<p>How hard are say OoT,UBC or University of Waterloo for an American to get into?</p>
<p>How are they overall?</p>
<p>In general, I believe it's easy to get into Canadian universities.</p>
<p>I agree partly with fiona because canadian univ. are much easier to get into than american ones. this being said, U of T and UBC for example are quire high in international rankings... U of T being usually put between 18th-22nd i think. UBC, McGill and Waterloo are also up there. what do you want to go into. depending on that, i would be able to recommend a good univ. for u</p>
<p>So what's a good safety in Canada?</p>
<p>As far as I know, you do not need to write essays for Canadian Uni's.
Also, unless you are a national level athlete or have some AMAZING extracurriculars, they do NOT look at them.
They only look at your marks. Awsome eh? HAHA.</p>
<p>well anyways.. good safeties.. I'd say University of Victoria or University of Alberta. UVic is apparently a pretty fun, lax school with a BEAUTIFUL campus.
A place like "Canadian Mennonite University" in Winnipeg would probs be a safety too. Or you could always go to community colleges...</p>
<p>well is there a foundation year or something for those who do not meet the specific subject requirements? i know there is in australia and uk</p>
<p>^ no, i don't think so.</p>
<p>I like U of Alberta. Edmonton's a great city.</p>
<p>Some Canadian Universities are starting to require essays (I wrote essays for Queens and Waterloo), but they aren't as intense as American ones. I also think they use the essays primarily if a) your grades are lower than average, but they are still willing to consider you, or b) your grades are higher than average and you are looking for merit scholarships. </p>
<p>In general, I don't think Canadian Universities are very hard to get into (but I don't know how competitive an applicant you are...). I personally didn't apply to any "safety" schools, and I got in everywhere I applied. Since most places are primarily marks based, I'd recommend looking up the average marks of accepted students at whatever schools you are interested in (remember that 80 - 100% = A, 70 - 79% = B, 60 – 69% = C, etc). Most universities publish this information, and it’ll help you figure out where you stand.</p>
<p>Also, I’ve never heard of a “foundation year”, but I know a lot of universities offer the equivalent of most high school classes you may be missing but need as prerequisites for more advanced university courses, so don’t worry too much about being behind.</p>
<p>Yeah it seems like Canadian universities are slowly moving towards the American-style admissions; while few require essays for general admissions, many of the more specialized programs (e.g. McMaster and UCalgary HealthSci, UWO AEO) require an extensive application, including essays, letters of recs, etc. The weighting of the essays for general admissions varies; for instance, at Queens, the essay is more important when applying for Commerce than for Engineering.</p>
<p>I am looking for maybe a Double Major in CompSci and Marketing if that is possible</p>
<p>I am also looking at Physic or International Relations and Affair(I doubt this one)</p>
<p>Also I hear they would rather have good SAT score then a GPA which is important which is good since my GPA is meh</p>
<p>My school has a letter base grade all A and Bs which is 80-100....Which would mean I have a 4.0 in Canada.</p>
<p>I mean Schools like McGill and UoT seem to be top notch worldwide, but much easier to get into then say Stanford or MIT.
I also imagine they like international students to bring diversity</p>
<p>I mean $5k in tuition is a BARGAIN by American stranded.But the housing hits up at $9k.
You think I could be Finanicial Aid being international?</p>
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They also bring lots of $$$ ;) (Seriously though, international tuition is something like 4 times more expensive than domestic)</p>
<p>McGill does have some sort of International Affairs-type major; I don't know the details, but a friend of mine is heading there in the fall to study just that.</p>
<p>For CompSci, Waterloo is probably the best-known. Just looking at their list of programs (Become</a> a Student | University of Waterloo) they don't seem to offer marketing, but they do offer other options such as management (and they have physics and international relations too)</p>
<p>Even $19k is a bargain</p>
<p>But things like Financial Aid seem diffecult, so it is something I will have to look into if accepted</p>
<p>I’d assume that Canadian schools would rather see a good GPA than good SAT scores, but I’m not 100% sure how they evaluate international applicants. I know that SAT scores aren’t required, so I don’t see why they would put more weight on an optional component of the application... Also, most Canadians don't even take the SATs (I was one of 5 students in my whole school, and 4 of us ended up going to the States).</p>
<p>^ For US students though, many Canadian schools recommend or even require SAT/ACT results.</p>
<p>For instance: Become</a> a Student | University of Waterloo</p>
<p>Oh, sorry about that then. Ignore me...
Also, required AP courses? That's pretty intense, completely didn't know that.</p>
<p>I know.....
They require a average of 90% and a 4 on AP Calc.....Harsh
I mean the US, Senior grades are just pass/fail for college...Either you keep you acceptance, or you get thrown out</p>
<p>I wouldn't say that Canadian unis are easier to get into. Basically, if you don't have the marks, then you can't get in, and that's true whether or not you have extra currics, or sports, or anything. That being said, there are some schools where the grades are less competitive than others, but that is the same as in the US.<br>
For US students, in many cases, they will need SATs or AP courses for their science requirements because the science currics are so different. For other courses, they will often take either an SAT or a high school course or an AP grade.</p>
<p>5k tuition for internationals?! Hah! Try 4 to 7 times that price!</p>