Student Services
Every one of our applicants is admitted to university, helped along by small-class teachers who already know your child. Our guidance team walks each family through OUAC, OCAS, UCAS, and the Common App, from the first program list to the final transcript.
The Outcome
Every one of our applicants gets in. The number that tells you more, though, is the list of places our graduates actually go. They continue on to the University of Toronto, Western, McMaster, Queen’s, Wilfrid Laurier, and the University of Waterloo, to colleges including Seneca, Humber, and Centennial, and to a steady handful of universities in the United Kingdom and the United States.
That outcome comes from how we teach, not from screening students at the front door. With classes of eight to ten students, every teacher knows what your child is strong at, where the gaps are, and which programs are realistic, ambitious, and worth reaching for. By Grade 11, much of the application conversation is already underway.
When formal application season arrives, our guidance team takes over the logistics: account setup, transcript delivery, reference letters, personal statement review, and timeline management. No family works through OUAC, OCAS, UCAS, or the Common App on their own, and by then we have known the family for years.
How We Help
Here is the work we take on with families once applications open, and what each part involves.
Account setup, program research, and timeline management for the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre and Ontario Colleges Application Service. We send transcripts directly to OUAC and keep every family on track for the February 1 first-round deadline, alongside the early-application windows for OCAS in October.
Drafts, second drafts, and the conversations between them. The same English teachers your child already knows read their personal statements for UCAS, supplementary essays for the Common App, and program-specific writing for competitive Ontario programs. We help your child shape the argument and leave the writing to them.
With small classes, the teachers writing letters of reference have taught your child for a year or more, so their letters are specific and accurate. We finish them in time for the earliest deadline a family is considering, including Oxford and Cambridge in mid-October.
UCAS for the United Kingdom, the Common App and Coalition for the United States, and direct institutional applications for universities elsewhere. We coordinate SAT and ACT preparation timelines (first attempt May or June of Grade 11; second attempt November or December of Grade 12), visa documentation, and financial paperwork right alongside the Ontario applications.
The Conversation
By the start of Grade 12, most of our students have already had two terms of conversation about what they’re aiming for, which Grade 12 courses matter most, and how to use the summer between Grade 11 and Grade 12 well.
That’s the practical advantage of small classes. The English teacher reading your child’s personal statement is the same person who taught them ENG3U last year, and the calculus teacher writing a reference for engineering programs already knows which units your child found hardest and where they grew the most.
They take the time to address any questions or concerns we have, and their dedication to helping us succeed is evident.
Adam Szocs — Alumnus, Grade 12
Begin the Conversation
Whether your child is starting Grade 11 or finalizing a Grade 12 program list, a short call with our guidance team is usually the best place to begin. We’ll walk you through what to expect and where you are in the year.
