<p>Hey uhm so I am planning going to Canada to get an education on music. I play guitar, drums and do vocals. My main instrument is guitar. I would like to stay near the main areas like Toronto, Montreal etc... I looked into Humber, University of Toronto, and McGill. I should say my grades are not the "best" :p so scholarships are not likely, or at least big scholarships.</p>
<p>I am also a Canadian citizen, but I am not in Canada, I am in central america. I don't know what else to say but any tips you guys might have, other music programs you may know of. What are the requirements for the auditions? Humber Bachelor on Music looks really interesting, and I've heard it is a really good program. </p>
<p>UOT also seems to have an awesome music program, but I am kind of avoiding universities as they tend to be more expensive, as i said before i am not "Scholarship" material pers ay lol, and dont want to leave with a great debt, SPECIALLY graduating in this field. Also forgot to mention i mostly play metal,rock.Bands: Periphery,Veil Of Maya, August Burns Red, TesseracT, Protest The Hero, you get the point haha. </p>
<p>So yeah i think that may be it, any further questions you guys may have for me are welcome. Thanks!</p>
<p>For contemporary music with an emphasis on guitar, Humber does indeed sound like a great fit for you. </p>
<p>Generally, the other programs that more traditional, classical musicians in Canada gravitate to include McGill, UofT, and UBC, all the have great undergrad and grad programs. Not sure if it’s still true, but Western also had a strong program at one time. </p>
<p>However, I am not sure what you mean about your grades – if you’re coming from an international school, you generally need about a 3.5 to be considered for any of the regular Cdn universities, with AP type classes to be on par with students in Cda who take the U-level work to prep for university.</p>
<p>That said, I’m not sure that Humber is that much cheaper than any of the universities – but on balance, they are all dramatically cheaper than most of your choices in the U.S.</p>
<p>As a Canadian citizen, even though you live abroad, you will be given Cdn level tuition rates, not international rates. You will also be eligible for OSAP (in Ontario, that is) once you’ve moved for school. This means that under the existing debt forgiveness program, up to half your grants can be forgiven on graduation, depending on your income.</p>
<p>So overall, you may be surprised how comparatively economical this education will be.</p>
<p>Thanks, I am going to be looking into other colleges as well, seeing that Humber seems somewhat hard to get into, seen a couple of auditions on YouTube and a lot didn’t get in D:.
Need to work my ass off this year ._. haha. UoT music program seems pretty solid, seems to be higher demanding school, since well it is one of the best in the world. I want to apply to 2-3 schools just to be safe. (One has to take me right? haha) Also wondering since it’s a music degree and it’s Canada i do not need to take any kind of SAT,ACT right? I freaking hate that test and don’t want to waste my time and energy studying for it. (In my opinion is kind of stupid, that is MY opinion though). But anyway thanks</p>
<p>Actually, hate to say it, but I believe you will need SAT since you’re international in terms of schooling. Canadian schools often prefer to have it from US students anyway, so you’ll want to check in about that at various programs, especially the universities.</p>