YaelAldrich Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 In addition to all the fun of my life, my husband just finished with an interview at the University of Toronto (main campus) for a very top level job in one of his fields. From everything that occurred and from a comparison of CVs and such, we think he's got a very good chance of getting the nod. That doesn't mean he will take the job, but I have to start to get my ducks in a row. What do I need to know about homeschooling in Ontario? He was told that our oldest (16, supposed to be a junior, but with his issues this year, I'm calling it a gap year at best) wouldn't be able to get into a university. Now I know homeschooling is legal so I assume HSed kids get into good schools or any school for that matter. Please help me!!! Tell me everything I need to know.... Thank you in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) No idea about the homeschooling part. We looked at U of Toronto (near Chinatown) and U of Waterloo, and was told by the staff at the visitor center that relevant AP exam scores (English and whatever majors you are aiming for) are what they look at for admissions. So it’s not true that your oldest son won’t be able to get into a university there. For applying as a student who did a US style education, below is the quoted requirements from U of Toronto. “United States of America/ U.S. Patterned Education Minimum Admission Requirements: Senior Year/Grade 12 in an accredited high school with a high grade point average and high scores in SAT Reasoning or Redesigned SAT (including Essay) or ACT (including Writing Test) exams and two SAT Subject Tests or AP or IB courses (or a combination of these options covering two different subjects). Prerequisite subjects, including English, should be presented at Senior Year/Grade 12 level or as SAT Subject Tests or AP/IB. Pre-Calculus can be used to meet the minimum requirement for some program areas that require mathematics for admission. However, Calculus 12 or AP Calculus or 1 semester of college or university Calculus is required for most math, science, computer science, and commerce programs. AP Statistics does not provide the appropriate preparation. SAT, ACT and AP scores should be sent to us electronically. SAT and AP institution code is 0982 and ACT institution code is 5366. Transfer credit may be awarded for your Advanced Placement examinations and/or International Baccalaureate Higher Level subjects. See: Transfer Credit Information for further details.†https://future.utoronto.ca/apply/requirements/international-high-school-secondary-university-or-college-post-secondary#USA For U of Waterloo Computer Engineering “Computer Engineering admission requirements for American (US) System students Program requirements AP Calculus, AP Physics (or 2 high school Physics courses when AP is unavailable), Algebra (Pre-Calculus), Chemistry, Grade 12 English, and one other Grade 12 academic course, minimum final grade of 75% in each. Average 88% in the 6 required courses.†https://uwaterloo.ca/future-students/admissions/admission-requirements/computer-eng/international-system/american-system/ U of Waterloo requirements are stated by major so you have to select the major to see the requirements. https://uwaterloo.ca/future-students/admissions/admission-requirements Edited November 19, 2017 by Arcadia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bluegoat Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 That sounds really off to me, there are plenty of homeschooled kids in Ontario. I suspect you'd have to look at individual universities for their admission policies for homeschooled kids in terms of what they actually want to see - that is how it is here in Nova Scotia. My memory is tweaking that Not has pretty open regulations, but I don't think they give any funding, other. I may be misremembering though. I'd start by looking at the department of education for the province, that should have the laws for homeschooling laid out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyhock Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Each province and each university is different, so check the provincial homeschool laws, as well as admission requirements to any university you may apply to. I will say though that it seems harder for homeschoolers to get into universities here than in the US. A family my parents know just got their kid into a science department at U of M and apparently he is the first homeschooled kid to ever get in (not sure if that's true but that's what they said). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Each province and each university is different, so check the provincial homeschool laws, as well as admission requirements to any university you may apply to. I will say though that it seems harder for homeschoolers to get into universities here than in the US. A family my parents know just got their kid into a science department at U of M and apparently he is the first homeschooled kid to ever get in (not sure if that's true but that's what they said). I think that really depend. Most of the universities here are used to homeschoolers, and the one I attended is particularly fav-rouble towards them and inclined to recruit them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liber Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 University of Manitoba accepts homeschoolers into University one. Most kids do U1 regardless of where they went to school. I know of a homeschooler that got direct entry into the engineering program but she had to jump through hoops to make that happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liber Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 In Ontario one must notify if they are removing their child from school but if you are moving there I don't believe you need to do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyhock Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 University of Manitoba accepts homeschoolers into University one. Most kids do U1 regardless of where they went to school. I know of a homeschooler that got direct entry into the engineering program but she had to jump through hoops to make that happen. Yeah, I think there was a lot of hoop jumping in the situation I mentioned. Maybe they were trying for direct entry as well, I don't know. I would like to be wrong about it being difficult here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 In addition to all the fun of my life, my husband just finished with an interview at the University of Toronto (main campus) for a very top level job in one of his fields. From everything that occurred and from a comparison of CVs and such, we think he's got a very good chance of getting the nod. That doesn't mean he will take the job, but I have to start to get my ducks in a row. What do I need to know about homeschooling in Ontario? He was told that our oldest (16, supposed to be a junior, but with his issues this year, I'm calling it a gap year at best) wouldn't be able to get into a university. Now I know homeschooling is legal so I assume HSed kids get into good schools or any school for that matter. Please help me!!! Tell me everything I need to know.... Thank you in advance. Yes - a homeschooled kid can definitely go to university here in Ontario. :) Some are more homeschool friendly than others but I've just spent the last few weeks making phone calls to the registrar offices of Waterloo, Western, and McMaster and all three of those are more than happy to accept homeschoolers. They did all say that the fact that dd has AP scores and an SAT score helps immensely as it gives them something standardized to go by (public and private school students don't normally write the SAT here) but I don't think it's mandatory. The only two universities that I know of that aren't particularly friendly to homeschoolers are Guelph and Queen's. Both of them state that they will accept homeschooled students if the homeschooled student will graduate with an OSSD (Ontario Secondary School Diploma) and the only way to get one of those is to attend an accredited public or private high school. So they'll take homeschoolers - if you're not homeschooling. :) Actually, a homeschooler could do his/her entire high school through an accredited online school and get an OSSD that way - those would be the only homeschoolers that Guelph and Queen's will take. Some links you might find helpful: The Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents website - university page http://ontariohomeschool.org/university/ Ontario University Admissions for Homeschoolers http://universityadmissions.ca/ontario-university-admissions-for-homeschoolers/ Not homeschool-related directly but a great site for comparing info on Ontario universities https://www.electronicinfo.ca/ I'm in Ontario and my dd is in her Grade 12 year so I'm right in the thick of all this. Don't hesitate to PM me if you want to ask questions. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Yeah, I think there was a lot of hoop jumping in the situation I mentioned. Maybe they were trying for direct entry as well, I don't know. I would like to be wrong about it being difficult here! I thought I read somewhere that the U of M just changed their policies on homeschooled students and made it a lot harder to get in. But I could be wrong. U of M is my alma mater. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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