<p>hello fellow Canucks of the Great White North.</p>
<p>please post all the info you want to post here: decisions, stats, invectives, bad feelings, good feelings, whatever</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>Ugh... feeling slightly sick about tomorrow.</p>
<p>I've been looking for this thread. Thank you. </p>
<p>Just general info about me: Canadian-Filipino male (very proud to be so); lived in Vancouver, B.C. for a little more than five years; senior, going to an American International School in Vienna, Austria. </p>
<p>Applied to UBC: Accepted
McGill: Rejected (not sure why, probably due to my lack of SAT II's? Or do they hate Western Canucks?)
University of Colorado at Boulder: Accepted
Johns Hopkins University: Rejected (crapshoot)
Cornell University: Rejected (crapshoot x2)
University of Michigan Ann Arbor: Pending notice (mid-April)
University of Rochester (mom's a MA/PHD graduate, and they are great in Health Sciences): Pending Notice (letters sent out today, apparently)
University of Washington (Seattle): Pending notice (don't know)</p>
<p>Hope this thread gains life.</p>
<p>hey fellow canadians!!! So what are your guys' thoughts on this whole "international applying to american universities" thing.... I'm thinking it's kinda strange cause none of my classmates can relate. Most in my school go off to community college.... so when decisions rolled around and all the rejections came in (hahah) my friends were like "who cares?" so I guess that's helped in some ways because I definitely haven't got too stressed out over this college applying process. I still kinda wish that some of my friends could relate though....</p>
<p>@ Canuck.... I didn't think McGill even considered SATs?? But I find it funny how UBC's acceptance letter has a huge "YES!" stamped across the front of it=)</p>
<p>@ Elegant - I applied my own form of "YES!" when I found out I was accepted, lol. I'm assuming you got in yourself; CONGRATS! </p>
<p>Nope, I'm pretty sure McGill considers SATs. No biggie for me. I thought applying to the states wasn't daunting at all, aside from the plethora of essays I had to write. That didn't work so hot for me; I probably should have sent in my applications WAY ahead of their respective deadlines (I met each deadline for US colleges not more than a day before--horrible).</p>
<p>My school got slaughtered. A few got into reputable public schools like UCB and UCLA, but had to pay themselves. Other smart, seemingly overqualified non-hooked students I know of where rejected from schools like Cornell, JHU, HYP en masse.</p>
<p>So where are you guys headed for next year??</p>
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My school got slaughtered. A few got into reputable public schools like UCB and UCLA, but had to pay themselves. Other smart, seemingly overqualified non-hooked students I know of where rejected from schools like Cornell, JHU, HYP en masse.
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Yeah, my school was the same way; I was surprised at how many people ended up being rejected/waitlisted. A couple got into public schools like UCB, UCLA, UVa, and we had a few private acceptances as well: Caltech, URichmond, and Penn (me)</p>
<p>One thing that's a bit frustrating is the lack of scholarships...I don't qualify for most Canadian scholarships b/c I'm not attending a Canadian university, but I also don't qualify for most American scholarships b/c, well I'm not an American citizen...just can't win :P</p>
<p>@I: UBC OR UMich, URochester, UWashington (if I get in, still pending). </p>
<p>@CDN: Congrats with UPenn. Canadians and other internationals are routinely overlooked by schools like Cornell (their international acceptance rate, the last time I checked, was 13%; scholarships? forget about it).</p>
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One thing that's a bit frustrating is the lack of scholarships...I don't qualify for most Canadian scholarships b/c I'm not attending a Canadian university, but I also don't qualify for most American scholarships b/c, well I'm not an American citizen...just can't win :P
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<p>Penn is need blind for Canadians, meaning it meets all your financial need. Besides, loonie worths more, :)</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Queen's gave me 3k a year...
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Good thing Amherst decided to give me more</p>
<p>I'll be heading to Harvard once I confirm my FA package. I know of at least three other Torontonians who have been accepted! Great news for Canadians.</p>
<p>Impressive yuying. Proud to be eating my pancakes with maple syrup.</p>
<p>hey there.
ok generally, i didn't like the US app. process because of all the essays. i also thought that the SAT was a stupid criterion for getting admission. and i didn't like how i couldn't really talk to anyone i knew about the application experience because no one else applied to the US.
i got into urochester, syracuse and buffalo and was denied by cornell (no friggin surprise there). want to go to uofr but it depends on fin. aid/scholarships which i didn't get info about yet.
got in everywhere i applied in canada (western, mac, queens, uoftsg, utm) and i think i want to go to queen's or mac, for a biology major.</p>
<p>edit: nice going, yuying..</p>
<p>Haha, make that four people. I met another one just now. And thanks!</p>
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and i didn't like how i couldn't really talk to anyone i knew about the application experience because no one else applied to the US.
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<p>That was the most painful part of the process for me. Not many people from my school apply each year, let alone get accepted. Plus, my guidance counselor was new this year---luckily, she helped me out through the process quite a bit (e.g. talked to all my teachers when she was writing my guidance recommendation). </p>
<p>I had never given more than a passing thought to applying to the States, and I only took my SATs/SAT IIs this October/November. I guess that is for the best since I didn't have a lot of time to study/stress out. I was really overwhelmed around December when all my applications were due (even though I only applied to four schools). I can't even imagine how some people do 10+ schools!</p>
<p>The Canadian application process is a breeze in comparison. OUAC takes care of everything!</p>
<p>@CDN_dancer: Im going to Penn too! What school are you in? How many "congrats on Penn State man" have you gotten?...
@yuying: way to go on Harvard... impressive</p>
<p>I just found this board, im from montreal, 2nd year cegep student...
I have a short list,
McGill - Accepted Arts and Sci and Management
UPenn- Accepted Wharton
Western - Still waiting for Ivey, but obviously going to UPenn</p>
<p>I totally agree, I applied to only 1 us college and it was intense and tiring. applying to mcgill was so easy, you basically just sign up... ouac was easy too</p>
<p>we can all agree, thank god 1USD=1CAD</p>
<p>Congrats on Harvard yuying!</p>
<p>Omg the US applications were SO much more work! And I applied to 10 US schools too... bleh. Thank god it's over now!</p>
<p>Anyone going to Columbia?</p>
<p>dlesk, I'm in CAS. As for "Congrats on Penn State"... far too many. Haha, eh well, people mean the best, and employers will know the difference (or at least, I sure hope they will)</p>
<p>And while Penn is need-blind, apparently they're not exactly known for their generosity :P</p>
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And while Penn is need-blind, apparently they're not exactly known for their generosity :P
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Yeah, need-blind is a misleading term at times. I haven't seen my FA package yet, but I know it will be drastically reduced next year (dad just got a new job).</p>
<p>so any idea on what kind of student visa are Canadians eligible for?
is it the F1 or J1? I'm a bit confused on this issue</p>