Tips To Help You Get Accepted To Your Top School

Western's top 10 suggestions to help you get accepted to your program(s) of choice.

At Western, we understand how overwhelming the postsecondary application process can seem. Below is a list of our Top 10 suggestions to help you get accepted to your program(s) of choice.

1. 1. Make sure you have – or will have – all appropriate high school prerequisites for the program to which you are applying.

2. 2. Find out if having a “recommended” course or courses makes a difference to your admissibility.

3. 3. Watch deadlines very carefully. No matter how great your marks might be, if there’s a deadline to be met for any part of your application, and you don’t meet it, your application may not be considered.

4. 4. Make sure you investigate any additional criteria. For example, does your program require written submissions, essays, interviews, portfolios or auditions?

5. 5. Determine if the universities you are interested in will be sending you a “Supplemental Information Request Form,” in which you can outline details of your extracurricular involvements.

6. 6. If you face specific challenges in your schoolwork, or in your life, see if your circumstances will be taken into account during the admission process.

7. 7. Be realistic. If the program that interests you generally has an entering average in the mid-80s, and your marks are usually in the mid-70s, you may want to reconsider!

8. 8. Choose your programs and universities wisely. Do your research before you apply, and narrow down your choices, as application costs can add up quickly.

9. 9. Track the progress of your application electronically. Pay attention to instructions about electronic access and ensure the email address you submit on your application is the one you are actually using.

10. 10. Read everything carefully. You do not want any last minute surprises to creep upon you.

Visit us online or join us for Fall Preview Day on Sunday, Nov. 13 to learn how Western can help you through the admissions process.