<p>I'm currently a Junior in high school thinking about going to UoT to major in econ. Is it a good idea? Is there a better major I should take? Preferably I'd want to come back to the US for a job and take an internship while in Canada.</p>
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<p>I don’t know much about economics, but it sounds very practical. Business is always good too.</p>
<p>From what people say, you should go to college where you want to get a job, but I am planning on defying that. The thing is that whatever Uni you end up at, it’s going to be better known the closer you are to it. Most people I know say “Oh, they have a University in Toronto?” or something like that because I live in California. Although UofT may provide a better education, employers prefer names they know. That being said, you have to just consider an unknown Uni as a minus and weigh your other options. </p>
<p>As far as I can tell from the online world internships are easier to come by in Canada, especially Toronto, but I don’t know if that’s true.</p>
<p>Uni students on average change their major three times, so it’s important to make sure that you like the University you end up at even if you switch majors. Choose a University for the University (location, general atmosphere, price and equally major) instead of choosing a University for a specific major. Make sure you want to be a huge University in a big city. (I know I do.)</p>
<p>Anyway, hope that sort of answers your questions.
(It could be significantly cheaper to go to a state University that would be better known to employers depending on what state you live in, UofT can be on the expensive side for International students.)</p>
<p>While Economics might be the marquee degree to go for in terms of business, in Canada that degree is a Commerce or Business Administration degree. </p>
<p>If you’re looking for internships look into</p>
<p>McGill Commerce
Queen’s Commerce
Ivey
Rotman Commerce (At University of Toronto)
Schulich</p>