<p>Just curious</p>
<p>I live in Canada, and here everyone wants to go to US. There are more opportunities in US, not to mention its status as one of the most developed countries in the world. Canada is like the countryside of US</p>
<p>If you're American applying for Canadian universities, why are you doing so? (I'm just curious). If I were you I would just stay in the country</p>
<p>Queen's, McGill, University of Toronto... :P</p>
<p>Price mostly, but as Canadian colleges only look at stats, McGill or Toronto can definitely end up the best school some Americans get into.</p>
<p>Many Canadian pursue US schools thinking they can stay in the US, I see many when interviewing who are surprised we can't help all of them stay.</p>
<p>Price.
Also, the idea of going to school in another country is appealing, I'd imagine.
I'm not exactly interested myself, but I can see why one would want to. It'd be somewhat like studying abroad all four years (only Canada is closer than most typical study abroad locations).</p>
<p>Ah, America's hat...
I think it's mostly that somebody likes a particular school and wants to study there, and it just happens to be in Canada. The lower drinking age is an added bonus (or just something to make up for having to deal with the cold) I imagine.</p>
<p>mephist, do you seriously believe US students have any problem getting alcohol?</p>
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<p>I'm obviously not mephist0, but at least in Canada the students don't have to worry about being arrested for drinking and can go to bars if they choose, rather than skeezy frat parties.</p>
<p>Usually because its a great school at a great price: McGill</p>
<p>Montr</p>
<p>Speaking as a US resident who attended McGill for two semesters:</p>
<p>In Canada, it is financially feasible to attend university in a different province. There is a discount for being Canadian relative to international tuition.</p>
<p>In the US, it is very expensive to attend university in a different state. Out-of-state students generally pay as much as international students.</p>
<p>Students who cannot afford either out-of-state public universities or private universities have few options other than their own state's public universities. But international tuition at Canadian universities is generally cheaper than out-of-state tuition at US public universities. So people who cannot afford out-of-state universities can often afford Canadian universities. (They could probably also afford the State University of New York system. Out-of-state tuition there is comparable to international tuition at McGill at current exchange rates. However, this only makes one more state accessible, not all 50 states. Also, this option is not widely known.)</p>
<p>For a student who believes that Canadian universities are an improvement over their own state's universities, studying in Canada is quite attractive.</p>
<p>A student might also believe that their in-state public universities are academically insufficient, a poor fit, or both. In this case, there's an especially strong incentive to study in Canada.</p>
<p>An added advantage is that the reputation of McGill, and probably of other top Canadian universities, is truly global. By contrast, many US flagship public universities are respected in their own state and probably surrounding states, but less so in other parts of the country.</p>
<p>In my case, I was realistically looking at in-state universities and Canadian universities because of the financial considerations noted above. In the state I lived in at the time, only the flagship university had a strong reputation. Even compared to that flagship, McGill is stronger academically and has a better reputation. Also, McGill's reputation is worldwide, whereas the flagship's reputation and network is concentrated in the part of the US where I used to live. A real problem, as I wanted out of said area. What really made the decision a no-brainer was that the flagship university in question is an extremely poor fit for me personally, long story short.</p>
<p>Cheaper than American schools.</p>
<p>I went to U of Toronto for an M.A. in philosophy. I was accepted there and U of Wisconsin. The philosophy dept. at UT was bigger and as good as any in the US...plus a safe, interesting city. And it was much closer to my hometown (Detroit) than was Madison. I found the Canadian students completely humorless...any laughs in class were due to American students or professors. So if you go there, be prepared for some very serious classes.</p>
<p>price
and Mcgill, Toronto
they are definately good colleges</p>
<p>The main reason is price, Canadian schools are less expensive than comparable U.S. colleges.</p>
<p>I know someone who went to UBC for the skiing and someone who went to McGill because of an online romance (I guess she'll be getting a good education, even if it doesn't work out). Queens Univ sounded terrific in the Fiske Guide, but I just felt that I couldn't get enough information on Canadian colleges to make an informed decision.</p>
<p>mmmhm interesting posts</p>
<p>Hockey, socialized medicine and decriminalized marijuana. Seriously, U of Toronto, UBC and a few others are as good as many/most of US schools. I realize that your perception of US schools as the best in the world is common, but that is only true of flagship schools and not even all of those.</p>
<p>Many Americans consider studying in Canada because the universities are more affordable and Canada is beautiful, sophisticated, bilingual and safer than is the U.S.</p>
<p>....mhmmmm..</p>
<p>I m thinking about applying to university of Toronto for graduate level electrical engineering. Anyone knows about the difficulty of getting in and what are the requirements. Thanks.</p>