How to Prepare for University Applications in Grade 12: Free Workshop for Grades 11-12
In this free workshop, we will walk your family through the part of the Grade 12 application your child actually writes, and why most of it cannot be fixed at the last minute: the responses are timed, the references have to be verified by other people, and several of these forms cannot be edited once they are submitted.
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Marks get your child considered. The supplementary pieces are where the decision often gets made, and they are the part families underestimate, because they look like homework and behave like an exam. Queen's now uses a Kira Talent supplementary application for Commerce, Nursing and on-campus Health Sciences: your child gets 10 minutes to write a response of no more than 335 words, then 2 minutes to prepare and 2 minutes to record a video answer, with questions assigned at random and never released in advance. Queen's says applicants above a minimum average are then selected on the strength of that submission. Waterloo's Admission Information Form is four reflective answers of roughly 150 words each, required for Engineering, Mathematics, Computing and Financial Management and the Aviation programs, submitted once and not editable afterwards. Ivey's AEO application is separate from the Ontario application entirely, needs two activity essays of up to 500 words plus a list of activities, and requires a verified reference for every activity listed, with Ivey stating that applications without them will not be considered. McMaster's shared supplementary for Engineering, iBioMed, Computer Science and B.Tech opens on October 1, and McMaster recommends submitting by November 26. Rotman Commerce requires a supplemental application of every applicant and asks students to apply by November 7 for early consideration. We will map which of these apply to your child's list, what each one actually asks for, and the work that has to happen first, which is choosing and briefing referees, deciding which programs justify the hours, and practising a timed response before the real one. We will also cover what is happening to the marks in the background, because the November transmission from Ontario high schools sends first-semester Grade 12 midterm grades to OUAC, and Waterloo Engineering begins making a small number of decisions in December. We will close with what Grade 11 families should be doing now so that next fall is the lighter one.
Parents and students in Grades 11-12 are both welcome. The session is live on Zoom, and we email the link and a short summary after you register.
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