Canadian university applications have been going through a major transformation in the past few years. As part of their application process, more and more universities are practicing ‘broad-based admissions’, requiring some form of writing, whether it be in short question format or longer essays and occasionally require an online video interview. Scholarship applications require their own set of essays, describing leadership roles and community service experience. In addition to having high marks in their top 5 core academic subjects, students must be able to write well and to showcase their talents and extracurricular accomplishments. It is the students’ success in presenting their case through the essays and application material, in addition to their coursework and school marks, which is often determinative of their admissions success.
At Select College Admissions, we begin working with students applying to Canadian universities early in grades 9 and 10 to help them plan their courses, identify activities they might wish to join and contribute to, and plan ahead for productive summers in order to help them narrow down their interests and to give them that competitive edge in the admissions process. Early preparation can make all the difference in gaining admission to your top choice universities.