Applying Online to Colleges in Ontario

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Applying Online to Colleges in Ontario
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Reasons to attend college

• Diversity of programs and locations
• Tuition savings
• Smaller class sizes
• Hands on work experience
• 84 of students found employment within 6 months
  of graduation
• Offer University degree programs with easier
  access than University
• University transfer programs joint programs
  with Universities

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RESEARCH FIRST

• Explore your options (Campus tours, websites,
  viewbooks)
• Research all program admission requirements (e.g.
  marks, portfolio/interview, tests)
• Pick 5 with a maximum of 3 programs at any one
  College

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IMPORTANT DATES

• October 2014 Online Application Opens
• November 24, 2014 Colleges Begin Receiving
  Applications
• February 1, 2015 Equal Consideration Date.
  (After this date, a first-come, first-served
  basis until programs are full). Note that
  applications to Highly Competitive Programs must
  be received by this date in order to be
  considered
• Complete applications well before the Equal
  Consideration Date, as website volumes on the
  online application are at their highest at this
  time

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IMPORTANT DATES

• February 1, 2015 Earliest Offer Date
• May 1, 2015 Deadline to Confirm Offers of
  Admission (Log in to your ontariocolleges.ca
  account to confirm your offer)
• Colleges may extend offers of admission after
  this date
• June 15, 2015 Earliest Tuition Due Date

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www.OCAS.ca
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HOW TO APPLY
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WHEN APPLYING

• Have a valid and suitable email address
• Know you Ontario Education Number (left of
  student number on timetable)
• Know your full address (including postal code)
• Have a credit card number (expiry date and cvv
  number) if paying online or by phone

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AdditionalImportant info
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APPLICATION CHECKLIST
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Record your information
Record your Account Number and Application
Number. Received Date is the date your
application processing fee payment is received
and processed.
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MANAGE PROGRAM CHOICES
You may apply to a maximum of FIVE program
choices with no more than THREE at any one
college. You cannot create additional
applications to apply to more programs. (sorry!)
Click Edit to change program information OR
Delete to remove the program from your
application.
Click Search for a Program to add additional
programs
Click Done Adding Choices to move to the next
step.
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Sending MARKS

• The Peel Board will send your marks
  electronically. Check your marks on the OCAS
  Site
• You do NOT have to send OCAS paper transcripts
  (except for your summer school marks!)

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hELP

• Call 1-888-892-2228
• Email ask-us_at_ontariocolleges.ca
• Speak to your guidance counsellor