Where Our Students Were Accepted

Options Solutions wants to extend heartfelt congratulations to all our students who were accepted to the universities and colleges of their choice. This year, our students received acceptances to the following schools: US Arizona State University, Babson, Barnard, Berkeley, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis, Brown, Cal Lutheran, Carnegie Mellon, Chapman, Claremont McKenna, Colgate, Cornell, Duke, [...]

Options Solutions Guest Student Blogger – Debating Your Decision

You’re one month in. You’re starting to find a nice group of friends; you’re getting a hang of the academics; living away from home isn’t so scary. However, there is one problem that you can’t ignore: You don’t really like your school. Uh-oh. Now what? I went through exactly this. Around Thanksgiving, I started to [...]

UBC: Update on Entrance Scholarships

In the past, to be considered for the UBC Major Entrance Scholarships (MES), Canadian students have been required to apply for the scholarships separately from applying for admission. The scholarships offered range from one-time $5,000 awards to the renewable $40,000 awards. This year, Canadian applicants need only to submit their online admissions applications and the [...]

UBC Enrolment Up for 2012/2013 School Year

With the expansion of their enrolment policy beyond only GPA to a new, more “personalized service model” for first-year undergraduates, the University of British Columbia (UBC) admitted 6,324 new students to both its campuses, a four percent overall increase from last year. Of those admitted, nearly 3,800 students are from BC secondary schools.   In [...]

UBC Okanagan to Use Broad-Based Application

Since its introduction last January as part of the admissions process to the University of British Columbia (UBC) Vancouver Campus, the broad-based application has served the university well in selecting the best prospective students for their direct-entry academic programs. Therefore, UBC’s sister campus UBC Okanagan will be following suit in adopting the use of these [...]

University of Toronto tops 2012 QS World University Rankings by Subject

Recently, the QS World University Rankings 2012 by Subject* show the University of Toronto on top among Canadian post-secondary institutions on 20 out of 29 subject disciplines. The academic categories compared were grouped under Social Sciences and Management, Natural Sciences, Life Sciences and Medicine, Engineering and Technology, and Arts and Humanities. Based on data collected [...]

Options Solutions Guest Student Blogger – Introduction

Options Solutions is excited to introduce you to our newest student blogger! Over the summer, she will offer incoming first-year university students an informative perspective on the realities of university life. If you’re reading this, you are probably at some stage in your university career—from researching schools to your first “Thirsty Thursday.” You’ve read all the pamphlets, seen all the [...]

Need Help With Post-Secondary Transfer?

If you wonder whether transferring from one BC post-secondary institution to another is a good idea or not, just keep reading. The 2011 BC Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Outcomes (DASCO) Survey recently reported by the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) finds that post-secondary students are using the BC’s admissions and transfer system [...]

Where Our Kids Got In

Options students have had another banner year! A selection of schools our clients were admitted to for the 2012-2013 school year include: Canada Acadia University, Bishops University, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Carleton University, Capilano University, Concordia University, Dalhousie University, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Fanshawe College, Huron College, Kwantlen Polytechnic Institute, Langara [...]

University Tours are a Great Way to Experience Campus Life

Deciding which university to attend is a very important decision. One of the best ways to help narrow down your options is to attend a campus tour. Try to schedule a visit when students will be on campus. This will help you get a true feel for what campus life is like on a typical [...]