<p>Does anyone know anything about colleges in Canada?
I'm from the US (MA) and I'd like to look into schools there but I don't know anything about acceptances or anything... </p>
<p>Does anyone know of colleges/universities in Canada worth checking out? I've heard of Queens College, McGill, and U of Ottawa. </p>
<p>Do grades even transfer? I know Queens at least places a lot of emphasis on SAT scores. Which schools are hard to get into? Does being from the US factor in/matter in any way?</p>
<p>Anyway, anything anyone knows about Canadian schools would be great! Thanks so much.</p>
<p>The Universities of Waterloo and Alberta are also excellent. Dalhousie U. is in Halifax, which is supposed to be a really interesting city. The U of Windsor is right across the river from Detroit, so it is one Canadian school American students can commute to while still living in the USA. The drinking age in Canada is 18 or 19, depending on the province. The women in Montreal (where McGill is) exist at a level of beauty you have to see to believe.</p>
<p>The top Canadian schools are easier to get into than the top schools in the USA. They are also usually cheaper. Unlike the British universities, the Canadian colleges have a system of courses and credits similar to the American colleges, so transferring credits is not a problem. Undergrads in Canada usually take more courses in their major subject than Americans do--usually about half of the courses taken are in the major subject vs. about 35% in the US. I believe the U of Ottawa is the only college there that is bilingual (courses are offered in French and English). </p>
<p>Downside: most have very cold winters & sports are not a big deal at all.</p>
<p>I should say that Mcgill, Queen's, and University of Toronto are the BEST universities in Canada. They are all public, and are all heavily funded and subsidized by the government. </p>
<p>One distinct character for all canadian universities is that they place ALOT OF EMPHASIS on your average hs gpa, as well as standardized testing. ECs and essays and all that personal character stuff are only minor options one COULD have, but they won't have much of an impact as your academic performance. Mcgill's Faculty of Arts ask students to achieve an average gpa of 87% or higher, and the same goes for the other three schools I've mentioned. The safest way to ENSURE your admission to a top canadian univeristy is to get a 90%+ high school GPA.</p>
<p>Actually tourguide, U of Ottawa is not the only college that is bilingual, York's smaller campus, Glendon, is another highly reputed place to study if you want courses in both english and french.</p>
<p>Their aim is essentially to make you fluent in either language by the end of your four years. (i.e. if you are a fracophone when you enter freshman year, they want to make you fluent in english by graduation... vice versa with anglophone people as well)</p>
<p>It's a small campus in the Bayview area (neighbourhood of highly successfull folks - lots of big houses and nice trees). Close to a bus stop but not a lot of students there. I would compare the atmosphere there to a private high school. Low key, relaxed, low teacher-student ratio. They give great entrance scholarships too.</p>