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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS got into McGill and a UK uni and ended getting cold feet and staying closer to home :-)

Is your son waiting on other news? Toronto is an excellent university, and is better-known worldwide than UMich, which might be a consideration if he wants to work for a multinational corporation or work abroad. Canadian universities don't hand-hold as much as US ones, so that's also something to consider. You also need to consider major compatibility. Is one of them stronger for his major?

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Toronto is not better known than Michigan worldwide.  I think you’re conflating Michigan with UVA. [/quote]

Interestingly enough in a study done by American Cadwell about international name recognition…Toronto is #5 and Michigan is #6.

So, let’s call it a tie.[/quote]

OP again, lots of great insights in this thread! My main concern is the employability with a Canadian degree from Toronto compared to Michigan. I would assume it is easier to get a job in the United States with a US college degree. But how significant is that difference? Also housing does not seem to be guaranteed all 4 years at either school, so that is another concern.[/quote]

What is your kid studying?  Toronto is very well known for STEM degrees in the US.  So, attending Toronto makes you viable to work for Canadian companies (you are already in Canada and work permits are easier for STEM fields) and US companies.

Maybe it’s different for humanities or business…though Toronto is the Wall Street of Canada (don’t laugh), so you are in the heart of Canadian finance.[/quote]

My son is planning to study CS. He was accepted into his major directly at Toronto but cannot do CS at Michigan (he would do data science there instead). Not sure if the differences are significant enough to pick one over the other for the major. But it sounds like Toronto has good employability in the United States too... we may have to visit for him to make up his mind.[/quote]

I would encourage him to go to U of T and get a real CS degree.  Data science is only helpful if he wants to go into a statistics/AI field or something adjacent and you can do that with a CS degree too, especially from Toronto.[/quote]

Another thing he is considering is the difference in the culture of both schools. Michigan seems to have more school spirit and seems to be a community of leaders while Toronto feels like a more serious academic school. I want him to enjoy his college experience too since he has worked so hard in high school. I think he could thrive at either school so I will leave the choice to him.... but the CS degree at U of T seems favorable, IMO[/quote]

He should want an urban school…very different campus feel and kids spend more time on city activities vs Michigan.[/quote]

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