Hi, is there anyone who has completed high school in the US but is going to Canada for College/University? Has anyone tried to seek admission to US grad schools once they did their undergrad from Canada?
<p>I'm from the US and I'm going to McGill...thank god it won't be expensive because I'm technically a Canadian citizen (my dad is Canadian-born.)</p>
<p>My dad went to McGill for biochem and went to UW-Madison for grad school, where he got his PHD. He also did post-doctoral work at Hopkins and UVA.</p>
<p>In other words, don't worry about grad school.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your reply. How long did McGill take to make an admission decision? I applied just 2 weeks back. Have already heard from York/biochem - do you know how good is York?</p>
<p>hi, i am a chinese in US, who might go to the univeristy of toronto.
i am really curious to know the admitted and number of applied there.
heard if u got $$, u got toronto or waterloo in canada.
both r like havard and yale, but not even close to when u actually compare them.</p>
<p>oh, and to ur question, they should give u back before may 1st, i got my 1 week ago. cuz they know US make decision prior to may 1st!</p>
<p>According to Macleans, a Canadian magazine ranking similar to the US News ranking, the top Canadian schools are:
1. University of Waterloo
2. University of Toronto
3. Queen's University
4. McGill University</p>
<p>I think that's a really weird ranking, and my dad and aunt who are both Canadian agree. The average person would probably say instead (based on prestige):
1) U of Toronto
2) Queens
3) McGill
4) Waterloo</p>
<p>In the US, it would be like:
1) McGill
2) U of T
(no one would know the other schools)
McGill is considered the Harvard of Canada to most Americans, though it isn't actually the best school in Canada.</p>
<p>Internationally, in countries that are not the US or Canada:
1) U of T
2) McGill
3) Queens
4) Waterloo</p>
<p>I can't find the exact rankings for York, but I think I remember it being in the top ten. It's a pretty good school.</p>
<p>You're American, and yet you applied to McGill two weeks ago? The deadline for American students was January 15th!! How did you manage to apply two weeks ago? And did they make a decision yet?</p>
<p>what are the SAT scores (both 1 & 2) that would get one admitted to mcgill?</p>
<p>Those rankings are disgusting. Queens as a top university? My cousin, who half assed his essay with some grammar mistakes, and really low marks, still got into Honours Science.
UBC, Waterloo, McGill and Waterloo should be the top schools of Canada (they’ve got nothing on Harvard or Yale though lol).
Really surprised at UBC not making it. UBC is one of the hardest med schools to get into, and it doesn’t help that UBC is stingy in their grades.</p>
<p>The original post was from 2005. Things may have changed since then. Please be careful when bringing up old posts. It might be better to start a new one.</p>
<p>U of T is **** now, so is McGill, those will accept anyone with average of over 70%</p>
<p>How did things change so much in four years??</p>
<p>shuaishuaishuai is speaking from a Canadian perspective.</p>
<p>No Canadian schools are highly selective for Canadians. Maintain a 90% average in 12th grade and you’re a shoo-in almost anywhere in Canada, IF you’re Canadian.</p>
<p>how do the canadian universities rank today?</p>
<p>the most prestigious program in Canada today is Waterloo’s Computer, which i think is on the same level as MIT computer, i’m not sure. Bill Gates come to that school every school to give a speech. That program is extremely difficult to get in. I know at least 2 people in Ontario this year who opted for Waterloo instead Ivy league schools.
In terms of medical field and law, if you want to began a doctor or lawyer in Canada, you must study in Canada. So all the universities are similar, big universities get more research grants but they have more students.
In terms of business, there are a lot of undergrad business schools here. In terms of ranking, I’d say 1. Western 2. Queens 3. Laurier 4. York 5. U of T</p>
<p>i just want to add that if you can somehow maintain a high GPA at Waterloo/Queens, its really easy to go to an elite US grad school (cannot be med, business or law though, i think) i have a friend who’s going to Harvard this year for astronomy after studying at Queen’s for astronomy.</p>