<p>iveyleaguer: Let me ask you a question. If Thomas Aquinas College in California had tuition at $10,000 per year and you also got accepted to Yale does that mean you'd go? I would argue that even if Laurentian University offered tuition at $1 for U.S. students, you wouldn't see hoards of U.S. students flocking there. What do you think?</p>
<p>As clarification: Laurentian University's tuition for international students is $10,087 for 30 credits. McGill is $17,861.</p>
<p>The point was that to most international students there is no distinction between Canadian universities. Stanford is internationally recognized. Most Canadians schools are not well known outside of north America. And granted Montreal does have something to do with it.(Though I find Montreal a dull city).</p>
<p>Furthermore the tone of your post was not necessary and if you gonna have facts up here make sure they are correct if you're gonna use them to correct other people. </p>
<p>Anyone have any thoughts on Bishop's University and Universitie de Sherbrooke, both in Quebec? I understand that they both are eager to enroll students from the U.S.</p>
<p>Bishops has a great student community. Everyone is very active and interested in campus events and issues. But I've been told it has a high school or community college feel to it otherwise. Sherbrooke I am not too familiar with.</p>
<p>Check out other Canadian Schools, as many have international tuition under $20,000. Most also have special American student pages for financial aid and scholarship info, its worth wile, considering how much cheaper it is!</p>
<p>If anyone else has any questions about canadian unis, just PM me… I’m Canadian and I can tell you about national perception, international perception, program strengths… I am, by no means, an expert on Canadian unis but I am quite familiar with many of them. :)</p>
<p>And btw, if you want to talk success, one of my dad’s buddies, a laurentian grad, is now raking in tens of millions of dollars a year, and has hundreds of millions in assets, and in his bank account. That’s more than 99% of the guys on wall street. I mean, 800k as an ib at Goldman Sachs pales in comparison to say, 30 mil.</p>
<p>For the sciences, U of T and McGill can give you same opportunities as flagships (Berkeley, UMich, etc.) as will as Ivies. However, for finance in general, opportunities for U of T and McGill students are not even close to those to Berkeley and UMich students, let alone ones open to students at top feeders to elite finance firms (HYP, Wharton, Dartmouth, Stanford, Columbia, etc.).</p>
<p>This is a very old thread. But for those reading it now and not wishing to be misinformed, I would like to note that it really depends upon your goals. if you are looking at US graduate school, LOTS of good Canadian schools will get you there: Queens, UBC, U of T, McGill, Mt. Allison and so forth. Not everyone has dreams of IB, lol.</p>