<p>compmom: Just a question (a genuine one, not a rhetorical one): Were the Canadian students that managed to stay on in the US composition students or students in another discipline? </p>
<p>One small correction to the excellent advice given (and I hesitate to add it because it might be incorrectly construed as encouraging the OP to consider the US): a number of the border states have reciprocal agreements with Canadian provinces that give Canadian students in-state tuition rates at state universities. Very few Canadians or Americans take advantage of this because, without going into the details, it isn’t that wonderful a deal for most (unless there is a specific program offered across the border that isn’t offered in one’s home province or state).</p>