<p>I'm planning on applying to a few colleges in Canada including McGill, Queens, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, and perhaps University of Western Ontario. Is thre anyone else planning on applying to any of these schools? If so, what made you choose to apply there?</p>
<p>I'm only applying to Dalhousie (I think, I still have time and these applications are easy to fill out). I really love Canada, it's a lot cheaper, and you can still get an excellent education. Plus, I know people in Halifax, where Dal is located, and i'll be 19 and able to go to bars (not so much for the drinking, but for the music). </p>
<p>I have friends at McGill, Queens, and U of T - I know they all really like where they are.</p>
<p>Do your friends who go to McGill find it difficult? Do you have any other facts or anything you might be able to tell me about those schools? </p>
<p>I have family in Halifax- I'm sure that school you're looking at is really nice--it's nice up there</p>
<p>I have relatives in Toronto so I'll very likely apply to U of T. (I'll wait for a reply from Yale EA before I send other applications though.) Maybe to Queens, UBC and McGill too, not too sure about those yet. I heard all these schools are fairly easy to get in, though they're the top 4 or so in Canada - much easier than top schools in the US, for instance - can anyone confirm this?</p>
<p>I am a McGill student in the faculty of science who last year applied to UBC, U Alberta, McGill, and UVic :) I have a lot of info on the application process for US applicants and what life is like for US students here :)</p>
<p>What made me apply...hmmm...it's a lot lot cheaper to go to school in Canada than out of state in the USA. Plus it's an entirely different atmosphere...it's a way to experience another culture, a much more global one (the reason I eventually ended up in Montreal had as much to do with the international diversity you find in Montreal and at McGill as the reputation of the school itself ;)). Not to mention that I love french, and the francophone aspect of Montreal culture was really appealing to me.</p>
<p>Academic workload...well I find it quite challenging. Not impossible, but quite challenging. Some of my classes are huge, others quite small (class size for me goes from 600 (chemistry) to 13 (french). Lots of emphasis placed on tests...labs are hard hard, at least for me. But there still is time, if you work smart, to go out and party and such ;)</p>
<p>feel free to IM me if you have questions about McGill or general Qs about the Canadian school application process :)</p>
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<p>Canadian schools are relatively easier to get in to for undergrad... although not inclusive to all programs. Ie. Waterloo, Toronto and McGill's most selective engineering programs are very hard to get in to. I think Toronto's eng sci program may be the hardest program to get in to in Canada with probably the toughest curriculum. Then after that, probably Waterloo's systems design. McGill's software/electrical engineering programs are also very selective (their most selective ones). All these programs require extra currics and each year their cut off is low 90's, with their average being a little higher.</p>
<p>For graduate school it is a different story... top Canadian schools are just as hard to get in to as most American ones. Take Toronto's law school for example. They have an average undergrad median of 3.8 gpa and LSAT of 165.. which is comparable to top 10 US law schools.</p>
<p>The opinion at my school is to attend one of the big name Canadian univs (Waterloo/Toronto/McGill/UBC/etc) if we get rejected to top US univs, then go to the US for graduate studies afterwards.</p>
<p>Re: Schools in Canada
Kenko...McGill Academics. I'm not sure how difficult the classes are, it's going to depend on where you're coming from. My friend there graduated from a really difficult IB school (although he was only there 1 year and did not do the IB programme). I'll bet McGill was just a continuation of that kind of work, since the IB programme is college prep - lots of paper writing, etc. I don't have many details, other than I know he LOVES the city, and he really liked his first year dorm - a once hotel now dorms - where they all get double beds and share a bathroom with their roommate.</p>
<p>Queen's is a really good school. I know alot of people from the IB school mentioned above went/applied there. Don't have details.</p>
<p>The guy I know at U of T really likes the atmosphere in Toronto; he says it's the perfect place to be for 9 months out of the year and then go back to Halifax for 3. His major..or double major maybe..was pretty unique, and he was really glad that the school was able to fit his needs.</p>
<p>PS: Family in Halifax? Maybe I knew them! I lived there for 3 years, just moved back to the US...I miss it.</p>
<p>Thank you guys SO MUCH for all of your input! It's all been very helpful and I greatly appreciate it! However, I failed to mention my "qualifications" as you might say. McGill is my #1 choice- but I think that it might be a reach for me. :-/ </p>
<p>I go to a Private College Prep school in the US (florida). I took the SAT's 3 times-took Kaplan as a prep course, my highest score was a 1230 (which I worked VERY hard for- I've realized that my strengths are in my grades rather than standardized testing-but I've come to terms with that.) I was just wondering what your SAT scores were, and if you went to a US school? (Harpgirl)--and u can probably expect me to IM u on AIM sometime (if you don't mind) =) thanks-
kendra</p>
<p>Oh! and i forgot to mention- I'm taking the SAT's again this saturday-i have gotten a 650 math and 580 verbal-- I've been studying my butt off to try and improve my verbal(for some reason i just can't get it up) And i am also taking the sat ii's on december 4th. i am most likely going to be going up to McGill sometime this month (hopefully), so i can have an interview and see the campus and such. I've seen it already, but i need to make sure--u know. --i absolutely LOVE montreal, I was born there, but have lived in the states most of my life--so i'm really excited about applying.</p>
<p>Did you look at this page?
