GUIDANCE UPDATES - December 20

APPLYING TO UNIVERSITY?   HOW TO APPLY  https://www.ouac.on.ca/planning/how-to-apply/    January 15, 2025 The deadline for Group A applicants 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 Group A applicants 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 Group A applicant may be required to respond to an Ontario university offer of admission and give a financial commitment (e.g., registration deposit, residence deposit). 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 2, 2025, but Ontario universities will not compel a student in any way to make a decision before this date.   The OUAC is officially closed for the holidays from December 23, 2024, to January 1, 2025, inclusive. The OUAC website will remain available during this time. We will re-open on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. If you submit your payment or make changes to your application during these dates, you may not be able to access your online application until the office re-opens and we process these transactions. Due to high processing volumes, your payment may take longer to be processed. Note: Transcript request processing will be paused at the OUAC from December 23, 2024, to January 1, 2025, inclusive. Regular processing will resume at the OUAC on January 2, 2025. Reminder: Ontario universities are also closed for the holidays, so you may not receive confirmation that they received your application until mid-January.

APPLYING TO COLLEGE?   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. As the holiday season approaches, we’d like to share that OCAS, including our Contact Centre, will be closed between December 25, 2024, and January 1, 2025. We’ll re-open on Thursday, January 2, 2025

IT’S ALMOST TIME TO CHOOSE COURSES FOR NEXT YEAR (2025-2026)!!   COURSE SELECTION ASSEMBLY All students will attend a “Course Selection Assembly” in the cafeteria.  The assembly will cover all the information required to make educated decisions on course selection for the next year’s grade level.  The Assembly - Wednesday, January 8 - Cafeteria  Period 1 - Grade 11s and 12s Period 2 - Grade 9s and 10s Note:  If you have a spare during this period, please make arrangements to come to the caf during the appropriate time.   COURSE SELECTION WORKSHOPS If students would like some more in depth information about courses, please drop into one of these sessions. All workshops will take place in the library. JAN  13 - Period 3 JAN  16 - Period 4 JAN  20 - Period 2 FEB  13 - Period 1, 2  FEB  19 - Period 1, 2, 3 FEB  20 - Period 3, 4, 5 DEADLINES Course Selection Opens: Tuesday, February 13 (9:00am) Course Selection Deadline: Friday, February 21 (3:20pm)