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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Canadian universities are huge and offer a very different student experience than US schools.  Very little on campus housing, nonexistent school spirit and scarce resources. [/quote]

All those extras that have nothing to do with education and training are why college is so expensive in US compared to European countries. I went to college in EU and admitted to highly ranked grad school (Bio PhD) in US. The first year of grad school was more like the US college we see in the movies than my entire college experience in EU. As an outsider, the US college seems more like a resort (gym, activities, boarding, clubs) with a side dish of education…but l understand the appeal. It always seems strange to me when people go “visit the college campus”…it feels to me like you’re checking out a vacation destination….it seems like Canadian Universities are much more like say UK than US. [/quote]

Ive lived in Europe, and you’re right PP. But you’re never going to convince Americans that our system is wrong or needs changing or that we should want otherwise. What is overwhelming and over the top to you is our rite of passage entrenched into our society by every Hollywood movie ever. Living here, you know this. And it’s why 9.5 out of 10 American students would rather go to an American Top 50 than Toronto or McGill[/quote]

I totally understand the appeal. Heck, l loved my first year of “college campus life” as a grad student ( it got more business-like after that first year when we had classes and on-campus housing). I only wanted to highlight how different the experience is, and how it’s not necessarily worse. Students all over the world become successful professional w/o the US-style college experience. The fact that the application process and costs are different reflects the fact that the experience once admitted is also different. It’s great to have the opportunity to choose. [/quote]

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