<p>Hey everyone! </p>
<p>I'm living in WA state, here in the U.S., however, lately I've been thinking about moving up to Canada because British Columbia isn't too far away and I am really seriously considering to stay in Canada after finishing a Bachelor degree. Another factor for me was that Canada seems a lot more European, at least from my point of view when I was up there, and I was born and raised in Europe -- which makes me consider Canada even more.</p>
<p>Anyways - I'm currently a sophomore at an American community college in Washington. </p>
<p>I have a 3.65 GPA and I am a member of Phi Theta Kappa, which is pretty much an honor society for people from community colleges and which offers scholarships from several universities. On this list I found Simon Fraser University which would offer a $3.500 scholarship/year for international PTK members if one has a 3.75 GPA -- I will have one this high by the time I'm graduating with my AA degree in June 2012. </p>
<p>So, besides from SFU, is there any other Canadian university that could be a match? </p>
<p>Oh - I don't know if that would matter - but I'm kind of fluent in French.. not perfect, but I can totally understand it.</p>
<p>Maybe you should check out UVictoria? If you want to stay near Washington and in a European-esque town, maybe Victoria is for you (lots of British influence). If you want to live somewhere with lots of French influence, maybe McGill?</p>
<p>What are you planning to major in and what are you planning to do after you get your Bachelor’s degree?</p>
<p>Thank you! UVictoria does seem like what I’ve been looking for. 
Isn’t McGill very hard to get into? </p>
<p>I’m majoring in Political Science but I do definitely want to double major in either Economics or Journalism. I really want to pursue a joint degree after my Bachelor’s - I’ve been thinking about getting both an MBA and a JD degree. I have been practicing somewhat for the LSAT already, however, I haven’t looked at the GMAT yet.</p>
<p>Haha yeah, I do think McGill is pretty hard to get into…</p>
<p>If you’re planning to stay in Canada afterwards, then probably UVictoria would be a good choice. Canadian graduate/professional schools don’t really care about which school you went to for undergraduate (UVic isn’t very prestigious).</p>
<p>Hmm. What do you think are some really good public universities in Canada then? UVictoria sounds interesting but it should be kind of prestigious at the same time. </p>
<p>Do you by any chance know where people normally transfer - and get accepted - with my kind of GPA?</p>
<p>The prestigious ones would be UToronto, McGill, Queen’s, and UBC. Your GPA is pretty good, although I’m not sure how they would view a student from an American community college. One thing to note is that Canadian universities are far easier to get into than American colleges. Accordingly, the prestige factor (especially for an undergraduate degree) is far less, and graduate/professional schools don’t even care which university you graduated from.</p>
<p>You should probably contact the Admissions offices of the universities you are interested in, and they could give you a better idea of your chances.</p>