Any Canadians going to US college?

[afici0nad0]

agreed. an exchange program between your canadian university and its US college partners would be ideal.

at UBC, they had exchange programs worldwide. for those that were accepted into the program, the student would pay their 'home' tuition. very attractive, i would say.

you pay your home tuition, get to experience the US college experience, with little risk.

[edmontonian]

i'm thinking of going to UCLA for grad school. Still trying to figure out if I can afford it or not.

Does anyone happen to have a copy of 'curious canadian guide to US colleges'? I heard it was pretty good but they seem to be sold out everywhere. If anyone has a copy i'd be willing to buy it off you used...

[sunshineleith]

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[sunshineleith]

Originally Posted by edmontonian

i'm thinking of going to UCLA for grad school. Still trying to figure out if I can afford it or not.

Does anyone happen to have a copy of 'curious canadian guide to US colleges'? I heard it was pretty good but they seem to be sold out everywhere. If anyone has a copy i'd be willing to buy it off you used...

Never heard of it, nor does it exist on any Internet search engines. You sure you got the name right?

But OMG the fees at UCLA
http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/gss/librar...rofnrtfees.pdf

[Duluth07]

In Duluth, possibly because we're only a couple hours from the Canadian border, we have many Canadian students who attend the University of Minnesota - Duluth (http://d.umn.edu). I am not sure about the specifics in terms of financial aid or grants. I do know that Minnesota does have reciprocity with Manitoba - I wanted to attend school in Winnipeg a while ago but I remember one of the conditions was that you don't qualify for any aid from either country - meaning you'd have to be pretty darn rich to pull this off. I've looked at moving to Canada for years and it appears that you either need a lot of money, a lot of higher education that is so specific that nobody else has the same credentials, or have family already living in Canada. I've been kind of looking at this since 1996 and it's not getting any easier. Too bad.

[sunshineleith]

Originally Posted by Duluth07

I've looked at moving to Canada for years and it appears that you either need a lot of money, a lot of higher education that is so specific that nobody else has the same credentials, or have family already living in Canada. I've been kind of looking at this since 1996 and it's not getting any easier. Too bad.

Duluth are you sure you were looking at Canada's immigration site?? Cooks, chefs, plumbers, nurses, radiation technologists - a lot of the eligible skilled workers require less than four years education . . . and none of the professions are rocket science.

From Instructions on which skilled worker applications are eligible for processing

... skilled worker who has had at least one year of experience* in one or more of the following occupations within the last ten years:

*Experience is defined as continuous full-time or equivalent part-time paid work experience

0111: Financial Managers
0213: Computer and Information Systems Managers
0311: Managers in Health Care
0631: Restaurant and Food Service Managers
0632: Accommodation Service Managers
0711: Construction Managers
1111: Financial Auditors and Accountants
2113: Geologists, Geochemists and Geophysicists
2143: Mining Engineers
2144: Geological Engineers
2145: Petroleum Engineers
3111: Specialist Physicians
3112: General Practitioners and Family Physicians
3141: Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists
3142: Physiotherapists
3143: Occupational Therapists
3151: Head Nurses and Supervisors
3152: Registered Nurses
3215: Medical Radiation Technologists
3233: Licensed Practical Nurses
4121: University Professors
4131: College and Other Vocational Instructors
6241: Chefs
6242: Cooks
7213: Contractors and Supervisors, Pipefitting Trades
7215: Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
7217: Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews
7241: Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System)
7242: Industrial Electricians
7251: Plumbers
7252: Steamfitters, Pipefitters and Sprinkler System Installers
7265: Welders and Related Machine Operators
7312: Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
7371: Crane Operators
7372: Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction
8221: Supervisors, Mining and Quarrying
8222: Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
9212: Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities

[smakawhat]

UCLA is I think the most popular public school in the country, only 21.7% of people who applied for undergrad got in for 2009.

and yup it costs a lot. gotta pay to play