Anyone going to Canada for university?

Did you decide on residence? I remember you also asked me about my res (McConnell) when I went to McGill.. What are your top 3 choices now?

just out of curiousity, how difficult is it to get into one of the top unis over there at canada? and what do the fees and other costs look like?

just out of curiousity, how difficult is it to get into one of the top unis over there at canada? and what do the fees and other costs look like?

The res application opens at the end of feb... at the moment I think it will go:

Doug
Gardner
McConnell
Molson
RVC
New

I really don't mind which I get out of any of Upper rez (incl Doug), they all have good and not so good points I reckon.

Depends on just as many factors as any university... Course, Faculty, Where you apply from, What type of exams you've taken etc. Fees and costs also vary by university as you might expect. You may need to be a little more specific.

expect to pay around 15-18 thousand USD or CAD (they almost the same these days) for the tuition fees..

Add another 1000 or so for buying books...
university residence cost around 3 to 4 thousand per four months (one semester).
Most universities have 3 semesters, 1 of them optional (summer). If u take 2 semesters in university accomodation u will end up paying around USD30,000 per annum....
But if u rent a private appartment/house etc, u could do it for around 20-25 thousand per year....thats for international students...

quite expensive...a four year degree would cost around 100k!!!!!!!!!! damn....

its not as difficult to get into canadian universities...high school's here teach you nothing...so they usually cover up for that in that extra year in university compared to uk system...
If u done a levels, you would get exempted from many courses and will have to spend maybe lesser time and save money..

for course, any one of: economics, politics, medicine, physics

and just pretend i've taken the relevant alevel exams in subjects which would've met the entry requirements of any uk unis for those courses (i.e AAA)

Well of the 4 Politics would probably be the easiest to get into (that's what I'm doing ). Economics and Sciences are tougher... Also as far as I know medicine doesn't exist at undergrad level in Canada/US, you do a related undergrad first (e.g bio) then medicine after (anyone feel free to correct me on that).

As for specific offers, you'd have to check on each Universities' website for offers by course. For top Unis (Uoft, McGill, UBC etc) I would expect that AAB+ would be required, however I'm not sure.

you mentioned 15-18k in USD for fees, thats per year right?

and I think the exchange rates means that translates to roughly just over half of that in UK pound, yes?

Well, technically speaking, medicine actually does exist at the undergraduate level. It's just that you have to take an undergraduate-level program before applying to Medicine. The same goes with Pharmacy, Law, Dentistry, etc. The official name for those programs are "professional programs". Don't mistaken them as graduate-level programs because that is not the case at all.

Also, you don't have to do a related undergraduate-level program to get into Medicine. As long as you have the prerequisite courses needed for medicine, you are pretty much set. So it doesn't matter if you are going into sciences, engineering, or arts, you are allowed to apply for medicine if you meet the requirements.

if im not wrong, its 3 years for the law programme (after ur done graduation).
and i dont remember for med, i think its longer...

It is 3 years for the Law programme. You don't necessarily have to graduate from your undergraduate program in order to apply for Law. You could apply for it after 3 years of studies.

For Medicine, it really depends on the stream. If you are going for General Medicine, then I think it will only take 4 years. If you are going to specialize in a certain field, I believe it will take another 2 years of studies and internship.

Why Gardner before McConnell/Molson? I had Gardner after those two because its the one thats most uphill so you have an extra 30-40 steps to go up everytime you come back home!

But it has the best view of downtown Mtl

yeah so it takes a minimum of 8years of university education in total to become a doctor. Compare that to other countries where it takes 4 years (like my country, pakistan) i dont know about uk...

And i still dont know why they have such long degrees.....8years just to become a clinic doctor...in that much time u could probably do phd in uk...

I wouldnt go to Canada its a lovely place but no fit birds to watch if youre into ornacology

So you're a pervert AND an idiot?

I wouldnt go to Canada its a lovely place but no fit birds to watch if youre into ornacology