<p>i am going to be a senior in high school. I'm planning to go to Canada for undergraduate and come back to the U.S for graduate school. Is that a good idea? Going from U.S to Canada and then back to U.S. again. Would the i lose my financial opportunities or hinder my chances of getting into any graduate school? I'm planning to go into the medical. Not sure if i want to be a doctor or pharmacist or nurse or something along those lines yet. Still deciding...
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<p>If you want to practice medicine in Canada, do undergraduate in Canada.
Vice-versa. It’ll make life much much much more simpler.</p>
<p>i’m from the U.S. i just want to go somewhere out of state or country for undergraduate school. i would eventually want to go back for graduate school in the U.S and practice medicine here. would that be a good idea?</p>
<p>How are you going to pay for graduate school? If you will need to pay for it yourself using loans, it might be in your best interest to do your undergrad in the US (preferably your own state) to cut costs, as there are limited scholarship opportunities for international/out of state students, and you don’t want to incur tons of debt for undergrad. I’d say it’s only a good idea if you have the funds for it and only plan on doing an undergraduate degree (e.g. for nursing).</p>
<p>I am thinking along the same lines as you… undergraduate in Canada, graduate in US in the medical field. Would it just be better all around to complete both undergraduate and graduate school in Canada? It seems like it’d be much cheaper than the great schools in the US.</p>
<p>Canadian medical schools admit very few out of province students let alone international students.</p>
<p>And to be a provincial resident they often require HS to have been completed there, too.</p>
<p>Nursing is usually a 4 year undergrad degree, if you want to be a nurse, do it in the states.</p>
<p>If you want to be a doctor, do it where you are a citizen. </p>
<p>If you qualify for state financial aid, use that in your local school and do a study abroad year in Canada.</p>
<p>US v Canadian undergrad is not necessarily an issue for your US MD application, but it may raise some questions as to why you did it. Do you have a reason other than adventure?</p>
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<p>Could you please explain this, somemom? Are you referring to some requirement by Canadian med schools? I’m not aware of any province requiring this.</p>
<p>" And to be a provincial resident they often require HS to have been completed there, too."</p>
<p>This is probably true for many provinces - but as far as I know, not for Ontario (which has bulk of Med. Schools).</p>
<p>Returning residents (returning after 10 years) can become residents in Quebec, but it is a tough process. </p>
<p>Any insight by others is welcome.</p>
<p>For example, Quebec residency FAQ:</p>
<p>[Frequently-Asked</a> Questions | Legal Documents - McGill University](<a href=“Frequently-Asked Questions”>Frequently-Asked Questions)</p>
<p>Detailed ATTESTATION OF QU</p>
<p>Vinsim, the Quebec residency issue applies for tuition purposes but I know for a fact that McGill does not require that its med students have attended high school in Quebec. The son of a friend of mine attended McGill for med school and he grew up in Ontario. I also know another Ontario student who went to Alberta for med school.</p>
<p>You are right. However there is a twist. There are around 90 seats for Instate (Quebec resident students) and the Ontario and other states make up AROUND 15-20 seats. I will try to find the link that provides the exact numbers.</p>
<p>States???</p>
<p>When I checked it out UBC required a BC resident to have attended HS in BC OR perhaps it was that if you had done grade 8-12 in BC you could be a resident, having done university away, but still had to be an LI or citizen, too. It was a few years ago I reviewed this and rules do change, but it is always worth checking out the residency requirements of each school if you have moved around at all.</p>
<p>@TomofBoston, Yes, that was my bad (should say Province). </p>
<p>Here is the link that details of seats in medical schools in Canada as well as their breakup (federal/provincial) as well as other details.</p>
<p>[Medical</a> Schools in Canada](<a href=“http://www.ivyglobal.ca/mcat/med_schools_canada.asp]Medical”>http://www.ivyglobal.ca/mcat/med_schools_canada.asp)</p>
<p>Somemom, just curious about your question</p>
<p>“US v Canadian undergrad is not necessarily an issue for your US MD application, but it may raise some questions as to why you did it. Do you have a reason other than adventure?”</p>
<p>Even if the OP’s reason was just adventure, do you feel that that would be detrimental to any med or grad school application? As long as the Canadian university chosen is reputable (as I believe most are!) I would think that making that choice just for the “adventure” of it might be viewed as a positive and not a negative.</p>
<p>vinsim, the numbers appear to reflect details of a particular entering class. That doesn’t necessarily mean that that is the number of spots available to each subset of applicants dependent on which province they reside in. That doesn’t mean that some schools may have targets or quotas, although I’d be surprised if that were the case. As all Canadian schools are publicly funded, it would be unusual for a province to restrict entry in that way.</p>
<p>From the research I did, prior to my DD applying to med school, it seems that a cohesive application that shows an overall strong applicant is critical. Not just checking the boxes that you did XYZ per the advisors, but that the applicant is prepared for med school, has explored life and still been a strong student.</p>
<p>Once you have completed the basic requirements, you still have to cause the interviewer to want to talk to you, to choose your application out of the pile. If the Canadian experience seems random, it may not be helpful. I do think there is a natural tendency to appreciate the schools with which the AdComs have some familiarity. A WA AdCom may be familiar with UBC, much more so than a CO AdCom.</p>
<p>It’s not any one thing, it’s the entire package and how you present it.</p>