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February 11, 2025

OmbudsPEI inquiries help make communication around admissions clearer for post-secondary students in PEI
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OmbudsPEI received two complaints from students at UPEI alleging the school unfairly denied them admission. One complainant alleged that they were not provided with an explanation after they were denied re-admission into a program, noting that the denial letter provided no details about the denial or how they could find that information out.  Another UPEI…

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Clarifying Criteria

A UPEI student complained that they were unfairly denied admission to the Co-op Program. Despite the student’s high academic performance and demonstrated skills, UPEI offered positions to applicants with lesser qualifications who, the university concluded, were able to benefit more from the program. The student believed this was unfair. While UPEI had the discretion to…

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Clear Instructions

A Holland College student complained that they were unfairly denied admission to another program because Holland College failed to consider their current grades when scoring their application. The complainant believed that because their application form stated they were a Holland College student, their grades would be automatically considered. This is not what occurred. Holland College…

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Option to Inquire

A person complained that UPEI unfairly denied them admission without explanation. The letter they received did not explain the reasons for the denial or the process for finding out why they were denied. We reached out to UPEI and learned that they had provided a verbal explanation after receiving a phone call from the person.…

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