Many Grade 12 students don’t know exactly what they want to study at university. Filling out university applications, they might be asked to commit to a particular department, faculty, or major. Sometimes it seems like everyone else has it all figured out, from university through to a career. A student who isn’t sure can feel…

Is this a Good Time to Take a Gap Year? A gap year is a year that students take between high school and university (or during university) to do a variety of structured and unstructured, academic and non-academic activities. Because of COVID-19 and the uncertainty about how universities will deliver programs this fall, more students…

If you have just completed Grade 11 and plan to apply to university, do a favor for your future self (that is, your September self) by getting started on university and scholarship applications this summer. Don’t wait until the fall. Grade 12 is a busy year and you’ll need to focus on doing your best…