Planning for

SuccessMy Guide to Post-Secondary

Preparation

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PATRICK FOGARTY CATHOLIC

SECONDARY SCHOOL

Why Invest in Post-Secondary?

Interesting Facts:

• By 2031, we will need 77% of our workforce to

have post-secondary education (currently 60%).

Miner Report, 2010

• From 2004 to 2010, employment growth for

university grads outpaced all other levels of

education.

• The number of university grads applying to

college has increased more than 40% in the last 5

years.

Did you know…

• Ontario’s college graduates form the largest component of the

six-million strong labour force, successfully employed in all

sectors and industries:

• Thirty-three per cent of Ontario’s workers (2.1 million) have a college

qualification.

• About 90 per cent of graduates who enter the labour force find

employment within six months of graduation

• Ninety-three per cent of employers are satisfied/very satisfied with the

college graduates they have hired.

• A survey done by the Canadian Federation of Independent

Business found that businesses facing labour shortages will need

six times as many college graduates as university graduates.

Interesting Facts:

- unemployment rates

University Studies

• There are 2 options to complete a

Bachelor’s Degree Program:

– Degree at a University

– Applied Degree at a College

• Please carefully consider which learning

environment would be better for you.

University Studies

Admission Requirements

• The minimum course requirements for a degree

and an applied degree are the same:

– ENG4U

– 5 other 4U or 4M courses.

• Additional requirements exist for many programs

and vary greatly.

• Consult eINFO / Ontario Colleges website for

admission requirements for specific programs.

College Admission Requirements

• For Regular Programs, the admission

requirement is COMPLETION of Ontario

Secondary School Diploma.

• For “Highly Competitive Programs”, check

www.ontariocolleges.ca for admission

requirements.

College Admission Requirements

• MANY HEALTH RELATED

PROGRAMS REQUIRE “PRE-HEALTH

SCIENCE”

• Some colleges use a standardized test called

the HOAE (Health Occupation Aptitude

Exam)

• Consider a combination of college and

university• Gain the knowledge and thinking skills of a

university degree along with the practical job skills

of a college diploma.

• Examples:

– College grad from a 3 year Engineering

program receives advanced placement in year 4

of a university degree program in engineering

– University Grad from a Kinesiology Program

proceeds to an Exercise Science and Lifestyle

Management Graduate Certificate Program at

college.

Optimizing your future options …

Data Transmissions from

PF to OUAC & OCAS

• Sept. 2014 – Biographical information and

Academic History transmitted (status sheets)

• Feb. 2015 – Sem 1 Final Marks and Sem 2

Courses

• April 2015 – Sem 2 Midterm Marks

• July 2015 –Sem 2 Final Grades and Diploma

Achievement

* Updates to Community Service Hours occur with

each transmission

Steps to Effective Decision Making

• 1.Be Organized. Start a file to keep all of my

information. This package should be the first

thing you put in.

• 2.eINFO and Ontariocolleges.ca will be the

best starting points for compiling information.

• 3.Verify my Academic History with my

Guidance Counsellor.

Steps to Effective Decision Making

• 4.For university applicants, obtain my OUAC

Login Information from my Guidance Counsellor.

For college applicants, a login account must be

created at www.ontariocolleges.ca.

• 5.My Program Choices should be my first

consideration.

• 6.Generate a list of Post-Secondary Institutions

where my program is offered.

Steps to Effective Decision Making

• 7. List the Admission Requirements for each program and school.

• 8.Note last year’s Cut-off Mark for each program and school. These cut-off marks can change from year to year.

• 9.Prepare Questions for University / College Representatives when they visit.

Steps to Effective Decision Making

• 10.Attend Presentations from Universities / Colleges of potential choices.

• 11.Visit Campuses of potential choices.

• 12.Begin to Eliminate Choices by considering size of school, residence options, distance from home, etc.

• 13.Prepare my Final List of Program Choices.

Steps to Effective Decision Making

13.Complete the Online Application.

Suggested deadline for university

applications is Jan. 7th. Suggested deadline

for college applications is Jan. 21st.

Ensure that Supplementary Applications are

submitted and Deadlines are met.

Estimating the Cost of My Education

Tuition $6000

Books $1200

Housing $7500

and Meals

Lifestyle $2000

TOTAL $16700

Financing My Education

•Scholarships

•Automatic

•Application Required

•Bursaries

•Work Placements

•Part Time / Summer Employment

•Savings and Earnings

•Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)

•Lines of Credit

* Please consider taking the minimum loan necessary.

