<p>We are interested in lower priced high quality colleges in Canada since my son is a U.S student with dual-Canadian citizenship . We live in Rhode Island, and most school in New England are overpriced and overrated. My son is interested in Math and Science and liberal arts education with a possible minor in Business. He is possible interested in Medicine. We have McGill and Queens University on our list so far, expecially since the are both only about 400 miles away from our home. Any other recommendations
My son is in the top 5% of his class, and has taken almost all Honors andAdvanced placement courses with a GPA of 3.78, however his SAT scores, Which are still going to retaken again twice, are about 1300, but should be bumed up about 1400 when finished with his review course. He is captain of is track team, President of the Senior Student counsil, a full time band member, and speaks French almost fluently after two summer Fench emmersion courses. He has a full time summer job, and shows leadership skills and is self- motivated.</p>
<p>University of Toronto is strong in the sciences, and their medical school is among the top in Canada.
I've heard that a lot of people that are strong in math/science go to University of Waterloo (their engineering program is the best in Canada).</p>
<p>I also have Canadian citizenship and am interested in medicine. Will being a citizen have any impact on fees? I can't afford to pay international fees. I live in Illinois, by the way. Could you name some other top medical schools in Canada. Thanks</p>
<p>As a citizen, you would pay the say tuition as other Canadians citizens/permenant residents living in Canada. You'd also qualify for financial aid and scholarships.</p>
<p>As I mentioned before, the University of Toronto has one of the top medical schools. McGill is also well regarded. UBC also has a good reputation.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.macleans.ca/universities/article.jsp?content=20041104_163511_5512%5B/url%5D">http://www.macleans.ca/universities/article.jsp?content=20041104_163511_5512</a> (I guess you could say this is Canada's version of the US News rankings)</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the information.</p>
<p>my friend(canadian)went to us for ug then apply for dentistry in canada.During the first year,she has to pay intl fees cos she is considered non-resident though citizen</p>
<p>I've worked on Bay St. and I am now on Wall St. and you can talk about McLean's rankings all day and and night but it doesn't mean anything. Perception is everything. </p>
<p>Go to Wall St. and ask someone if they've heard of Western and here's the conversation:
"Western? Western what?"
"Ontario."
"What's Ontario?"
"You know, Ivey business school"
"Ivey? What do you mean? Is that Yale's new business school or what?"</p>
<p>...or maybe you're a Queen's grad.
"Queen's????!"
"I didn't know there was a university in Queen's. Dude, that's sketchy. Have you been shot at yet?"</p>
<p>Unfortunately the only university that people have heard of is McGill. Without a doubt, it is the "Havard of Canada" and no McLean's ranking will ever change that. No one in the U.S. has any idea what McLean's is. That's reality. John McLean from Die Hard was pretty cool but I didn't know he put out a magazine. </p>
<p>Almost all major Wall St. firms recruit at McGill (Western and Queen's to as well) and you're chance of getting an Wall St. job are relatively equal across all three. MBA chances are probably just as good as well.</p>
<p>When it comes down to it, the real question is where are you going to have more fun? London, Kingston or Montreal? McGill is the 2nd largest consumer of Molson beer (after the Montreal Canadians) and party harder than anyone in the world. You may also pick up a little french. It's work hard, party hard and you'll meet some really smart people from all around the world. Last I heard, average entering grade was 90%+. McGill has more international students than any other school in Canada which speaks to its global recognition. You'll make friends with people all around the world and in the business world, it's not what you know but who you know. Sure, Ivey might have a better business program but like I said, perception is everything. No one cares if you've never heard of it.</p>
<p>I'm a student with dual Canadian,French, and American citizenship. I'm applying to McGill, U of T, Queen's, and possibly Western. All Quebec schools have this deal that if you have a French passport, you can get Quebec tuition to any of their colleges. This means if I'm going to McGill (which I hope I do, as it is my 1st choice), I pay about $3,000 Canadian for tuition.</p>
