<p>Is it easy to transfer from a canadian universty to an american</p>
<p>why would it be easier? if anything its harder since the intl pool is smaller and canadian schools deflate like mad.</p>
<p>I never ask if it was easIER i just asked if it was easy</p>
<p>easy is a relative term. NO.</p>
<p>I would say it depends on the school. I know some people who got into wharton from british columbia and western ontario, so it doesn't matter so much. then im sure it would be easier getting into wharton from harvard, so again relative.</p>
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you go to queen's that's why! and even so i don't think they "deflate", it's just your high school grades were inflated.
At U of T, many people complain about grades, but all in all, everything is pretty fair.
tpt, where you applying from? which school are you applying to?</p>
<p>Applying from York U but not yet sure about where im applying to</p>
<p>hey guys, im applying from canada too. i would say my school also grade deflates considerably in essay courses and the arts/social sciences disciplines, but its just something that students deal with in perspective. at least they're fair and consistent in the grade deflating haha. however, i also think that admissions committees will probably realize that canadian universities have different grading practices. fingers crossed!</p>
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<p>then you must have good grades :D, my friends who got very low grades are getting 4.0 there.
but they took sciences though, if you are in Schullich, i would imagine it to be much more difficult</p>
<p>as a general rule, canadian universities and public high schools deflate grades...so while my HS may deflate grades compared to yours New, this doesnt compare at all to american schools. Case in point, I graduated with a 90, which was ranked 12th out of 410 (top 3rd percentile) in my school. That same number would barely crack top 10th percentile at many american schools.</p>
<p>while the deflation is a problem, there are other issues such as our year long courses (i think McGill and some other schools are semestered). 4/6 of my courses are year long, and since we dont have official midterm marks, its difficult to properly assess a student's progress. </p>
<p>Generally, it is tougher for intls...i never noticed this until i emailed some schools and after answering my questions they would add something like, "Competitive for international admission is highly competitive and very few students are offered financial aid".</p>
<p>i agree with aca0260, the majority of my current courses are full-year as well. i took a course in the faculty of science and also in stats, and found those courses incredibly easy to score highly in, but my courses in poli sci are much more difficult. it's kind of odd being told that you have the highest mark in the class but that the mark is still somewhere in the 80s and not the 90s... whereas in science tons of people score 90s. oh well, in some ways it makes sense because its possible to score perfectly in a multiple choice exam (which exist in science courses, but not in most arts courses at my school) and essays are always deflated here.</p>
<p>aca, i thought you are american -_-. so fin aid shouldn't be problem for you, well, best of luck to all you guys :D</p>
<p>Yes, I am a dual-citizen. im explaining info that would be relevant to most canadians.</p>