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The Key to Post-Secondary Applications:
A Guide for High School Students!
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Welcome!
Welcome to the comprehensive High School guide regarding post-secondary
applications. This guide contains important application deadlines, acceptance dates
and when you are required to make a final decision. You will also find tips to
enhance your university applications and solidify your decisions. Furthermore, the
guide contains several useful links including university stories from other Canadian
university students where they talk about their experience. We hope you can use
these resources to the best of your abilities and remember to consider all important
factors when making your final decision!
Important Deadlines
● High school supplementary application deadlines:
The deadline for university applications is January 15th, and the earliest date
to submit applications is November 15th.
All applications to Canadian universities are submitted through a central
online portal, known as the Ontario Universities Application Centre or OUAC.
The website is linked below, in the resources section.
● Early, regular and late acceptance dates:
The earliest possible date of acceptance from a university is February 1st.
Regular acceptance takes place from March - late April
The latest date by which you can be accepted to a university is May 27th.
● When you receive your letter from the university, there are three responses that
you may potentially receive:
An offer of admission A refusal of admission
A conditional offer of admission contingent upon the reciept of additinal information
● When to make the final decision:
The earliest date an Ontario high school student may be required to respond to
an Ontario university offer of admission is June 1st.
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1Timeline
Resources:
Important Dates and Deadlines for Ontario
College Applications. (n.d.). Retrieved
January 02, 2021, from
https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en/apply/important-dates
OUAC. (2020, December 09). Retrieved January
02, 2021, from
https://www.ouac.on.ca/
Sollie, C. (n.d.). Making Your Final College De-
cision. Retrieved January 02, 2021, from
https://www.collegexpress.com/articles-and-advice/admission/articles/college-applications/making-final-college-decision/
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2Top 10 tips for university applications and making a decision
● Talk to your guidance counsellor to get the most relevant and up-to-date
information. You can even try getting in touch with a university advisor from the
university you hope to attend.
● Take quizzes to understand your strengths, weaknesses, and interests. This can
help you decide which program you should apply for. Some university programs
will be a better fit for your strengths and weaknesses.
● Look at the university courses that will be offered in fourth year(as these are
usually the more comprehensive and detailed courses). This can be found in the
academic calendar for each university. Do they interest you?
● Have someone look over your university application. A second opinion may be
beneficial!
● Talk to other students from your chosen program and university
● Attend university tours, they let you get a feel of the campus environment and
whether it is a fit for you!
● Look into people who have graduated from that program on LinkedIn. See what
kind of jobs they have. Does this interest you?
● Make sure you read the requirements thoroughly!
● Dedicate some extra time for you to check over your application. You will be
surprised by the mistakes you can find after waiting a day or two.
● Every university application is different but they may require you to have a list of
references, complete a video interview, essay questions and/ request a list of your
extracurricular activities. Therefore, start building your connections now and get
involved to build your portfolio!
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3How to decide on which university to attend
Every university differs in the quality of the programs they offer. For example,one
university may be the best for engineering, while another may be the best for
psychology. Depending on what you want to study, try searching for “the best
universities for _________ in Canada,” to gain a good understanding of which
universities to apply for based on your interests.
● To find university ranking informations:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-canada
● What are the best programs that are offered in Canada:
https://www.stoodnt.com/blog/top-courses-to-study-in-canada-international-students-jobs-immigration/
https://www.macleans.ca/education/university/best-jobs-canada-what-to-study/
● Most up-to-date information for each Canadian university:
https://www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-101/
Things to consider when applying to university
● High school grades (usually your top 6 courses for Grade 12 are the most
relevant)
● Extracurricular activities, volunteering and experiences (are they required?
do you need to complete a personal statement?)
● References (do you need references when applying to this program?)
● Distance from home (commute, considering time and safety to reach and
return campus everyday vs. residency and housing, considering meal plans
and the ability to live independently)
● School community and life (what is this school best known for? how big is
the school population?)
● What kind of jobs can you get after graduating from this program?
● How do upper year students find the program and university?
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4Other helpful university articles and resources:
Check out www.csrcharity.com/academic for more valuable academic resources
tips! You will find resources to help you budget for your time in university. We
also included an extensive list of scholarships and awards that you can apply to in
Canada. If you are curious about real life experience and learn from other
students, check our university interview stories at www.csrcharity.com/academic.
● https://www.macleans.ca/education/how-to-decide/
● https://www.macleans.ca/education/canadian-university-admission-deadlines/
● https://www.macleans.ca/education/make-application-unique/?utm_source=macleans&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=recirc&utm_content=tag_list
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