<p>All students are eligible for merit scholarhships, but only Canadians are eligible for MAJOR merit scholarships.</p>
<p>My son, a dual citizen, was offered the most prestigious major scholarship, but reluctantly turned it down to attend a US school.</p>
<p>well in canada, UT and UW are the most known to the average person.</p>
<p>Sure I agree, UW and UT are known to the average Canadian. Now go ask the same people if they've ever heard of University of Manitoba, University of Saskatchewan or maybe University of Calgary...I bet the average Canadian has heard of them as well. What's your point?</p>
<p>Probably the only universities that people (average Canadians) may not have heard of are the primarily undergraduate ones (Xavier (sorry, I know I spelled that wrong), Mt Allison, etc.)</p>
<p>Now, internationally, U of Toronto, McGill, Queens, and U of Waterloo are probably the most well known.</p>
<p>I am a Canadian citizen, but live inthe US now. If I move to Canada I can pass my citizenship on to my son. He is in 10th grade. Like the others here, I am looking at Canadian colleges because I can't afford American. Considering what others said here, how LONG do you have to live in Canada before you would not be required to pay international tuition? Of course I have heard of McGill, and Toronto....My son is interested in creative writing and science. He's a good student, but too early to tell what SATs will be. I have heard that Dalhousie is good for science.... Anyway, my questions are: How long must one live in Canada to be consider a national.... Was that $3,000 mentioned for the full academic year?</p>
<p>Canadian citizenship is confered by blood. Thus send an e-mail to your nearest consulate's office and they will send you the nessacary paperwork. I have done this already, it is 6-7 months start to finish, and cost about $60US. The only catch is that the parent must have resided "at some time" in canada (not important if you were born there), so if your son wants to pass canadianship to his future kids he must a some point in his life live in canada.</p>
<p>McGill is the only Canadian school that is widely known in the United States</p>
<p>Diane, for the love of god, DO NOT send your son to Dalhousie- horrible school + bad location (Halifax). </p>
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Almost all major Wall St. firms recruit at McGill (Western and Queen's to as well)
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There is a thread in the "business majors" forum on all the schools where the top IBanks recruit at. I only saw Western on one (Citigroup) firm's list, but it was also listed with other no-name US state schools. Wall St. doesn't waste its time with crappy Canadian universities.</p>
<p>Top Canadian Undergraduate schools:
UToronto- strong in engineering and sciences, OK liberal arts, weak commerce
McGill- strong in liberal arts and music, OK in business and science, weak engineering
Waterloo- Strong in engineering and sciences (more like Harvey Mudd than MIT)
Queens- Strong in engineering + business, OK in science
Western- ONLY FOR BUSINESS
UBC- pacific coast... </p>
<p>those are the only schools worth looking at, good luck</p>
<p>I've been to Halifax and to the Dalhousie campus (we stayed in their dorm on holiday) I thought it was all lovely. I love the Halifax harbor, etc. Why would you say Halifax is a horrible location? Also, I think Dalhousie has a good reputation in science -- I am not an expert on it. Why malign them? Do you have evidence.</p>
<p>Also, I know Canadian citizenship is conferred by blood but I was told I cannot just mail-order it for my son. We have to live there. That's why I want to know, for how long? For how long before you get into a college without paying international rates?</p>
<p>It's not as academically challenging as others schools in Canada. My school sends ~40% to WAterloo, Toronto, McGill and Queens, then 20% to Western. Dalhousie is a last resort</p>
<p>you have to live there (or be born there). Your son has no obligation to live in canada to get his citizenship.</p>
<p>I DON'T live in Canada (at least not yet) I took my citizenship from my mother's birth in Toronto. I CAN'T pass it on to my son, at least so I am told, unless we live there -- or he does. What I want to know is -- HOW LONG would we have to live there for the colleges to treat him as a citizen?</p>