USA Vs Canada!! Help me out!

College Search & Selection
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<p>Ok here's the deal. I am currently a high school student from Greece , and i ll be applying as an international student to an American college/university for the Fall of 2012.
What i want , is major in something i like and then get an MBA . What intrests me most is Psychology. But the thing is....where should i go for an undergraduate degree in psych? Canada or USA? My grades are :
9th grade ---> 3.8
10th grade ---> 3.0
11th grade ----> 3.3
12th grade ----->3.9 - 4.0 for sure
(on a scale of 4)</p>

<p>Based on my grades, i would have some problem with good USA colleges, but it would be a plus for Canadians. That means, i would get accepted in a mediocore USA university , or a Top Canadian , correct me if I am wrong. (i know that grades is not everything for acceptance , especially in the USA)</p>

<p>Also, since i want an MBA , i need a school with a good co-op programm, that will award me some work expirience!</p>

<p>On the one hand, Canadian universities seem alot cheaper, and my parents keep saying that Canadian way of life is similar to Europian (especially Quebec) and the transaction will be less hard for me. </p>

<p>Which country will open more opportunities for me?
Should I apply only in Canadian Universities?</p>

<p>Please I need your help! I'm studying the SAT everyday and I have to choose immidiately, cause if i choose canada, SAT will be redundant!</p>

<p>My father reccommends me to apply to both Canada and USA so that if i fail to get into a Canadian university, i would have something else that im able to get into. But i find this kind of Logic really stupid, since statistically its alot easier to get accepted in a Canadian University than a USA university.
For Canada i have in mind : UWesternOntario , McGill, UToronto, Waterloo</p>

<p>What do you think guys? what should i do?</p>

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<p>Where do you intend to live after college? Canada, the US, or back in Greece?</p>

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<p>I intend to live wherever i find a job opportunity Canada or US. Definately not Greece though</p>

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<p>I agree with your Dad - apply to both and then you can choose later.
You also will want to look into visa issues regarding working through coop programs.
In the U.S., Northeastern University in Boston and Drexel University in Philadelphia are known for coop programs.</p>

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<p>Canada is more generous with work permission while you are studying, and more generous with work visas after you graduate than the US is. You will need a bare minimum of two solid years of full-time work before applying to a good MBA program. Three to five years is better. To be perfectly honest, your chances of being able to work in Canada for that length of time if you graduate from a Canadian university are much better than your chances of being able to work in the US for that amount of time graduating from a US university. The top MBA programs admit students from all around the world, so whether you have a US degree, a Canadian degree, or a European degree, you can still be a viable applicant for those programs.</p>

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<p>Should i be worried about how hard will be to find a job for those 3-5 years from now? Does the easiness for finding a job vary from major to major? is it a bad choice a psychology degree for finding a job for 3-5 years?</p>

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<p>Yes, it’s a very bad choice to try and make a living off a bachelor’s in psychology. The only bachelor degrees that have any weight in the job market are the engineering ones. Other majors are a useful transition to graduate school. (Engineering majors have lower GPAs that will put them at a disadvantage when it comes to law.)</p>

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<p>i didnt ask how difficult is to make a living with the psychology degree…i know that you get minimum wage. What i want to know is how difficult is, after you get your degree, to find a job for 3-5 years , and then apply for an MBA (since they need work exp) . And if the degree you choose plays role in how easy you find that job</p>

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<p>Your college major and your work experience from part-time jobs and internships while you are in college help determine your first job out of college. That job helps determine your next one. It would be entirely possible to major in psychology and then find a job in business when you graduate that could lead to the type of experience you need to have in order to be accepted into a decent MBA program. However, you would probably want to have some career-related part-time jobs during the school terms, and good internships during the summer vacations.</p>