Would it be better to apply to McGill as a French student or an American?

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<p>I have dual citizenship as my father is French, so would it be better for me to apply as a French citizen or an American citizen. I live in New York, and my French isn't too bad... I take it at school, it's more conversational than it is grammatically correct. I feel like it'd be better to apply as a French student because I get considered as a Quebecois applicant (or at least I saw that online) but also saw that they'd be interested in the international tuition...</p>

<p>Since I'm asking this, I guess I'll ask for a chance too. Applying to the school of engineering for computer engineering and the school of science. 3.4 GPA UW at a top private school, a minority (French/Mexican) male, SAT should be 2150 - 2250+ (waiting for the grade, took it for the first time). I'll have all the reqs (Calc, Physics, Chem), and I'm taking the SAT2 in Math-2, Physics, and French in June -- all should be 700s or more. Won't list ECs since they apparently don't matter for McGill..</p>

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<p>Definitely apply as a French citizen; if you’re accepted, you will pay paltry Quebec tuition since Quebec has a special,formal educational arrangement with other francophone regions of the world! For instance, a B.Sc. student paying the Quebec rate forks out a total of just 3,602 CAD for the ENTIRE academic year (including tuition and ancillary fees) while an international student forks out 23,639 CAD!</p>

<p>You can find the breakdown here: [Faculty</a> of Science](<a href=“http://www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/fees/undergrad/quebec/scien/]Faculty”>http://www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/fees/undergrad/quebec/scien/)</p>

<p>As far as getting in, I am not sure how a 3.4 stacks up but your predicted SATs are more than fine. Generally, I don’t see why you shouldn’t be let in.</p>

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<p>My understanding is that an applicant is considered for admission based on the location of the secondary school attended. If you are attending a US high school, you will be applying as an American (SAT scores required), regardless of citizenship. Once admitted, you would submit proof of French citizenship and pay the low Quebec tuition rates.</p>