<p>i am considering applying to a school in Canada or Australia, and i just wanted to know if anyone had any information on americans applying internationally.</p>
<p>nope^^^^^^</p>
<p>^lol interesting first post</p>
<p>A big difference between Canadian and American schools is that Canadian schools place a heavy emphasis on grades/test scores. At the majority of Canadian universities, admissions will be based solely on numbers (Queens is the one exception I can think of, as they have all applicants write a couple of short essays) For more specialized programs however (e.g. Health Sciences at McMaster, AEO at UWestern Ontario, etc.) they will require teacher recs, essays, ECs, etc.</p>
<p>For the most part though, things like teacher recs, essays, ECs, etc. are only taken into consideration for major scholarships.</p>