Open notebook and pen on a clean desk beside the Go2Grad Blog title, representing Go2Grad Tutors’ collection of educational articles, tips, and academic insights.

Go grad BLOG

Vox audita perit, littera scripta manet - The spoken word perishes, but the written word remains

Ontario University Cutoffs Explained: Why Last Year's Numbers Mislead. Flat illustration of the same teal student figure standing at three high-jump bars that climb higher step by step, a checkmark beside the first and a question mark beside the last.

Ontario University Cutoffs Explained: Why Last Year's Numbers Mislead Applicants

Published Ontario university cutoffs describe last year's applicants, not you. Here's why the numbers move and how to build a balanced OUAC list of reach, match and safe choices.

5 min read

The Loran Award Closes October 15 — Canada's Most Prestigious High School Scholarship Has a Two-Week Deadline

The Loran Award closes October 15, 2026 at noon ET. Worth $150,000 over four years, this prestigious Canadian scholarship values character and leadership over perfect grades. Here's what families need to know with only two weeks left to apply.

3 min read

Ontario University Scholarships You're Automatically Considered For (and the Ones You Must Apply To)

Ontario university entrance scholarships fall into three groups: automatic, school-nominated and self-applied. Here are the averages that trigger money, the deadlines nobody announces, and what three percentage points are actually worth.

6 min read

Flat illustration of a balance scale tilting under a stack of six blank course tiles, the bottom two bolted down in coral orange and immovable, with spare tiles left on a rack behind. Cover image for the Go2Grad post Ontario Admission Averages Explained: How Your Top 6 U/M Courses Are Actually Calculated.

Ontario Admission Averages Explained: How Your Top 6 U/M Courses Are Actually Calculated

Ontario universities build your admission average from six specific Grade 12 U/M courses, and for most programs only two or three of those slots are actually yours. A worked example of which marks are locked, which you can drop, and where to put the hours.

6 min read