For Ontario students applying to an Ontario university next year, together with a parent or guardian.
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Supplemental application guidance
Help interpreting requirements, planning responses, preparing for interviews or portfolios, and reviewing for clarity. The student writes and submits.
BeaconEd guides. The student writes and submits.
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE PLANSTUDENT WORK
What is this prompt asking the student to show?
01Read the instruction
02Choose real evidence
03Build the structure
04Review for completion
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30-minute conversation with the founder
The student and parent or guardian meet directly with BeaconEd founder Matthew Svacina to review the research, resolve key questions, and agree on next steps.
One direct conversation. One shared plan.
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REVIEWWhat changed after reading the Beacon?
RESOLVEWhich questions need a family decision?
AGREEWhat are the next five moves?
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Questions through application season
General university-program and application-process questions can return to one continuing thread until application season is over.
A changing season, kept in one thread.
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BeaconEd supportApplication season
Student: Does this commerce program still require a supplemental application?
BeaconEd: I am checking the current faculty page and this admission cycle’s instructions.
BeaconEd: Confirmed. The current faculty instructions require a supplemental profile.
BeaconEd: I added the official source, deadline, and next step to your plan.
Message
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Your Beacon
A student-specific application plan covering options, requirements, dates, trade-offs, sources, and the next five moves.
The fourth part. Open it below.
YOUR BEACONFAMILY WORKING PLAN
RESEARCHED FOR ONE STUDENT
See where you stand. Know what comes next.
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Inside Your Beacon.
12 defined parts, researched for one student.This personalized document is one of the four things your family receives.
YOUR BEACON / CONTENTSSCROLL TO TURN THE PAGES
YOUR BEACONA working document for one student and one family.Prepared and reviewed by Matthew
CONTENTS COMPLETEFrom the student’s starting point to the next five moves.
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STARTING POINT
Cover
Your Beacon, the student’s name, application cycle, preparation date, version, and who prepared and reviewed it.
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STARTING POINTCover
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STARTING POINT
Your Beacon at a glance
Where the student stands, which directions deserve attention, the biggest risks or unknowns, and the first thing to do.
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STARTING POINTYour Beacon at a glance
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STUDENT CONTEXT
What we heard
Courses, grades, interests, dislikes, current program ideas, constraints, must-haves, deal-breakers, and family questions.
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STUDENT CONTEXTWhat we heard
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STUDENT CONTEXT
How the options were evaluated
The student-specific criteria used to compare subject matter, co-op, flexibility, commute, residence, cost, campus life, and support needs.
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STUDENT CONTEXTHow the options were evaluated
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PROGRAM RESEARCH
Shortlist at a glance
Five programs by default, with seven as the maximum. Each shows why it made the list, its strength, trade-off, prerequisite position, and open questions.
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PROGRAM RESEARCHShortlist at a glance
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PROGRAM RESEARCH
Individual program profiles
What the student would study, confirmed requirements, supplements, important dates, fit, trade-offs, next actions, official sources, and verification dates.
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PROGRAM RESEARCHIndividual program profiles
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PROGRAM RESEARCH
Pathway Check
A cross-program view of requirements met, courses planned or in progress, gaps requiring action, and information still to confirm.
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PROGRAM RESEARCHPathway Check
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APPLICATION ACTION
Application plan
Official deadlines, recommended earlier targets, supplemental work, interviews, portfolios, action owners, and current status.
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APPLICATION ACTIONApplication plan
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APPLICATION ACTION
Cost and relevant scholarships
Cost, commute, residence, and a small number of verified scholarship opportunities when they meaningfully affect the decision.
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APPLICATION ACTIONCost and relevant scholarships
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APPLICATION ACTION
Your next five moves
Exactly five actions in priority order, each with an owner, target date, reason, and a clear definition of completion.
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APPLICATION ACTIONYour next five moves
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FAMILY CONVERSATION
Founder conversation agenda
The decisions to make with Matthew, unresolved questions, and what the student and parent should prepare in advance.
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FAMILY CONVERSATIONFounder conversation agenda
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TRUST SYSTEM
Sources, verification, and limitations
A clean source register, verification dates, methodology, document version, unresolved items, and information still to confirm.
