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If you are admitted to a university but wish to delay your studies for a year or more, you will need to reach an agreement with the university in question. The university will determine any conditions. When you are ready to attend university, you may be required to re-apply through the OUAC. Contact the university for more details. If you are required to apply through the OUAC, you will need to use the correct application, submit the appropriate application fee and respect any application deadlines. If you are not a current Ontario high school student in a day program, you must use the 105 application…
Yes, you can change your program choices by logging in to your application and going to “Choices/Offers”, as long as the deadline has not passed. To withdraw a program, select “Withdraw” in the Actions column beside the program.To add another program, select “Add Program”…
No, linking to OSAP is an optional step meant to save you time in your OSAP application. You may link your OSAP and OUAC accounts any time after you have submitted your OUAC application…
No, you are not required to include your current Ontario high school…
For the most part, no. Whether you list a university or a specific program as first, second, third or higher on the application is not normally a factor in the universities’ admissions decisions. A university must make its policy clear in its own information where there are exceptions to the policy of using the numbered list of choices. Your numbered list of choices does provide valuable information to the university admission offices. This is particularly true for limited enrollment programs. Admission officials use this data to project the number of applicants who are likely to accept offers of admission, so the university can plan its resources accordingly…
Universities may take special circumstances into consideration when making their admission decisions. Therefore, it is important that you keep your guidance counsellor informed of your situation. You may choose to ask your guidance counsellor to contact the admission office of each of the universities where you applied for admission directly on your behalf. The universities may require supporting documentation. You may also wish to contact the university yourself to explain the nature of your special situation…
Once we receive your fee, process your application and distribute your application information to the universities, you can contact them directly for information about the status of your application…
When the universities have evaluated your application, they will send an admission decision directly to you. If a university has offered you admission, they will include instructions for responding through your application in your admission package…
If you wish to cancel your application, you may log in to your account and withdraw all of your choices. Be sure to submit your changes by clicking “Review and Submit”. Remember that all processing fees are non-refundable…
You can link using any of these options: Go directly to the OSAP website. Click any of the OSAP banners/links on the OUAC website or within your application. Click your “OSAP Link Status” within your completed OUAC application…
You may apply to as many Ontario universities/programs as you wish; however, you are limited to a maximum of 3 program choices at any 1 university (including affiliates). Some universities may further limit the number of programs you may apply to. Make sure that you carefully read the details and instructions offered by each institution. Consult the individual university websites or contact the universities directly for more information…
There is no acceptance listed because you did not successfully accept an offer of admission. To successfully accept an offer of admission…
Once your fee is received at the OUAC and your application has been processed (which may take 1-3 business days), you can make changes or corrections to your application online. You will require your username and password to access your application…
If the programs you wish to apply to stipulate that you must present six 4U/M courses for admission and you will not satisfy this requirement, you should consult your guidance counsellor or the OUAC to determine the appropriate application…
If you are currently enrolled in a day program at a high school but have attended a postsecondary institution, you must apply through the 105 application. You must make arrangements with your high school to forward all of your academic data to the universities you selected…
Yes, you should submit your application. Your high school created an OUAC account for you, allowing you to apply online, but has not yet added any academic data. You should contact your guidance counsellor to ensure that all of your previously completed and current courses are added to your application for you…
Grades from summer school courses are submitted to the OUAC by the summer school or the school board. Verify with your summer school that either they or the school board will be sending the marks directly to the OUAC on your behalf. If this is not the case, you must arrange for an official final transcript to be sent to the OUAC and for photocopies of the transcript to be sent to each of the universities you have applied to, if required. Indicate on the photocopies that the original was sent to the OUAC…
If you are taking courses at more than 1 school, the school that created your OUAC Account will be designated as your “home” school. Make sure your “home” school has an up-to-date record of all courses you have completed or are currently completing through any other school or study medium (such as private school, night school, correspondence or summer school). Your “home” school requires this information to properly record your Ontario Secondary School Diploma status.Your “home” school and any other school(s) you are attending can submit academic data to the OUAC on your behalf…
If the offer link is still active, you may select it to accept. The university is allowing you to accept this offer after the expiry date. However, before accepting this offer, you should contact the university to verify how long the offer is valid after the expiry date, especially if you are cancelling an accepted offer to accept the expired offer.If the offer link is not active, the university is not allowing you to accept this offer after the expiry date. If you still want to accept the offer, you will need to contact the university directly to see if they will send a new offer to the OUAC for you to accept…
The OSAP and OUAC applications do not share personal and address (bio/demo) information on a continual basis. When you link, you allow the OUAC to share your bio/demo information with OSAP once. If you change your bio/demo information after linking, you will need to update both your OUAC and your OSAP accounts. To save time, we recommend ensuring all information is accurate before you link…
OSAP displays all of your OUAC program choices, regardless of their status on your OUAC application. In the event that you change your mind, you will already have an estimate…
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