College-Bound Grads Face Competition From Laid-Off Adults
Toronto
Ontario's graduating high school students are facing stiffer competition for high-demand, high-employment college and university programs as workers who lost their jobs in the recession head back to school and claim the country's coveted post-secondary education spots.
Colleges and universities will not give special priority to the Grade 12 candidates, administrators say, despite the fact they could be thrown out into a tough, recessionary job market with little or no work experience and only a high school education if they're not accepted.
The deadline for Grade 12 students to apply to Ontario's universities for next September is Wednesday; for colleges...
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