<p>How do you ask for recommendations without offending your teachers?</p>
<p>I'm applying from Canada, and since I'm applying ED, I will have to ask for recommendations soon. So far I've told my guidance counselor that I will be applying to America for university. The first question that came from her of course, was why U.S.? We have plenty of good schools in Canada. And I also get this a lot from my friends.</p>
<p>Well, I agree with them. Yes Canadian education is excellent. But I just feel that American ones are better because it allows me more opportunities. </p>
<p>How would you say this without offending my teachers? Considering they all received education in Canada and take pride in the education system here. </p>
<p>And I notice that Canadians have this sort of nationalism, and they get really offended when Europeans confuse us Canadians with Americans, or when some Americans joke about how Canada's their 51st state. </p>
<p>And some people are sensitive about students going over to the states, I think they feel kind of betrayed, especially with so many graduates here (especially med school graduates and engineers) going over to the states that offers better pay.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading my long post, any suggestions? My school never ever sends kids to the states (as far as i know), so my guidance counselor and my teachers are probably not very familiar with the american system either.</p>