<p>So, I'm in eighth grade, and I'm in the process of choosing my high school for next year. My first choice is a prep school close to my mom's house (MI), where I live now. It's a pretty cool school. It sends grads to top schools, 1300 avg. SSAT score, mediocre sports and EC's, etc. </p>
<p>If I don't get accepted to this school, I have another option. It's a pretty presitigious IB prep school in Ottawa, Canada, where my dad lives. It has the clubs that I'm interested in, sports, academics, and my dad speaks four languages so I could probably pick them up pretty quickly. </p>
<p>So, my question is, are Canadian FA applicants treated the same as American one's? I have US and Canadian citizenship. I'm interested in attending top Canadian (McGill) and American universities (Georgetown SFS, UMich, etc.)</p>
<p>I know I'm an eighth grader and shouldn't be concerned with this stuff now, but I just want to make sure that applying for FA from Canada won't make a difference.</p>
<p>Yes, if you have American citizenship, your eligibility for federal and institutional financial aid will not change based on your location, however you will not be eligible for any grants given by the state you currently reside in. And let me tell you something about Canadian prep schools, only a handful of graduates each year go to "prestigious" universities. The majority of graduates from Upper Canada College, which is Canada's most prestigious prep school go to the same colleges and universities as public school graduates.</p>
<p>These are both good prep school and if you work hard, you can get into good universities no matter which one you choose. Greenhills has AP Ashbury has IB so there's opportunity at both schools to challenge yourself, question is, which challenge is better for you. I'm American living in Canada right now, and I can tell you that Ashbury is one of the more elite prep schools and looking at their grad statistics, there are a few that matriculate into good American and Canadian schools and that seems to be what you want. My advice is to visit both schools and see which environment feels right for you. Lastly if U of Michigan is your "dream" school than look closer at Greenhills because it will give you the In state advantage. However don't let that sway your decision as to which prep school to choose, because you're in gr. 8 and your future aspirations will change. I'm in my senior yr. of high school and the list of colleges i wanted to apply to changed 4 times just in this yr. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Yeha, I really haven't decided what college I will attend, and I'm sure I would change my mind a million times, anyway. </p>
<p>See, if I were to go to McGill or University of Toronto, I could get a great education and only pay a few thousand dollars per year. It's the same situation at Greenhills with University of Michigan, though.</p>
<p>So I don't really know what to do. I'm just going to go ahead and apply to Greenhills, and if I get in with enough aid then I will go. If not, then I will apply to Ashbury.</p>