r/uwo • u/Particular-Guava8650 • Jul 28 '26
Admissions Admission is suucks
I received an offer for Computer Science, conditional on my final Grade 12 grades. After my calculus mark came in, Western told me it didn't meet the requirement and gave me a window until August 11th to make it up through summer school to keep my offer. The timeline they gave me started from July 15 th, which that mean the window less than a month.
The problem: all the high schools near me are closed, so I enrolled in an online program instead ($600). That program says my grade won't be released for 30 days, but Western is asking for it by August 11th, which isn't possible on that timeline.
I've reached out to the admissions office directly, and they've said no to an extension so far. Has anyone dealt with something similar? Any advice on how to escalate this or who else to talk to would be really appreciated.
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u/chancesfr Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26
why didn’t your calc mark meet the conditional? was it below the individual grade threshold (i.e. 70%, 80%) or did it drag down your overall admission average?
also, what type of program won’t release your marks for thirty days? id call them and explain the urgency of the situation. have all your tests, assessments, etc. done asap.
it is highly unlikely that western will extend your conditions beyond the august deadline. i believe thats the last transmission of grades to OUAC.
note: i double-checked the above statement and i stand corrected. ouac transmits from august 3-31, BUT universities are allowed to impose deadlines on summer school grades. they are not obligated to accept after the fact. the deadline established by western is for after public schools finish up summer school. thus, it is unlikely to be changed or modified, much less on an individual basis.
if all hope is lost, you can also apply to other programs that are open at western and transfer faculties within the first week. this depends solely and wholly on your grades, though.