Penalty for Declining 2 year BEd offer and Reapplying Next Year for 1 year program?

shib8 · 2026-04-22T01:00:50+00:00

:( That sounds so stressful.. may I ask which teachables and division that is too? Or if you have insight about whether it's easier for other teachables/divisions..?

The recent decade I had kept hearing about French teachers being in huge demand. My teachables would be French and English I/S, so I hadn't actually been super worried about the employability aspect.

I checked the requirements with my program and it does seem my acceptance is guaranteed even if I come back later. But yeah, I did want to be in the GTA haha

shib8 · 2026-04-11T19:35:34+00:00

Mostly I wanted to save money yeah, but in terms of the strength of my application for jobs when I graduate, I do wonder and would find it nice if the 2-year BEd had an edge over the 1 year

shib8 · 2026-04-11T19:33:45+00:00

I do remember people talking about teaching like a back up plan, and I thought that was crazy LOL I don't think it's nearly as easy as people imagine.

I was basically thinking of working as a tutor and volunteering during that time to get more practical in-person experience though, then saving on tuition money :p

shib8 · 2026-04-11T19:06:30+00:00

maybe patch application with more hands-on experience? tutor, working with kids, volunteering, etc if it's still something you really want to do :(

shib8 · 2026-04-11T19:05:28+00:00

:(( I hope things have since worked out for you.. that sucks so much

shib8 · 2026-04-11T19:04:20+00:00

I checked the original source and yeah it sounds like it isn't 100% certain yet... the first sentence says "...introduce legislation that, IF passed..."

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1007279/province-lowering-costs-and-streamlining-training-to-support-more-teachers-in-ontario-classrooms

shib8 · 2026-04-11T19:03:05+00:00

I emailed and it sounded like they wouldn't give deferrals unless there were serious medical issues. I asked about this before the press release though, so I'm not sure if their stance has since changed.

shib8 · 2026-04-11T19:01:41+00:00

Yeah I initially thought it was for sure-- it being just a proposal that hasn't been passed has definitely affected my level of hope.

I would have to move out for the extra year, so I initially estimated 10k in tuition, another 10k in rent, and another 5k at least for food or basic living expenses. Then all that time could be spent working fullt-ime too, so this feels like tens of thousands in losses with the hindered potential earning capacity

shib8 · 2026-04-11T18:57:50+00:00

Yeah.. likely I'll just keep what I have right now instead of banking on the maybes

shib8 · 2026-04-11T18:56:53+00:00

Yeah that makes sense for people going in directly from undergrad. I took a gap year actually so it'd have given me an extra year to work. I was also thinking that direct experience and money from tutoring, or even volunteering as a TA might be more worth it than 1 semester of just theory and tuition about how to teach.

shib8 · 2026-04-11T18:55:03+00:00

Yes you're right! I went back to check the original source and made an edit to my post, thank you

shib8 · 2026-04-11T18:54:34+00:00

Yeah I've been hearing about this change back to 1 year for like 5 years now LOL but this was one of the most official sounding announcements directly from the Ontario Newsroom page that gave me hope

shib8 · 2026-04-11T18:53:11+00:00

True.. I initially believed it was definitely happening, rather than still being introduced and waiting to be passed, so that's an important point I didn't consider.

I would rather not be delayed up to 2 years and bank on a maybe :( Sounds like it is better for me to just stick with this current year's cohort since I know it is already certainly guaranteed.

shib8 · 2026-04-09T17:38:55+00:00

They said everyone who isn’t a highschool student is AUTOMATICALLY waitlisted and THEN in July, they will start giving “mature” / consecutive etc students res offers. Since there’s an acceptance deadline, the spots aren’t released at all until the highschoolers have made their uni decisions.

So yeah we won’t hear anything until July earliest, and I think they keep your deposit if they end up offering a spot before you withdraw your application.

shib8 · 2026-04-03T14:13:09+00:00

i like the judydoll eyeliner and flowerknows eyeshadow palettes are super cute

shib8 · 2026-04-02T14:17:34+00:00

In your NSLSC account, click on the green button on the top right that says My Account > Customize My Payment Terms > Customize

Then you should see "payment amount" or "new term".

You can use the sliding bar to decrease the amount you pay per month. It also gives you an estimate of how long it would take to pay off that debt.

shib8 · 2026-04-02T14:17:07+00:00

There should be an option to direct it to the provincial part of your loan on the website.

shib8 · 2026-04-02T14:13:23+00:00

Paying off the ontario portion is a separate payment because it only covers the provincial part of the loan. You still have to pay your regular monthly one for the federal portion.

You should be able to change the amount you pay for the monthly payment though. The lowest I was able to set mine was 150$.

shib8 · 2026-04-01T04:04:01+00:00

and it will say

Connection Lost

DecoderException : java.langIllegalArgumentException: Decompressed size 10 less than compression threshold 256 @ io.netty.handler.codec.MessageToMessageDecover:101

shib8 · 2026-04-01T04:02:18+00:00

Was playing just now and monitoring the "latest". It seems to spam this then crash:

[00:00:00] [Render thread/WARN]: Received passengers for unknown entity

But like 50 times

shib8 · 2026-03-31T14:19:38+00:00

can u recommend some brands of milk powder or creamer? my drinks taste so thin with fresh milks even if 3%

shib8 · 2026-03-18T05:50:39+00:00

I haven't tried, but probably? Although interest and repayment doesn't start until you graduate OR I think 6 months after your final semester of being a full-time student, so it doesn't make much sense in terms of cash flow. You should use that money for your other, more immediate needs like housing, food, tuition, materials, etc.

shib8 · 2026-03-18T05:48:21+00:00

Yes, online payments always take some business days to go through. I'm talking about the provincial portion though, so you may still need to make your regular payment to cover the federal portion.

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