<p>Hate to break it to you Yolo, but Wisconsin is at $40,000 now not $30,000. Frankly, given the parameters you are putting in place your safeties are your home country unis.</p>
<p>“Frankly, given the parameters you are putting in place your safeties are your home country unis.”</p>
<p>Agreed. I suggested Canadian schools for safeties in post #4. It does not make sense for Canadians to apply to US safeties.</p>
<p>Let’s say, worst scenario, that I’m not accepted into any of the American universities I apply to, can you guys tell me how difficult it will be to transfer from a Canadian university like UofToronto or McGill? The reason I want to go to an American university for undergrad is because I want to go to a top-tier American law school. And these law schools very rarely admit students from Canada. </p>
<p>I’m quite determined and set on what I want to do in my future. I know it’s early but I was thinking of getting a Master’s degree, probably a MPP or MPA from Harvard JFK School of Government after undergrad. And then apply to a law school for a J.D.</p>
<p>So could you answer this question:</p>
<p>1) How hard will it be to transfer to: (from a Canadian university)
-UCB
-UMich
-NYU
-UCLA
-Cornell
-UPenn
-JHU
-Northwestern
-Duke</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>NYU CAS is a safety for you, but I do not think it is worth attending NYU over UT or McGill. I am also not sure that JHU is a good fit for you. I would replace NYU and JHU with other schools, and add a couple more overall. I would fill 11 applications to the US. My list would look as follows:</p>
<p>Brown
Cal/UCLA (one application)
Chicago
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth (no essay)
Duke
Georgetown
Michigan
Northwestern
Penn</p>
<p>If you apply to those 12 universities, you will be admitted to at least a couple…unless you are very unlucky!</p>
<p>Yoloswag，I would agree that UM will not be a safety school for international applicants. What I heard is that years ago, UM was always the safety school for international students who apply for Ivys. The school realizes it and starts accepting less people. But your stats are far better than me so you have a good chance.</p>
<p>@Alexandre, thank you so much for your insight! NYU is arguably in the top 5 in the world for politics and international relations. NYU is actually one of my top choices because of its IR honors program. And it is consistently ranked top 10 in the world for social science/humanities such as philosophy and economics. But again, my parents kind of have the same mindset as you in that its name is not considered world-renowned, so they don’t think it’ll be entirely worth attending compared to UofT or McGill. </p>
<p>Also, why is JHU not a good fit for me?</p>
<p>As for Brown and Dartmouth, although they are Ivy schools, not only are they harder to get into, they are also not that strong in political science when looking at rankings. </p>
<p>Chicago and Columbia on the other hand are very strong in political science, one of the highest world rankings, and have strong reputations, but they are even tougher to get into than Brown and Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Georgetown is quite strong in and well-known for political science as well. But its reputation and overall ranking is quite low. And it isn’t too easy to get into either.</p>
<p>I definitely plan on applying to Chicago and Columbia for law school though!</p>
<p>I have another question! </p>
<p>How hard is it to be admitted to an American graduate school for a Master’s degree when applying from a Canadian university? Is it easier than, say, Canadian undergrad straight to law school in America?</p>
<p>The graduate schools I was thinking of were:</p>
<p>Harvard JFK School of Government
Michigan GR Ford School of Public Policy
Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy
Duke Sanford School of Public Policy
NYU Wagner School of Public Service</p>
<p>When applying to law school, will a Master’s degree from an American university significantly increase my chances if I attend a Canadian university for undergrad?</p>