UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS
Home schooling is the fastest-growing educational trend in North America. It exists in many forms, and not only is it gaining mainstream acceptance as a suitable way to educate one’s children, but it is also proving to be highly successful.
Many university admission officers are impressed with home educated students because of their high academic standards, independent learning skills, mature atitude and good social skills.
Still, it can be difficult to break out of the traditional schooling mindset. Many university-bound home schoolers have found that re-entering the school system at the high school age and earning a traditional diploma has been the “path of least resistance” when preparing to apply to university.
Fortunately, things are changing for alternative learners in Ontario! There are now several accepted ways to earn high school credits in a non-traditional environment, and Ontario universities have policies for home schooled applicants, who may not even have any recognized high school credits or an official transcript! Home schooling is no longer an option just for younger students–and “high school” is no longer the only path to university!
Essential University Admissions Websites
The eINFO website is a guide to Ontario universities for secondary school students and guidance counsellors. Its mandate is to provide students and guidance counsellors with information about university programs, admission requirements and additional resources. eINFO should be used as a starting point for researching university options. In the “Degree Locator” section, you’ll find programs, prerequisites and grade requirements. Also under “Further Information”, search for residence and meal plan information as well as scholarships and awards.
AUCC profiles of Ontario Universities (Association of University and Colleges of Canada)
Study In Ontario (Government of Ontario website)
University Navigator (Globe and Mail)
Also use the “Pages” menu at the right to navigate to the specific sub-pages within this area of the site.