<p>I'm curious. I'm a senior in highschool, and I've applied to a few schools already. I'll probably end up picking George Washington U. Or U Toronto or McGill because of money. Canadian schools are cheaper, and GWU has merit aid, since I will not qualify for Financial Aid.</p>
<p>However, even though I am an American perm. res, I am a British Citizen...therefore I think I get free tuition if I go there.</p>
<p>Plus, School there is 3 (undergrad) + 3( med) I think.
So I'd still finish 1-2 years faster.</p>
<p>How hard is it to transfer?
Or would I have to start over as a first year even if i was admitted</p>
<p>Well definitely check out the UCAS website. Now I’m not positive on this, but my sister is a grad student in the UK and we’re UK citizens too (dual citizenship UK and US). Since my parents live in the US though (and thus taxes are paid in the US), she didn’t qualify to pay the UK tuition rate. Not sure if it applies for undergrad too, but I’m assume it’s a similar policy based on where you pay taxes.</p>
<p>As for transferring, generally, you don’t transfer into UK colleges. You start over again as a first year as the UK system focuses a lot more on one area instead of doing the whole general education requirement route that most US colleges follow.</p>
<p>From my experience (applied to Oxford after 1 year at USC), it was based on HS stats and their tests. A lot was based on your AP/IB scores and standardized test scores.</p>