<a href="http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/undergrad/requirements-specific/us/sat--scores/%5B/url%5D">http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/undergrad/requirements-specific/us/sat--scores/</a>
Maybe it will help you get an idea. Good luck on your SAT tomorrow!
I'm kind of in the same boat as you; I can't seem to score well on the SAT - took it 3 times with a 1240 as my highest. I attended a private prep school for grades 9-11, and I did well...but SAT's? Not my thing.</p>
<p>thanks for the website! </p>
<p>looks like i need at least a 620 on my verbal. :-/ </p>
<p>do u think they'd still look at my application if i wasn't able to get up to 620?
u think i have a chance? :-/</p>
<p>I'm applying to Canadian Schools too. </p>
<p>Hmm... Applying to McMaster, Acadia, StFX and WL. Yeah mostly LACs. I like smaller schools!</p>
<p>Wee... Nova Scotia!</p>
<p>Macleans '04 is out, here's a summary:</p>
<p>Overall Ranking: Medical Doctoral
1 Toronto - 11 consecutive years
2 McGill - 2nd consecutive year
3 Western - no Change
4 UBC - up from #5
5 Queens - down from #3
6 Alberta
7 Montreal
8 McMaster
8 Sherbrooke
10 Saskatchewan
11 Laval
12 Ottawa
13 Dalhousie
14 Calgary
15 Manitoba</p>
<p>Overall Ranking: Comprehensive
1 Waterloo - up from #2
2 Guelph - down from #1
3 Victoria - no change
4 SFU - no change
5 Memorial
6 Regina
7 NB
8 York
9 Carleton
9 Concordia
11 Windsor</p>
<p>Overall Ranking: Primarily Undergraduate
1 St Francis - no change
2 Mt Allison - no change
3 Acadia - no change
4 Bishop
5 Wilfred Laurier
6 Trent
7 UNBC
8 UPEI
9 St Mary's
10 St Thomas
11 Winnipeg
12 Lethbridge
13 Brock
14 Brandon
15 Mt St Vincent
16 Ryerson
17 Lakehead
17 Moncton
19 Laurentian
20 Ni****ing
21 UCCB</p>
<p>well. i'm from canada- so I'll likely apply. Probably UofT for life sciences or engineering science.. waterloo. mcmaster. and that's it..I think :)</p>
<p>what part of canada do you live in wanted_exe and did you apply to other schools or plan to?</p>
<p>What about job placment? If I decide to apply to McGill Engineering and I get accepted and graduate (heh) should I plan on living in canada for the next few years after college or will US companies hire me? I have family in Canada and this is an interesting option.....and I bet my french would improve in montreal!</p>
<p>my french has improved...but I have had to work at it. it doesn't happen just by living in montreal...but living in montreal gives you amazing options for improving your french if you take advantage of them :)</p>
<p>And since McGill has the "harvard of Canada" reputation in the US, your chances at getting a good job with a McGill degree are good. I know that most companies realize that McGill and harvard are not necessarily the same academically, but it is the most recognized canadian university in the states--particularily on the east coast. I know several McGill alums who got excellent jobs in the states with McGill degrees...of course you can also do well in canada with a mcgill degree ;)</p>
<p>hmm... just looked over my post and it seems ni****ing university got censored. :P</p>
<p>It's kind of funny that U.S thinks mcgill is the harvard of Canada. though I know for sure, many people in the states couldn't even name one Canadian university. but most large companies are pretty wise about the top Canadian universities. Any of Kenkos choices will get him/her into a top U.S school for grad school or/ and a good U.S company.</p>
<p>I spent last summer in Michigan and very few people knew about Canadian schools. The best universities in the world are in their own country so few of them research universities in other countries. To most Americans, the only universities they recognize outside the US are Cambridge and Oxford. After this point you get alot of blank stares.
London and Tokyo probably come next in recognition.. but only because they are capital cities with so much history and people recognize the city first, not the university, and couldn't tell you much about that university. Toronto/McGill probably come after these two (again both capitals and the largest cities in Canada). But frankly this is the point where americans stop recognizing universities. Edinburgh (capital of scotland), and Zurich (largest city in switzerland) are also known a little.</p>