imported_Mischev

hey guys i stayed back a year form highskool and i will be 19 in july

sum1 told me to apply as a mature student cause it will be easier to get in, is this true?

rrspexpress

that's stupid..........you're not a mature student so you shoudln't apply as one

imported_SilverSleeper

Yeah your not a mature student...You have like 25 or 30 before you get that. Your a regular student in the eyes of the university.

imported_Team Rukus

for uni i beleive mature student is 21.
for college its 19
thats assuming you dont have enough credits.
imo i would rather get the credits from highschool if you only need like 4 in the next semester and then finish it.

imported_BLKSHEEP

mature student is for older ppl not right out of highskool and/or i believe ppl who didn't complete/graduate highskool for whatever reason and want to go to college... applying as a mature student you have to write a test proving ur knowledge and skill or somethin like.

imported_Joker

nah apply through ouac ..ur not a mature student

2000SE

a mature student is someone that has graduated highschool and has not been in school for 2 or more years i think
something along those lines anyways

if you're worried about grades some universities will have a supplementary application that you can fill out to help explain why your grades are lower.

imported_Mischev

lol not i graduated already, i just wanted a back door into uni..lol

thx guys

imported_viper_2_4

I think its harder to get in as a mature student anyways, because there is less acceptance spots...

stock94block

if your grades were low in high school and you're applying for a tough course in university, i dont reccommend it.

DumbasSi

I think a mature student is someonn who has been absent from formal education for at least 4 years. Even if you are considered a mature student, I believe you still need to meet the minimun requirements of the program you are applying to. Try contacting OCAS and asking them.

imported_Zyepher

He wouldn't be talking to ocas because thats for college's. To be a mature student you have to be absent from high school for four years then you can apply. (friend dropped out in grade 10) and now he's at york lol

imported_Italia311

Mature student I believe is 4 yrs.

If you stayed back a year, why wouldn't you upgrade your marks?

If you want university check out www.ouac.on.ca

imported_Mischev

my marks arent low really i'm riding a 78% average, i alreaddy applied as a regualr student, i really just want to get into ryerson for buisness..from what i hear its not that hard..lol

imported_Italia311

78% you should be ok...

rrspexpress

78% for business at ryerson is fine. and no it's not that hard

cibs

and you can get in with a 78, but be prepared to work your *** off at ryerson for business, i'm in my 4th year and i know TONS of ppl that dropped out or got kicked out....

and also keep in mind that the avg is ever so slowly increasing, so if you want get in now but be prepared to work... 6 courses each semester for the first year... other schools have 5, just to make sure you can cut it... entrance avg might be lower but you have to prove yourself once ur in, otherwise your spot will be another spot taken by a college transfer in 2nd or 3rd yr...

imported_Mischev

thx, yeah since i'm paying for it out of my pocket, i kno i'll work hard.. lol

imported_Bruce Fee

i think you only need to have been away for a full year to apply as a mature student.

university is a joke as well. have fun, get drunk, take care of your business.

people laughed at me.. said i was a fool in university cause i skipped so much.. and just went to school and drank or whatever.. i'm the one who had a job right out of school.

while so many business students i know looked for so long and got jobs with crap pay cause they had no experience and focused on school so much.

experience and education is key.

93hyb

Getting into Ryerson business shouldn't be that hard. You'll also be competing with the engineering drop outs. Majority of them go into business.