<p>I was reading the thread "why America ppl?", and I thought it would be helpful to make a thread about Canadian universities to share information.</p>
<p>I'm looking into applying to U of Toronto, and McGill.</p>
<p>So just to start with, do they require teacher recommendation??</p>
<p>I was trying to find information about applying on the UT website, but it was so convoluted.</p>
<p>I want to see what the required material is for UT or McGill.
And, do they care about SAT score? If I submit my SAT score of 2080, would it help at all?</p>
<p>Hi, I am also applying for Canadian universities, but not those two you mentioned, so I don't really know. As for the SAT, I don't think I will be taking it. I just took the TOEFL, even though most of them don't even ask those scores.</p>
<p>Oh. Where do you go to high school?
I guess if you don't go to an American high school, then you are fine without taking SATs. It seems like Canadian universities focus more on school transcript.</p>
<p>No, I am not from the States, I live in Serbia. The universities to which I am going to apply dont even mention the SAT. Yes, they do focus a lot on transcripts. Most of them do not ask for recommendations, although some do. And what is the most important for me, unlike the colleges in US, even if you attended a college anywhere in the world you do not have to apply as a Transfer applicant. Still, I am going to apply to 5 universities in the US, 7 in Canada and 2 in the UK. :)</p>
<p>Any Canadians out there? Can someone please give me an estimate of the selectivity of the Canadian LACs and what the atmosphere is? Are they as selective as a Middlebury or Colgate, or are they more like Hobart-William Smith, St. Mary's in Maryland or even less selective. Do preppy, J. Crew types dominate the social scene or is there a less sophisticated student body compared to the big research universities like University of Toronto and Queen's?</p>
<p>ok so im only going to talk about u of t and mcgill</p>
<p>u of t is a really really really big school. for some people this is intimidating and impersonal. classes are big. however it is an incredible research institution and widely esteemed. toronto is an incredible incredible city. having grown up in toronto, i probably wouldnt go to u of t. but for someone who hasn't...i would recommend it.</p>
<p>mcgill. likely regarded as the most competitive university in canada. internationally known. montreal speaks for itself. one of the best cities in north america. incredible social life.</p>
<p>i dont know about u of t. mcgill is quite competitive for american applicants.</p>
<p>canadian universities are generally very easy to get into (considering most ppl's stats here on CC), but certain programs like engineering @ waterloo and med school are much harder.</p>
<p>It is a big misconception that Canadian universities are easy to get into. Generally, I find that the same people truly believe that all American universities are superior to all Canadian universities. Just do the research for your particular program and I think you will find that this is just not true. Students come from all over the world to study in Canada and get an education that is globally recognized as being of outstanding quality. (depending on the university, of course)</p>
<p>Uni of Waterloo is, yep, very competitive and I heard their..computer science, was it?, is one of the best..or something.</p>
<p>I'm applyin' to UToronto, York U, Carleton U and Brock U. McGill's out of my league for me :) And thinkin' about applying to Simon Fraser. UBC's application process is as close to the US process as I've seen. (Essays and all that. Was thinkin' of it until I saw that for Science majors - even bio - you are REQUIRED to have Physics. :( I hate physics. Like, with a passion.)</p>
<p>However, I admit that Canada is my safety/back up after the U.S. Financially and possibly in the area of admissions.</p>
<p>I am at University of Toronto right now, although i may be biased, i just want to say, if you come here, and you study sciences, or in fact any other major, even including ENGINEERING SCIENCE, yours classes are going to be gigantic!!!, and in sciences, if you take the regular classes, there's barely curves! even if class avg of 1.4k people is 51%</p>
<p>Izzy why do you think that mcgill is out of your league?
I personally think that if you have a solid GPA to be competitive in US universities, there's a good chance in being admitted to Mcgill...</p>