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[happysunnyshine]

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Find out how much they are able and willing to spend on your education and by what criteria (since I think few canadian students can possibly do it on their own).

I will only apply to American colleges that will give me a full ride if I get in. Otherwise I will be happy attending a Canadian university.</p>

[starbright]

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That being said, some Canadian students embrace the (arguably delusional) American value more than the Canadian one, and they would value their elitist education to be worth $50k. Not necessarily so. The only reason I want an ivy degree is because I plan to go into finance right after graduation,which requires me to go to a “target school”. For those who will go into a prestige-insensitive field, such as engineering, reflect on your value system twice before committing =]

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<p>Thanks for your thoughts but on this last part, I beg to differ. This is another myth. I’m a business school prof., trust me on this.</p>

[Mustafah78]

<p>^ On the other hand, if you know you want to go into investment banking straight out of college, it might be worth it to pay $50k/year to go to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, or Wharton. In fact, that $50k price tag is misleading because only a small number of super-rich students end up paying that amount, thanks to generous financial aid.</p>

[MimuTH]

<p>i heard this year MIT did not accept some Briton(asian) who was an IMO gold medalist…
i mean, what do they want we are only sixteen for god sake</p>

<p>it is just so hard to look as if you are being differentiated in canadian universities. not cared at all. cabs drivers went to UBC and UT here in Vancouver!</p>

<p>i do not know… if having the opportunity to choose where to be born, i dont think i would pick canada… it could be the place i want to die though</p>

<p>well 50k is just a price tag. had you stayed in canada you would just spend it on something else. i know it trust me… i keep gettin bankrupt even after a 300% increase in my allowance =(</p>