New Government Financing

• OSAP:

– $12,240 for full-time single students with

no dependents• Please note that for your two-term academic year,

your annual debt is capped at $7300, even if you get

more in loans.

– Loans are interest free while you're studying,

and for six months after you graduate.

New Government Financing

• 30% off Tuition:– money you don't have to repay, designed for students

entering a public college or university program from

high school, or within four years of graduating from

high school. You can apply for this program without

applying for OSAP.

– $1780 off tuition for university students,

$820 for college students

– To qualify, your parents’ annual gross

income must be less than $160000

A Guide to eINFO

INTERNET RESOURCES

• www.ouac.on.ca

– Ontario University

Application Centre

• Electronic INFO

Guide

• Links to Ontario

Universities

• Online Application

INTERNET RESOURCES

• www.ontariocolleges.ca

– Ontario College

Application Service

•Electronic Ontario College Guide

•Admission Requirements

•Links to Ontario Colleges

•Online Application

•Search for Programs

INTERNET RESOURCES• www.osap.gov.on.ca

– Government website where

students can apply for OSAP

and 30% off Tuition Grant

INTERNET RESOURCES

• www.ontransfer.ca

– A searchable database

for transfer agreements

between various

Ontario Colleges and

Universities

INTERNET RESOURCES• www.canlearn.ca

– Online resource for information and

interactive tools designed to help you decide

what and where to study, and how to cover

the costs.

University Events:

September 22nd University Presentation (Applicants) Period 2

September 24th King’s College 12:45 pm

September 24th Post-Secondary INFO Parents’ Night 7:00 pm

September 25th University of Ottawa 12:45 pm

September 29th University of Toronto 12:45 pm

September 30th McMaster University 12:45 pm

October 1st Lakehead University 12:45 pm

October 2nd Nipissing University 12:45 pm

October 3rd Laurentian University 12:45 pm

October 6th Carleton University 12:45 pm

October 9th University Information Presentation (@ TWIN) 6:30 pm

October 14th Trent University 12:45 pm

October 16th University of Guelph@Humber 12:45 pm

October 20th Brescia University College 12:45 pm

October 21st Ryerson University 12:45 pm

October 23rd University of Windsor 12:45 pm

October 24th Algoma University 12:45 pm

October 27th Wilfrid Laurier University 12:45 pm

October 28th Brock University 1 pm

October 29th University of Guelph 12:45 pm

October 30th Cape Breton University 12:45 pm

November 10th University of Western Ontario 12:45 pm

Nov. 17th Lakehead University 12:45 pm

November 24th UOIT 12:45 pm

January 7th is suggested deadline to complete OUAC application. (Jan 14th is actual deadline)

February 5th is recommended date to make all application changes

Payment - OUAC - $130.00 for 3 choices /$44.00 for each additional choice.

May 28th is the last date by which an applicant should expect a response from a university.

June 1st is the earliest date by which a university shall require a response from an offer of admission.

College Events:

September 25th College Info Assembly (Applicants) Period 2

September 25th Post-Secondary INFO Parents’ Night 7:00 pm

October 3rd C.I.P. @ Georgian College (Orillia) 12:30-2:00 pm

October 7th Georgian College 12:45 pm

October 10th Canadore College 12:45 pm

October 22nd Humber College 12:45 pm

November 18th Algonquin College 12:45 pm

NOTES:

January 21st - Suggested deadline to complete OCAS Application

February 1st - All applications must be received by OCAS on or before this date for equal consideration

** Payment - OCAS - $95.00 for a maximum of 5 choices - no more than 3 program choices at any one college

University Information Program

• Tuesday, October 9th @ Twin Lakes

– 6:30 – 9 pm

– All 21 Ontario Universities

College Information Program

• Wednesday, October 3rd @ Georgian Orillia– 12:30 – 2 pm

– All Ontario Colleges

– Bus to and from CIP will be provided for students ($5)

• Please use the questions on page 9 of your handout as a guide for talking with

school representatives.

• Important Deadlines & Fees

– Jan – Grad Fee / Grad Form / Community

Service Hours

– Feb - Grad Photos / Sitting Fee

Communication

• We will be emailing updates out to parents via our gmail account:– patrickfogartyguidance@gmail.com

• You can reach me by email or phone:– bmacneil@smcdsb.on.ca

– 705 325-9372 ext. 358

• Follow us on Twitter:– @pfguideu

• Copies of College and University Handouts can be found on the Student Services page of the PF website.

Future Parent Event

• Associate Vice Provost, Lakehead University’s Orillia Campus – Frank Cappodocia

• Nov. 6 or 13