<p>Our son is born in Canada and we live in USA for 12 years, so he got both Canadian and USA citizenships. Hi is in his 3rd year in high school i and his heart seems to be set to go to Law school after obtaining undergraduate degree (he seems to be interested in international business law or something similar). </p>
<p>Considering a cost of undergraduate education here in States, we have started thinking about option of sending him to Canada for undergraduate degree. We are looking into McGill University where he could major in business or something similar and, than come back to USA for a law school. We checked with McGill admission office, and cost per year for him as Canadian citizen would be far, far less than any comparable American reputable college. </p>
<p>McGill is very reputable University, however, we are still not sure about possible constrain of getting bachelor degree in Canada and applying to Law School in USA. Is there any showstopper we shall be aware about?</p>
<p>Canadian universities are fully recognized in the US by graduate/medical/law school admissions offices for what they are: excellent in the case of McGill, Toronto, UBC etc. or not so excellent in the case of the lower ranked Canadian schools. </p>
<p>At McGill in particular, 12% of undergraduates are Americans, including many dual citizen students. There are no problems with these students, or Canadian citizens, being admitted to US grad and law schools. (In fact, graduates of English Canadian law schools can take the state bar exams in MA and NY, although that is not a recommended pathway.)</p>
<p>If your son was born in Quebec, he would be eligible for the incredibly low Quebec tuition rate, otherwise the Canadian tuition is still far lower than the top US state schools. I would recommend discussing this with your son of course. If he is interested in going away to university in the first place, then Montreal or Toronto would be great places to spend four years. If he is hesitant, then returning to Canada just for the lower tuition may not be the best option. </p>
<p>My nephew who is a U of Toronto grad will be attending Harvard Law School next year. He sent me some info lately about the various undergrad schools represented in the current student body for the son of a friend who is thinking of applying. There are 11 Canadian universities represented - McGill, McMaster, Queen’s, Simon Fraser, UBC, Univ. of Calgary, Univ. of PEI, Univ. of Toronto, Univ. of Waterloo, Univ. of Western Ontario and Wilfrid Laurier Univ. There are many Canadian applicants to U.S. law schools each year. Attending a Canadian university will not preclude a student in any way from returning to the U.S. for law school. What will be important is what GPA and LSAT score they are able to achieve. You may find that he decides to attend a Canadian law school and remain in Canada. There are many excellent reasons to do so!</p>
<p>One of my Ds was accepted to several T14 law schools but ultimately decided to stay in Canada and attend law school here. My H is also a lawyer. We all have dual citizenship and have lived in both countries.</p>
<p>Just a clarification to tomofboston’s post. It is not necessary to be born in Quebec to benefit from the resident tuition rate, you simply have to be a Canadian citizen and have lived in Quebec for 12 months prior to enrolling. During the 12 month period, student cannot be a full time student (part-time is okay). I often recommend that non-Quebecer students to come to Quebec and enroll part-time or just work here before going to school full-time in order to establish residency and then save $$$ on tuition.</p>