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TRUST SYSTEMSources, verification, and limitations
01 / 12Each page is part of the document your family receives.
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STARTING POINTCover
Your Beacon, the student’s name, application cycle, preparation date, version, and who prepared and reviewed it.
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STARTING POINTYour Beacon at a glance
Where the student stands, which directions deserve attention, the biggest risks or unknowns, and the first thing to do.
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STUDENT CONTEXTWhat we heard
Courses, grades, interests, dislikes, current program ideas, constraints, must-haves, deal-breakers, and family questions.
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STUDENT CONTEXTHow the options were evaluated
The student-specific criteria used to compare subject matter, co-op, flexibility, commute, residence, cost, campus life, and support needs.
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PROGRAM RESEARCHShortlist at a glance
Five programs by default, with seven as the maximum. Each shows why it made the list, its strength, trade-off, prerequisite position, and open questions.
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PROGRAM RESEARCHIndividual program profiles
What the student would study, confirmed requirements, supplements, important dates, fit, trade-offs, next actions, official sources, and verification dates.
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PROGRAM RESEARCHPathway Check
A cross-program view of requirements met, courses planned or in progress, gaps requiring action, and information still to confirm.
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APPLICATION ACTIONApplication plan
Official deadlines, recommended earlier targets, supplemental work, interviews, portfolios, action owners, and current status.
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APPLICATION ACTIONCost and relevant scholarships
Cost, commute, residence, and a small number of verified scholarship opportunities when they meaningfully affect the decision.
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APPLICATION ACTIONYour next five moves
Exactly five actions in priority order, each with an owner, target date, reason, and a clear definition of completion.
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FAMILY CONVERSATIONFounder conversation agenda
The decisions to make with Matthew, unresolved questions, and what the student and parent should prepare in advance.
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TRUST SYSTEMSources, verification, and limitations
A clean source register, verification dates, methodology, document version, unresolved items, and information still to confirm.
How joining works
One linked path through application season.
The student and parent begin together. Every step stays connected from there.
STUDENTPARENT OR GUARDIAN
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STUDENT + PARENT
Join with a parent or guardian
Begin the student and family intake together.
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INTAKE + PAYMENT
Complete the intake and payment
Courses, grades, priorities, constraints, and questions create the starting point. Payment confirms the family’s place.
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HUMAN REVIEW
BeaconEd researches and reviews
Program information, requirements, and dates are verified from official sources, then interpreted against the student’s courses, priorities, and constraints.
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PLAN + CALENDAR
Receive Your Beacon and meeting link
The personalized plan arrives with a link to schedule the family’s conversation with Matthew.
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FOUNDER CONVERSATION
Meet with the founder for 30 minutes
Matthew meets with the student and parent or guardian to review the plan, resolve priority questions, and agree on the next five moves.
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FEEDBACK + REBATE
Share honest feedback and receive the rebate
Complete the short feedback form after the call. The feedback can be positive, critical, or mixed.
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CONTINUED SUPPORT
Continue through application season
General program and application-process question support remains available until application season is over.
Founding price
Founding Families pricing.
Pay $99 when your family joins. Complete the honest-feedback form after your conversation with Matthew to receive $20 back, bringing the final cost to $79.
FOUNDING FAMILIESPRICE SUMMARY
Paid when you join$99
Honest-feedback rebate−$20
YOUR FINAL COST$79
Feedback can be positive, critical, or mixed. Permission to quote it is optional and separate.
Published Canadian price examples
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$450
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Founding Families is for Ontario students planning to begin university in Ontario next year. The student participates fully and joins with a parent or guardian.
02What is Your Beacon?+
Your Beacon is a researched, student-specific working plan for application season. It brings the student’s situation, a focused program shortlist, requirements, trade-offs, dates, sources, open questions, and the next five moves into one reviewed document.
03What does Founding Families cost?+
The family pays $99 when joining. After the conversation with Matthew, completing the short honest-feedback form returns $20 and brings the final cost to $79.
FOUNDING FAMILIESLIMITED AVAILABILITY
For Ontario students applying to an Ontario university next year.
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