APPLYING TO ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES

Students seeking admission to Ontario universities must use an online application service developed by the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC).

EntrancetoallOntariouniversities is based upon a student’s six highest Grade 12 marks, including Englishandanyrequiredcourses. Universities will refer to Grade 11 finalmarksandcompletedGrade 12 U/M marks until Grade 12 U/M midterm marks from the Grade 12 year are available. Specialized programs, such as business, life sciences or engineering will require prerequisite courses, which are part of the calculated admissions average.

HSC will forward all completed Grade 11 and Grade 12 marks to the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) in midOctober. Grade 12 course marks will be uploaded in February and April. Final marks are sent at the end of June. Some students choose to take additional courses outside of HSC. Students need to inform the Student Success Centre about any credit courses taken outside of HSC. The student is responsible to ensure the midterm marks of the outside course are posted on their OUAC student account. The provider of the course will upload the midterm mark on the OUAC.

These include summer school courses as well as evening and distance-learning courses taken during the regular school year. It is critical that students inform the HSC Student Success Centre about any credit courses taken outside of HSC as soon as they are officiallyenrolledinthecourse. Upon completion of an outside credit course, the student must ensure that the results are sent to HSC, where the information is entered onto the student’s transcript. Students must also be sure to add the educational provider’s information to their OUAC account. The provider of the course will need to upload your midterm mark on the OUAC site.

HOW THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS WORKS

Students can apply to as many universities and programs as they feel necessary or that are of interest to them. Students must submit applications to their chosen universities in early December—the exact date will be confirmed.However,itispossible to make changes until the middle of February.

HSC is registered to use the online application and, as a condition of registration, provides demographic and academic datatoOUAC.Confidential information will be provided to all HSC students so that they can complete the online application.

Studentswillhaveaspecific period of time within which to apply online. At HSC, we want to ensure that all applications

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND PERSONAL ESSAYS

Some programs and/or universities require the applicant to submit extra information to be considered for admission. This is an opportunity for students to provide information about themselves and why they are a good candidate for the program they are applying to. If a student is academically on the border of being accepted, this information can play a vital role in determining whether the student will be accepted.

Additional information might include evaluation forms, reference forms or autobiographical letters. In some instances, a student may be required to attend an interview, audition, submit a portfolio or a video recording of the answer to a timed question. If a program has additional admission criteria, it will be stated in the “requirements” tab on the OUAC application portal. It is recommended that students prepare for the additional requirements by checking the school’s websites for exemplars, speaking to a guidance counsellor and checking with subject teachers who may have further insight, including a Tutorial Leader.