BBA Supplementary Application

Important Information Regarding the Supplementary Application and York University Winter Holiday Closure

Please note that York University and the Schulich Recruitment & Admissions office will be closed from December 24, 2025, to January 2, 2026 (inclusive). Applications will not be processed from December 23, 2025, to January 4, 2026.

If you applied to the BBA program between December 18th and January 10th there will be a delay in receiving your invitation to the Supplementary Application. Invitations to the Supplementary Application will be sent after January 13th.

If it is AFTER January 13^th and you have not received the Supplementary Application invite, please confirm that you applied to the BBA program (OUAC Code: YBA) and check your spam/junk folders for an email from no-reply@kiratalent.com. If you do not find your invitation and applied to the BBA program, please email admissions@schulich.yorku.ca with York Reference Number and we will resend you the invitation.

While you are waiting for your invitation, you will be able to begin working on your Leadership Profile. The Leadership Profile will be available soon.

The Supplementary Application Deadlines:

• Direct-Entry Ontario (101) and Non-Ontario (105) High School Applicants (Year 1): February 3, 2026 at 11:59 pm EST
• Direct-Entry International Students Outside of Ontario (105V) High School Applications (Year 1): February 3, 2026 at 11:59 pm EST

Please ensure you apply by the Schulich BBA OUAC deadline:

• Direct-Entry Ontario (101) High School Applications (Year 1) and Direct-Entry Non-Ontario Domestic (105) High School Applications (Year 1): January 15, 2026
  Direct-Entry International Students Outside of Ontario (105V) High School Applications (Year 1): January 15, 2026

Within 7-10 business days few days of submitting your Schulich application via OUAC, you will receive an email message from York containing your York reference number. This email will be sent to you from the address: info@yorku.ca

You will need to enter the York Reference Number included in this email message when registering to complete your Supplementary Application.

No, the Supplementary Application is not accessed from or uploaded to the MyFile account. Within 7-10 days of applying to the Schulich BBA via OUAC you will receive an invitation to complete the Supplementary Application. Please follow the links in that e-mail which will provide detailed instructions.

Included within the email invitation to complete the Supplementary Application is a link to download the Leadership Profile template. If you are having issues downloading the template directly from the email, try one of the following:

• Open the email in a non-Chrome browser (i.e. Firefox, Microsoft Edge, etc.) and download from there; or
• Copy the hyperlink within the email invitation into a new browser tab to initiate the download.

After you have filled in the document, we recommend that you resave the file with a unique name (i.e. Leadership-Profile-Fall-2025-FINAL_John Doe.docx). Please also verify that your responses display correctly before uploading your completed Leadership Profile to Kira Talent.

No, you must upload your completed Leadership Profile before moving on to complete the video interviews and timed writing exercise. If you upload an incomplete Leadership Profile document as a placeholder – with the intention of returning to revise it after completing your video interviews and timed writing exercise – you will not be able to do so.

For each activity you list on your Leadership Profile, there is a 1,500-character limit when describing your learning outcome. This character limit includes spaces and all punctuation.

Your Supplementary Application should be marked as “Received” on My File within 7-10 days of submission. Please note, however, that no updates will be made to MyFile over the York University holiday break (approx. December 23, 2025 – January 4, 2026, inclusive). If you submit your Supplementary Application during the break, you should not expect to see an update to your MyFile account until after January 13th.

You should highlight meaningful experiences from high school that demonstrate initiative, collaboration, impact, and personal growth. Examples include:

• Student leadership, clubs, or councils
• Community involvement and volunteer work
• Sports or competitions
• Paid employment or entrepreneurial ventures
• Conferences, leadership programs, or international experiences
• Personal projects or experiences showing resilience or overcoming adversity

You must list a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 experiences. Leadership Profiles with fewer than 3 experiences will not be evaluated.

For each experience, describe your role and the learning outcomes. Learning outcomes should highlight:

• Your actions
• The impact you made
• Skills you developed
• How the experience has shaped you as a future business leader

Yes. You must provide a reference who can verify your experience. Leadership Profiles with missing or incomplete references will not be evaluated.

• Use the fillable PDF form provided.
• Complete all sections clearly and accurately.
• Triple-check before uploading to Kira Talent to ensure all information and references are correct and you are uploading the correct file.