Recruitment & Admissions Team
bucbound@uwo.ca
519.432.8353
Strong Start at Brescia
Program Overview
The Strong Start at Brescia Program provides students who might not otherwise consider themselves admissible to university in London an opportunity to enter university studies at Brescia. The program is designed to support students both academically and personally with intentional programming delivered before and during the academic year.
The Strong Start at Brescia program will begin prior to the first day of classes and will consist of a combination of in-person and online sessions to get students feeling confident about starting their post-secondary journey. Topics will include resiliency, time management skills, writing skills, research skills, coping strategies for post-secondary education, and mindfulness.
Admissions Information
Student applicants to the Strong Start at Brescia Program will be assessed holistically based on a combination of references, responses to questions, and grades. Students with an overall average in the range of 75% and above are invited to apply.
Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis with decisions communicated no later than August 1.
Key Dates
- July 15: Application Deadline
- August 1: All decisions communicated by this date
- August 28: Strong Start at Brescia programming beings
- September 4: Undergraduate Orientation Week begins at Brescia and Western
- September 7: First term semester classes begin