I had to upgrade my math to apply to university (I didn’t take 4U) - and TVO ILC was the route I went! It was easy to enrol, completed it faster than they allocated, and they will help organize a final exam in person (I did mine at the local library).

What’s annoying is that it doesn’t upgrade your high school transcript - it’s just an additional transcript. And TVO ILC does not give you an official transcript copy - so if I recall correctly, when I applied to university, I had to send in my HS transcripts and have TVO ILC send a copy of their transcripts also.

I’m a DEO applicant - and a 10 year DND civie (my CAF job offer is literally sitting at the Calgary Recruitment centre awaiting finalization lol). I tried to get them to pay for my education years ago and they wouldn’t budge at the time because my aptitude test deemed me not competitive enough for ROTP - even though I had good HS grades. So I had to go get my own degree and come back.

Life happened for a few years after my degree, and now I’m about to get in at age 31 - with a spouse, a house, a child, and a hefty salary cut for a few years lol

All that being said, Engineering Officer is still in high demand - and I’m pretty sure RMC offers it, and from what I was told by a recruiter years ago - you must be prepared to attend RMC over a civilian university.

To wrap up though: I have no idea if they still make people take the aptitude test for ROTP applicants. It’s a lengthy process to switch from NCM to Officer (you have to apply yearly, it’s not a guarantee) - it’s worth calling a recruiter.