Undergrad Engineering in North America

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi! I am an international student. I am confused between Undergrad Engineering in US V/s Canada . While Canada offers many lucrative incentives like Lower Tuition fees, Legal Working Hours, Assured Summer Jobs, Good Opportunities, Scholarships, Permanent Residency, Citizenship and of course quality education but US Universities are much more reputed and sought after. What Should I do?</p>

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<p>In US I am looking at Georgia Tech, Michigan Ann Arbor, Berkeley, Virginia Tech, Cornell & in Canada I am looking at University of Toronto, Waterloo, McGill, British Columbia</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t say that applying Vtech or Gtech would be super beneficial cause they don’t give much if any aid for internationals, but Berkely Umich and Cornell are excellent enough that it may offset the financial incentive. </p>

<p>I’m pretty sure US engineering schools are generally considered better. </p>

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<p>UTortonto, McGill and UBC have very good reputations too, especially if you plan on working in Canada.</p>

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Why not do undergrad in Canada, then if you are interested in going further, do grad in the US. </p>

<p>Graduate school for STEM degrees in the US typically includes a full tuition scholarship and a stipend for a teaching or research assistantship. With a graduate degree u can get a work visa in the US. With only an undergraduate degree & no work experience, most likely not.</p>

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Undergrad at U of T is really academically-oriented, but they don’t give very good grades (apparently). It’s good if you want to attend grad school there, which is probably best in the country for engineering and well-reputed worldwide. I’m not too sure about McGill, but the I heard the best undergrad experience in Canada for engineering is Waterloo because they pretty much guarantee co-op and have more “engaging” classes.

If you’re heading for the States, I second @GMTplus7‌. That, or only bother going to a really prestigious school because I don’t think American unis are really any better than Canadian ones.

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Sorry @cornundrum, Berkeley would be a tough entry and full fees to boot.