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Common Questions - OLSAS

Before Applying

  1. By which date should I submit my application in order for OLSAS to receive my Ontario university or Ontario community college transcript by the application deadline?

  2. If my marks from an exchange program are entered on my “home” university’s transcript, do I need to send a transcript from my “exchange” university?

  3. I am a foreign trained lawyer but want to practice law in Canada. What procedure should I follow?

  4. I cannot locate the Windsor-specific reference forms. Where can I find these forms?

During Application

  1. I am having trouble logging in. What is my user name?

  2. I am applying to all seven schools. Where do I find the reference forms required?

  3. What do I do if I don’t have enough space to include the details of an activity in the Autobiographical Sketch section of the application?

  4. Where do I complete the personal statements/submissions for the law schools?

  5. How do I pay for my application and transcript requests?

  6. I am confused about which components of the application require verifiers, and how to link verifiers with a stated activity.

  7. I am unable to enter an extension number for my referees. What should I do?

  8. How many copies of my Confidential Reference Forms are required?

  9. It says “Undeclared” under Aboriginal Applicant, but I’m not Aboriginal. How do I change it?

  10. I have asked more than three referees to write an assessment for me. If all of the referees send their assessments, which assessments will be used toward my application? Can I pick which reference forms I want sent to the law schools?

  11. I have forgotten my login information. What can I do?

  12. What should I be including in the Sketch/School Submissions/Verifiers sections?

After Applying

  1. How do I submit my fall 2013 and winter 2014 marks?

  2. How will I know if my chosen referees have sent the Confidential Reference Forms to OLSAS?

  3. I forgot to print my Confidential Assessment Forms before I submitted my application. Where do I get these forms from?

  4. How do I respond to an offer of admission?

  5. How can I find out which documents the OUAC has received to support my application?

  6. I have just received my fall term grades. How do I send these to OLSAS?

  7. How do I change my LSAT information?