I am trying to sign up for my Casper test, but I don’t have an OMSAS or ORPAS Reference Number yet. What number can I use instead?
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You can use your application number from any Canadian medical school that uses Casper to sign up…
I want to apply to an admission point other than fall but only fall admission is listed. What should I do?
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The universities have supplied the OUAC with the admission points available for each program. You will need to contact them directly to verify whether they offer admission points other than those listed. If they offer other admission points, they will either indicate to you that they will change your file once they have received your application information or they will contact the OUAC to have their university-specific information changed to include the other admission points…
I’m a Group A applicant and am taking courses at 2 different schools. How will my grades be sent to the universities?
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If you are a Group A applicant and are taking courses at more than 1 school, the school that created your OUAC Account will be designated as your home school.
I’m a Group A applicant and I will finish my OSSD (including six 4U/M courses) at the end of January. Can I begin university studies then?
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Yes, a few Ontario universities offer programs that begin in January or May. You must apply for admission to these programs by the stipulated deadline dates. Those universities whose winter term programs begin in January will normally require that you complete your OSSD, including six 4U/M courses…
I’m a Group A applicant taking a summer school course, and my friend is upgrading (or repeating) a course. Will this affect our admission?
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If you are a Group A applicant taking a summer school course, the delay in the university receiving your summer school results may affect your admission. If the summer school course you are completing is your sixth 4U/M course, the universities may not offer you admission until this course is completed and they receive your marks.
I’m taking a summer school course. How will the universities get my grades?
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If you are a Group A applicant, 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 grades directly to the OUAC on your behalf.
I’ve entered some prerequisites but it still says “No” for submission entered. Why is it not changing to “Yes”?
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The submission entered will only change to “Yes” once you’ve entered a prerequisite course for each prerequisite category…
I’m a Group A applicant. I transferred to a different school after first semester (or halfway through the school year). Who informs the OUAC and the universities about this change?
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If you are a Group A applicant, apply for admission while at one school and then transfer to a different school, your new school must advise the OUAC of this change. Your new school will provide the OUAC with their name and school number (MIDENT), your new Secondary School Student Number (SSSN), if applicable, and your Ontario Education Number (OEN). The OUAC will then notify your university choices of this transfer.
I’m attending high school outside of Ontario. In the Activities and Employment section of the application, it says to list my extracurricular activities from the time I completed high school to the present, but it also says if I don’t complete this section, my application assessment may be delayed. What do I do since I’m still in high school?
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In this situation, it is fine to leave the Activities and Employment section blank. You will get a warning message about this during the Review and Payment step, but you can ignore it; the universities require this information only from applicants who are not currently attending high school.
I’m getting a warning about my address when I try to submit my application. Why is this happening?
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You must provide a home address and a mailing address, even if these 2 addresses are the same. A mailing address is the address where you receive postal mail. It is not your email address…
I’m stuck on the Previous University History page in the application. What do I do?
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If you have not previously applied to your university choices, this section does not apply to you. Simply click “Save” and move on to the next section of the application…
If I am using my Advanced Placement (AP) classes as prerequisites for medical school, how do I send my AP transcript to OMSAS?
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If your AP transcript contains grades for prerequisite courses, you will have to mail or fax your request to the AP College Board. The College Board will then mail your transcript to OMSAS…
If I submit my application on the deadline date and order a transcript from an Ontario university or college online, will my transcript be considered on time?
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Yes. If we receive an online transcript request (that forms part of the application)…
If more than 3 referees write an assessment for me, which assessments will be used toward my application?
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Only the referees you indicated as R1, R2 and R3 will be used.
If OLSAS receives more than 3 references or additional letters of reference, we will not forward the additional documents to the law schools.
My application says I have to pay using CIBC Student Pay. Can I pay for my application if I don’t have a CIBC bank account?
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Yes, you can. You do not need to go to a CIBC branch or have a CIBC bank account to use CIBC Student Pay in your application. You can make Canadian and international payments with this service. The payment options available in CIBC Student Pay depend on the country you are paying from.
My university program choice requires a supplementary application. How do I include that with my OUAC application?
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If a supplementary application is required for your program choice(s), the university will contact you after they receive your OUAC application.
You must submit your supplementary application directly to the university. The university will provide instructions and deadlines for all supplementary requirements.
The application did not charge me for supplemental fees and I am worried my application will not be processed.
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Some applicants are exempt from paying supplemental fees. The system will automatically exempt you if you qualify…
The TEAS Application Guide states that I must request my transcript(s) using the TEAS online transcript request. Where can I find this?
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The TEAS online transcript request is mandatory for transcripts from Ontario universities, and optional for Ontario college transcripts. You must complete both the Academic Background and Program Choices sections, then click on the Transcript Requests section of the application. Ensure that you enter any former surnames in the Personal Information section of the application, as this information may be necessary to match your transcript request with your application. Transcripts other than those from Ontario universities must be ordered by contacting the Registrar’s office directly. These transcripts should be sent directly to the appropriate Faculties of Education…
The university is asking me for my 11-digit OUAC Reference Number. Where do I find this?
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Normally, the OUAC Reference Number contains 10 digits, beginning with the current year (4 digits) followed by 6 digits (e.g., 20XX999999).
What are error messages? Can I still submit my application if I receive one?
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Error messages are problems within the online application that must be corrected. You will not be able to submit your application until these are corrected…
What do I do if I don’t have enough space to include the details of an activity in my Autobiographical Sketch?
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The Autobiographical Sketch is meant to give the law schools a brief overview of what you have done since you left high school…
What happens if my international transcripts do not arrive by the deadline?
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We will send all transcripts to the universities, regardless of the date the transcripts arrive. It will be at the discretion of each university as to how they wish to…
What is the Advanced Placement exam?
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Advanced Placement (AP) exams are administered by the American College Board in the US for high school students. They may be recognized by Canadian institutions for advanced credit…
What is the deadline for OMSAS to receive references?
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The deadline for OMSAS to receive your references is October 1. Some of the medical schools have alternate deadlines noted in their section of the OMSAS Application Guide…