<p>Kncom makes very valid points as well. I didn’t say that the education is necessarily worse, just the experience. You literally feel like cattle being shuffled along and processed in that place. It’s so dismal, and there is no way that that i will let that be my college experience in this short life I have.</p>
<p>Btw, I disagree with the making friends part. Good luck with that when kids commute, student group participation is low, and when you never see the same person twice. Everyone’s friends, including mine,came from high school.</p>
<p>@13transfer: From your posting history it appears that you are at the University of Alberta and one of the schools you are considering in the US is UNC Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill enrols 30,000 students and is a public school like Alberta. Many of the faults you have with UAlberta will also exist there. UNC is perhaps better funded and has more amenities but are your parents willing and able to pay the hefty out of state tuition of $30,000/year there?</p>
<p>I am aware of that, which is why I would rather attend one of the other twelve places I have applied to. If I don’t get accepted to any of those, I will have to stick with UNC-CH, though.</p>
<p>The thought of going back to my last university makes me feel nauseous. I couldn’t even study there because there wasn’t enough room; that affected my academics quite a bit. I also remember on quite a few occasions standing in the Subway line for half an hour, and not finding a table to sit at after. The two hours of commute per day made it fairly miserable as well. I would never live in the dorms though, because I have seen them and have heard horror stories from my friends.</p>
<p>13transfer, you didn’t answer my question. Is you family able to pay the minimum $30,000 tuition plus room and board at these schools for three years?</p>
<p>It’s really none of your business. My family makes $150K per year; my grandpa is wealthy and has put away savings for me; I am working full time all summer.</p>
<p>Ooo people are actually thinking a bit. (hint: you can go outside the north american continent too).</p>
<p>Even though I’ve chosen a university in the U.S. for now, I’ll be deferring admission for a year and the deferment is non-binding so I’ll be applying to a few other schools before I ‘completely decide’ on where to attend. A school in the Netherlands, Hanze I definitely am looking into, around 9770 USD for tuition a year in the International Business bachelor’s program.</p>
<p>kmcmom13 is right on. Yes, Canadian schools are, perhaps, for the mature students. You can’t suck up to your prof to get high grades, and they often grade on a strict curve. So yes, you do have to get off your butt (and off CC… hence why I hadn’t gone on CC much for the past 3 years) and study. Dorms… err… I don’t know of a lot of people who actually live in dorms. People rent and share apartments. Food isn’t an issue in downtown Toronto as long as you’re willing to walk 5 minutes Stop complaining and stop making excuses - a lot of my friends are having a great experience here and then head to top med schools afterwards. </p>
<p>The key is to find friends/mentors who will motivate you to study and finish your degree. Frankly, that shouldn’t be too hard… </p>
<p>If you want to get an education (like me), Canadian schools are great. If you want to go to college for the parties, then head south. Period.</p>
Stop complaining and stop making excuses - a lot of my friends are having a great experience here and then head to top med schools afterwards. </p>