The Black Applicant Support and Engagement program—or BASE—demystifies the path to post-secondary engineering education at the University of Toronto.
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When
October 22, 2024–January 21, 2025
*See detailed schedule below
Where
Virtual
Who
Black Identifying Grade 12 students
Program Fee
Free
Program Highlights
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This free program provides Black-identifying Grade 12 students with a customized experience and resources to assist them through the challenges of the university application and decision-making process.
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Gain an understanding of the Ontario university application process.
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Learn about all U of T campuses and Faculties, with a focus on U of T Engineering.
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Learn about the requirements and supplementary forms of the U of T Engineering application process.
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Gain an understanding of applying for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) and other financial aids.
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Have the resources and support of U of T Engineering staff throughout the application process.
Program Details
Dates
Session #1 | Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Welcome to BASE
Day Event | Sunday, October 27, 2024
Future Black Applicant Day
More details to come soon
Session #2 | Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Document Prep and OUAC document
Session #3 | Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Narrowing Choices in Engineering
Session #4 | Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Navigating Financial Aid
Session #5 | Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Engineering Applicant Drop In Session
Session #6 | Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Engineering Applicant Drop In Session
Session #7 | Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Student Life at U of T
Schedule
BASE sessions take place from 6–7 PM through Zoom. Zoom Links will be sent the week before the session.
Eligibility
BASE is exclusively open to self-identifying Black students currently enrolled in grade 12 for the academic year 2024/2025 who have not participated in our Blueprint program.
Creating an Active Account
If this is your first time registering for one of our programs, you will be prompted to create an Active account as you register. If you are successful in getting a spot in the workshop, your spot will be held for you as you complete the registration form, so no need to rush.
Please note that it is not possible to create an account before the registration date.
Registration Steps
Here are the steps to registering:
- Wait for registration to open.
- Click on the "Register" button on the top or bottom of this page.
- When registration is open, all the available courses will appear on the registration page.
- Add the courses to your cart by clicking "ADD TO CART" after each course you are interested in.
- If a course is full, it will be listed as "WAITING LIST ONLY." Add it to your cart to add yourself to the waitlist.
- Hit "CONTINUE" at the top of the page when you have added all the courses you are interested in to your cart.
- On the next page, enter your email address to sign in or create an account.
- Indicate which child should be registered for each session you have added to your cart.
- Answer the registration questions.
- Read and scroll through the waivers.
- Complete your online signature and click "CONTINUE TO CART."
- Double check all course information is correct.
- Enter in payment information and click "Pay now."
- After registering, be sure you receive a confirmation email after your submission- if you do not, please reach out to us.
Waitlist
If you see that a course or program is waitlisted on the registration page, that means there are no available spaces. If a space opens up in the course, those on the waitlist will be notified immediately in the order that they registered.
Do you have questions about BASE?
Contact us at outreach@engineering.utoronto.ca
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