Do I have a shot at McGill?

Student Lounge International Students
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<p>yes… that’s why I wanna do that.</p>

<p>Wish me the best! I’m doing the same for you!</p>

<p>Yeah… your very lucky to have this chance. I will try best to get Merit based scholarships and stuff… maybe a job</p>

<p>do you still get a stipend if you’re international? from a developing country? (ehem… :/)</p>

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<p>Stipends are paid out of your graduate supervisor’s operating grant and are standard for all accepted grad students so your nationality is not a factor. However since a research supervisor is footing the bill for you, the main factor affecting your entrance into grad school is whether you can find a supervisor willing and able to take you on.</p>

<p>Anyway good luck with the applications, I wish you all the best!</p>

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<p>hey btw…</p>

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<p>^ are these in US or Canadian Dollars?</p>

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<p>I believe they are Canadian, so the cost is a little less if converted to american $</p>

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<p>yeah… but still too expensive I realized</p>

<p>I hope I get that scholarship!</p>

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<p>All i can afford is $7000 MAXIMUM!</p>

<p>daaammnnnnn :/</p>

<p>would that be possible?</p>

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<p>Going to an international school for $7k anywhere would be difficult (it pretty much wipes out the US and most of Europe from your list). However contact the student aid office and see if they can help you out. If money is so tight you should consider university in your home country.</p>

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<p>Scholarships are there though and there are some set aside for internationals, so if you want to beef your chances higher SAT scores= higher probability of getting an award or scholarship. Your best bet is the merit based ones, they dont give out a lot of need based scholarships to internationals.</p>

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<p>McGill gave me a $3000 entrance scholarship for just applying, and I only had a 94.5% average and 2210 SAT score.</p>

<p>You can also apply for a $10,000 scholarship too.</p>

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<p>^^^^ It tends to be a lot harder for internationals to get scholarships though than domestic students.</p>

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<p>Yeah… SO I heard.</p>

<p>I will apply and see then.</p>

<p>Maybe up my SAT score and take a few more subject tests…</p>

<p>@kevy, are you domestic or international?</p>

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<p>Canadian, applied from the United States. Ended up going to University of Toronto though :P</p>

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