Canadian unis vs American unis

Student Lounge International Students
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<p>I'm a high school student in US and considering about going to University of Toronto because:
- It's ranked high in world university ranking (about 20th)
- It's easy to get into (I heard that its acceptance rate is about 60%)
- The tuition is cheap</p>

<p>However, U of T is sometimes considered not so competitive due to its high acceptance rate. Is it really less competitive than top 20~30 American schools like UCLA, UMich and Emory, even though it surpasses them in many rankings? </p>

<p>I heard that Canadian universities have different education style from American one and focuses more on specialization rather than diversity in education. I like this tendency and hope this would be true. Is it actually true? </p>

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<p>Easy to get in to University of Toronto but they have a high flunk out rate. The rankings are based heavily on graduate study and research output. </p>

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<p>It is true that you can specialize more heavily at UofT vs. American Us, but even with a specialist degree you still have some breadth requirements that amount to ~3-5 Toronto credits (don’t remember the exact number, but one Toronto credit is worth 6 semester credits or 9 quarter credits)</p>

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<p>Catria, which Canadian uni has less or no general ed/core subject requirements?</p>

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<p>Not the OC, but Queen’s University has no core subject requirements.</p>

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<p>U of T has a higher acceptance rate but many of its students get suspended due to low GPA. I would reconsider your options. It might be better to go for UCLA, UMichigan etc. </p>

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<p>Tuition at U of T is not cheap. It’s about 32K for international students. This does not include fees/room and board/ books etc. </p>

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<p>bouders, for internationals that would translate to 45k?? at least?? am i correct?</p>

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<p>Yes, about 45K USD. </p>