<p>So, I'm looking at applying to schools in Canada (and yes, I am an American student) because it is slightly cheaper and also, their education level is just as good as America's. Being an international student by their standards, would I be hurt a lot in their admissions process even though I am American? </p>
<p>If any American student has applied to a Canadian school and has any personal experience, I'd love to hear it! </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Do you have any universities listed so far?
University of Toronto? Mcgill University?</p>
<p>I don’t think it will hurt your chances much, just could risk chances of being known as a international student when applying to a graduate school within the USA, not sure how all of that works.</p>
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<p>Yes. Those are actually the two schools I have been looking at. </p>
<p>University of Toronto and McGill University. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Those schools are well know to US grad schools.</p>
<p>There’s no disadvantage, like many US state schools like like the bigger tuition internationals pay.</p>
<p>Have you visited? The complaints from several kids I’ve known who’ve attended these schools is huge classes and lack of the kind of social life you would find in a US college. No dining halls at McGill if I remember correctly and many commuters. Though some really enjoyed them, they are if fun cities.</p>
<p>I applied to McGill a couple of years ago. Unless the process has changed, it’s very easy and similar to applying to U.S. colleges. Admission is very numbers based, as only SAT scores and your high school transcript (grades 10,11, and 12) will be considered. The standards depend on the program/school you’re applying to, but if you have scores of at least 650/650/650 and an A- average, you stand a very good chance. </p>
<p>McGill does offer entrance scholarships to very qualified U.S. students, up to $3,000 (Canadian). Depending on what you’re studying, that can lower the cost of attendance to a price very similar to many state schools.</p>
<p>Speaking as someone who has attended both McGill and universities in the United States:</p>
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<p>Unfortunately, this tends to be true. But state schools in the United States are far from devoid of huge lecture halls either, particularly at the 100- and 200-level.</p>
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<p>First-year students at McGill can live in the residence halls. Most residence halls offer dining halls. Residence halls are only offered for the first year. (Of course, floor dons, which are really the same thing as RA’s in the United States, are an exception.) Of course, in many state universities in the United States, most students tend to move off campus after one year.</p>
<p>The social life at McGill should be more than adequate. There are hundreds of student organizations which one can join. McGill is also very inclusive and tolerant, which directly improves social life. Unfortunately, this is not true of many universities in the United States.</p>
<p>Honestly, I suspect complaints about “lack of the kind of social life you would find in a US college” translate to “relative lack of uncontrolled partying involving binge drinking.”</p>
<p>Other Canadian universities are probably comparable to McGill, although I can only claim firsthand knowledge about McGill.</p>