IMPORTANT DATESCOLLEGES

• February 1, 2015
• Admission -
• Equal Consideration Date
• Offer Date
• May 1, 2015
• Confirm acceptance

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EMAIL COMMUNICATION

• LPCI Grad Mailing List
• lawrenceparkgrads2015_at_gmail.com
• shared by all counsellors
• Is your email address professional?

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OUAC MARKS - SUBMISSION

• 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!)

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YOUR CREDIT COUNSELLING SUMMARY

• Will be provided to you with your PIN on November
  19th _at_ Lunch in the Auditorium Foyer

• WHY?????

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COURSE CODESCLARIFICATION
You need 6 U or M courses to apply to University

• 4U
• 4M

• 4C
• 4O

Can be submitted to Colleges, but will not be
considered by Universities
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What are my top 6??
Are U and M courses treated the same?
Who chooses which 6 to use?
Can I include Gr. 12 marks I completed last year?
Will they include a low mark that is
recommended?
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UNIVERSITY?
GAP YEAR?
APPRENTICESHIP
COLLEGE?
APPLIED DEGREE?
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AM I READY???
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COLLEGEwww.ontariocolleges.ca UNIVERSITYwww.el
ectronicinfo.cawww.ouac.on.cawww.myblueprint.ca/
tdsb all pathways across Canada
RESEARCH RESOURCES
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College Applications
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In addition to

• Traditional college diplomas

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JOINT PROGRAMSANDAPPLIED 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
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• www.ontariocolleges.ca
• information and applications
• Online video tutorial which fully explains the
  application process

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HOW MUCH?

• COLLEGE
• 95 for 5 choices
• No more than 3 programs at any one institution

WHATS THE MAX???
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University Applications
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Ontario UniversitiesApplication Centre OUAC
Applying to Ontarios Universities
www.ouac.on.ca/101 Also download, read and refer
to the COMPASS 101 Companion Booklet Video
Tutorials on the website
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HOW MUCH?

• UNIVERSITY (in Ontario)
• 140 for 3 choices
• 47 for each additional choice
• NOT MORE THAN 3 PROGRAMS
• PER INSTITUTION

WHATS THE MAX???
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APPLICATION PAYMENT
Three options
VISA / MasterCard (recommended)
Internet / Telephone Banking
Cheque / Money OrderMail within two weeks of
submitting your application electronically.
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COMPASS 101
UNIVERSITIES PIN
PICK UP IN AUDITORIUM FOYER ON NOVEMBER 19th _at_
LUNCH BRING YOUR STUDENT ID
COLLEGES?
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OUAC Video
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IMPORTANT FINAL STEPPART 2

• Print OUAC reference number
• (2012-xxx-xxx-x)
• Change PIN to a password
• OUAC reference number and new password
  .Review and Change

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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).

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WHATS AN EARLY OFFER?
Early Early Conditional Offer Grade 11 Marks Gr
12 Timetable Early Conditional Offer Grade 11
Marks Gr 12 Mid-term Marks
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BEYOND ONTARIO...

• Applications for institutions outside Ontario
  must be done individually through the
  institutions 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
• Bishops
• Concordia
• Dalhousie
• UBC
• Simon Fraser
• U. Victoria

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BEYOND CANADA
IVY LEAGUE

• Early application Deadline November 1
• Regular Deadline Friday, December 1 (for Dec 31)
• Common Application ONLINE www.commonapp.org

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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 PSEs at Queens). Check university
  websites carefully for additional information
  requirements

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ASSISTANCE

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

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LEARNING DISABILITIESSPECIAL NEEDS
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• IEP / IPRC identify yourself once youve
  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.

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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU EVERY DAY, BUT...
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DO YOUR RESEARCH FIRST
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CONNECT WITH YOUR COUNSELLORS BUT, PLEASE
DONT 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 DONT ASK FOR AN ADDRESS OF A
UNIVERSITY A DEADLINE DATE, ETC.
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AM I READY???
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