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GUIDANCE
UPDATES - September 18 |
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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADE 12 STUDENTS HOW DO I FIND OUT MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS? 1. STUDENTS NEED TO ACCESS THE “Grade 12 - 2024 PUBLIC Folder”. Open the sub folder labelled “Scholarships”. **Only students can access the folder through
their GAPPS account. Students have been emailed instructions on how to access this folder STUDENTS NEED TO CLICK HERE TO ACCESS: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iTTam9QqUmqeoCrFOguFtkjRn_k4rTmJ?usp=sharing **Please note: Some scholarships are School Nomination Only. Please pay attention to the deadlines to submit the scholarship application to Westmount. 1.
THE SCHOLARSHIP REPORT We
wanted to make you aware of a newsletter called The Scholarship Report .
This resource provides helpful information as your student prepares for
postsecondary education. The Scholarship Report posts information on
postsecondary events and opportunities, application tips, advice from
experts, campus Open House Schedules, career resources, and lists of curated
scholarship and bursaries, and other ways to pay for school. Don’t miss out
on this relevant information! Accessing
The Scholarship Report: Click here to
access The Scholarship Report. The
password is: please ask your student (The
password is protected so it was sent directly to the student's @gapps
account.) Features
You Can Find In the Report: Open
House Schedules Awards
and Programs for Indigenous Youth Awards
and Programs for Black Youth College
and University Financial Aids and Awards Scholarship
Tracker |
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APPLYING TO UNIVERSITY? KEY DATES The application for
admission in 2025 will be available in late September. HOW TO APPLY https://www.ouac.on.ca/planning/how-to-apply/ January 15, 2025 The deadline for
current Ontario high school students to submit their completed applications
to the OUAC. Note: The OUAC will
continue to process applications received after this date and distribute them
to the Ontario universities; however, specific university deadlines will
apply. May 29, 2025 The latest date all
current Ontario high school students who submitted their application by the
January application deadline can expect a response from an Ontario
university. This includes an offer of admission, a refusal or a deferral,
once additional information is received. June 2, 2025 The earliest date a
current Ontario high school student may be required to respond to an Ontario
university offer of admission and give a financial commitment (e.g.,
registration deposit, residence deposit, etc.). All other
admission-related elements, including scholarships, other forms of student
assistance or financial incentives, and offers of residence, are considered
part of the offer of admission. Therefore, a student may accept these other
offers before June 3, 2024, but Ontario universities will not compel a
student in any way to make a decision before this date. |
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APPLYING TO COLLEGE? KEY
DATES Early October 2024: Online Application Opens
In early October,
access to the online college application becomes available for programs
beginning in the following academic year (August to July). You may create an
account and begin your application. November 1, 2024: Earliest Offer Date
This is the earliest
date that colleges may begin to send offers of admission to programs for the
upcoming academic year. Offers will continue to be issued until programs are
filled or wait-lists are established. February 1, 2025: Equal Consideration Date
Apply on or before
this date in order to receive equal consideration for admission to programs
starting the following fall. After this date, colleges consider applicants on
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. Applicants are
encouraged to complete their applications well before the Equal Consideration
Date, as website volumes on the online application are at their highest at
this time. Many programs continue
to accept applicants after February 1. Use our Find
a Program
tool at any time to find programs that are still open. May 1, 2025: Deadline to Confirm Offers of
Admission
Applicants must
confirm their acceptance of an offer of admission by this date. Log in to
your ontariocolleges.ca account to confirm your offer. Colleges may extend
offers of admission after this date. Each college will set the deadline to
confirm offers made after May 1, and this deadline will be communicated to
you with your offer. June 2025: Tuition Deposit Due at the
Colleges
The colleges require
payment of a tuition deposit in June to secure your spot in your program.
Each college sets its own tuition deposit amount and payment deadline. This
information will be communicated to you by the college. |
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GENERAL SUPPORTS FOR WELL BEING 310-COPE:
905-310-2673 (available 24/7) Kids Help Phone:
1-800-668-6868. Text 686868 (available 24/7) Mental Health
Helpline: 1-866-531-2600 (available 24/7) Suicide Crisis Helpline:
Call or text 9-8-8 Black Youth
Helpline: 416-285-9944 2SLGBTQ+
Youthline: 647-694-4275 |
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IMPORTANT EVENTS September 21 (12:00pm - 5:00pm) 370
King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 1J9 October 5-6, 2024, from 9:30 am
to 5 pm, daily Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building IVEY BUSINESS PROGRAM -
WESTERN UNIVERSITY A representative will be
visiting Westmount. October 8. Period 2 or 3. Westmount
Library. *Only for Grade 11 and 12
students. Sign up required. A google form will be sent to student’s gapps accounts. October 16 (5:00pm - 9:00pm)
and October 17 (9:00am - 2:00pm) Enercare Centre November 2 (12:00pm - 4:00pm) |
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ONLINE LEARNING GRADUATION REQUIREMENT All students must earn at least two online learning credits as part of the requirements for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) unless they have opted out or been exempted. You can opt out of this requirement. How do I opt out? 1.
Through the course selection process in
February in myBlueprint. For Grade 12s, this option only applies if you opted out through myBlueprint last year. If you didn’t, choose the option below. OR 2.
Pick up a paper copy of
the opt out form from the guidance office, fill it in, and return it to the
guidance secretary, Ms. Han. |