How Do I Choose a University/College?

• You will be given plenty of opportunity to reseach and discover your options.

• You should talk to your friends, former graduates, relatives, parents, and teachers

• Read the information provided to you by universities/colleges and their view literature

• Visit the university and college websites

• Visit https://www.ontariouniversitiesinfo.ca/ and https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en websites. The numerous programs, cut-off marks and pre-requisite courses are listed. It is critical that you carefully review the information with particular emphasis on the schools that you are interested in attending. You should also be mindful that you are taking the necessary Year Four courses to get you into the desired program of study.

• Visit the Open Houses

• Involve your parents

• Ultimately, the decision is a personal one It is imperative that you find a university or program that is a match for you. You will find that each university has its own personality.

Ontario University Application Process

Entrance to all Ontario Universities is based on your six best Year Four U or M marks.  A few University programs accept a limited number of "M" courses. Co-op, Open and College courses are not considered for admission requirement to University.  Please check https://www.ontariouniversitiesinfo.ca/ website and the Universities' websites for the exact prerequisites for your program. For early conditional acceptance, universities will also examine your Year Three marks including prerequisites for a particular program. All of your Year Three and Year Four marks are forwarded to the university.

Applications to Ontario Universities are made online using the Ontario Universities' Application Centre https://www.ouac.on.ca/applications/. A tutorial to assist students in the use of online application and Review and Change Your Application component is available. Students will also have access to the tutorial online. You can select as many programs and universities and programs as you wish. The cost for the first three selections is $150.00. Beyond this there is a charge of $50.00 for every additional selection. Once you have made your choices in early January, it may be possible to make changes until early February. You must contact the specific universities directly regarding this.

A personal identification number (PIN) will be generated once the electronic data for a student is submitted to the OUAC.  Confidential envelopes will be printed for each graduating student attending our school and will be mailed to their home address in mid November.

Once you have made an application to a university you will often be asked to fill in a personal information form. This is an opportunity to let universities know of your extracurricular activities, personal interests and any awards that you may have earned. This personal information form might play a vital role in determining whether or not you are accepted.

The Toronto District School Board will forward all of your Year Three and Year Four marks to OUAC by the beginning of February. Another set of marks will be sent by the end of April. Final marks are sent at the end of June.

Universities might make conditional offers of acceptance which could also include offers of residence and scholarships. It is important to remember that this is a conditional offer. Your marks cannot drop significantly from the marks forwarded by the school at the end of February. How much is significant? Each university has developed its own policy on this issue. However, the best policy is to continue working diligently until. June.