January 2010 - Applied/Interviewed/Accepted

[schandan13]

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Applied - Last week of January 09
Granted Interview - Late February 09
Interviewed - 4/26/09
Accepted - 5/5/09 😀

 

[McGillGrad]

school?

 

[coralis]

Applied - Last week of January 09
Granted Interview - Late February 09
Interviewed - 4/26/09
Accepted - 5/5/09 😀

let me guess.... SGU and you are usernames: drsaurabhchandan and invincibledoc13 on VMD 😛

 

[schandan13]

let me guess.... SGU and you are usernames: drsaurabhchandan and invincibledoc13 on VMD 😛

lol...yes yes...although i've got the first one deleted on request now...!
coralis...did u finally decide between dublin and SGU ???

 

[coralis]

lol...yes yes...although i've got the first one deleted on request now...!
coralis...did u finally decide between dublin and SGU ???

Yup.... I'm taking SGU because it will only put me in debt with 120K CDN ... not bad.... vs. Dublin would make me go into debt for 300K .... taking into account that I can rotate in the UK from SGU and that my EU citizenship won't go anywhere....I don't think I am gaining more by going to Dublin. I do ADORE Ireland..... this is the only sad part! But.. HELL with a great carreer I can fly to Ireland all the time with no worries 😛

 

[amakhosidlo]

Yup.... I'm taking SGU because it will only put me in debt with 120K CDN ... not bad.... vs. Dublin would make me go into debt for 300K .... taking into account that I can rotate in the UK from SGU and that my EU citizenship won't go anywhere....I don't think I am gaining more by going to Dublin. I do ADORE Ireland..... this is the only sad part! But.. HELL with a great carreer I can fly to Ireland all the time with no worries 😛

You get $$ from SGU?

 

[coralis]

You get $$ from SGU?

yup...yup...yup! Most Canadians do...it's called the International Peace Scholarship. You apply, write an essay, prove that you can AT LEAST cover tuition ONLY and they provide with a scholarship up to 70K .... given to you as a tuition cut. I got 35K

 

[schandan13]

yup...yup...yup! Most Canadians do...it's called the International Peace Scholarship. You apply, write an essay, prove that you can AT LEAST cover tuition ONLY and they provide with a scholarship up to 70K .... given to you as a tuition cut. I got 35K

yup..heard of that. and applied for it too. so are u getting 35K for all 4 yrs inclusive ??

 

[coralis]

yup..heard of that. and applied for it too. so are u getting 35K for all 4 yrs inclusive ??

yup..35K for 4 years...split like 4K per semester. They also approved me for an additional 35K LOAN. Don't think I'll take it, but it's always good to know you have that JUST in case

 

[schandan13]

yup..35K for 4 years...split like 4K per semester. They also approved me for an additional 35K LOAN. Don't think I'll take it, but it's always good to know you have that JUST in case

tell me something, the financial aid for non us citizens form i filled out does kinda show that i can support the entire tuition. does that hamper your chances? cuz then technically u don't "need" the help !?? also how long after applying did u hear from them about the scholarship being granted? was ur application handled by JC too?

 

[coralis]

tell me something, the financial aid for non us citizens form i filled out does kinda show that i can support the entire tuition. does that hamper your chances? cuz then technically u don't "need" the help !?? also how long after applying did u hear from them about the scholarship being granted? was ur application handled by JC too?

You HAVE to show you can cover tuition.....otherwise they will stop your application. Make sure you show the exact amount of tuition 😉 coverage...remember you also need to live, which is pretty much what they calculate and award...some living money 😛...indirectly. Yup JC handled my app! JC is SUPER nice!

 

[schandan13]

You HAVE to show you can cover tuition.....otherwise they will stop your application. Make sure you show the exact amount of tuition 😉 coverage...remember you also need to live, which is pretty much what they calculate and award...some living money 😛...indirectly. Yup JC handled my app! JC is SUPER nice!

hmm...although my counselor RA and the scholarship incharge JC both seem to be super busy to be answering to any emails at the moment....i don't want to be pushing it. jan 10 is still a fair distance away. and vmd/sdn doesnt even show any1 (or just a few) talking about jan 10 as of now ! maybe im the only one in for jan 10 !!

how long did JC take to approve u? and is 35K the max they offer ??

 

[dragonfly99]

Just out of curiosity...why would St. George give Canadians scholarships (if they don't to most US students)? Is it because the Canadians are better students, on average (b/c it's hard to get into Canadian med schools and there are so few spots)?

 

[McGillGrad]

Just out of curiosity...why would St. George give Canadians scholarships (if they don't to most US students)? Is it because the Canadians are better students, on average (b/c it's hard to get into Canadian med schools and there are so few spots)?

Canadians are limited to $150,000 CAD for loans.

The rest must be made up of via family or personal savings.

Trust me, it is not possible to borrow more than 200k CAD.

 

[coralis]

Just out of curiosity...why would St. George give Canadians scholarships (if they don't to most US students)? Is it because the Canadians are better students, on average (b/c it's hard to get into Canadian med schools and there are so few spots)?

Well although possible to borrow as much as your assests allow you under home equity loans etc, Canadians, as McGillGrad mentioned, are limited to 150K in student loans, the rest is up to us. To be noted though tha SGU does not give only to Canadian students this scholarship. This is an international student scholarship, everyone and anyone besides US citizens and permanent residents are elligible to apply. Intl students need more help, and if the school wants to keep you it has to help you a TAD. Don't forget also that if you factor in tuition raises over the years, that 35K starts looking like peanuts. NOT COMPLAINING THOUGH....THANK YOU for the 35K!!!! 😀

 

[coralis]

hmm...although my counselor RA and the scholarship incharge JC both seem to be super busy to be answering to any emails at the moment....i don't want to be pushing it. jan 10 is still a fair distance away. and vmd/sdn doesnt even show any1 (or just a few) talking about jan 10 as of now ! maybe im the only one in for jan 10 !!

how long did JC take to approve u? and is 35K the max they offer ??

I have no idea what max they offer. It took JC about 2 weeks to get back to me with the decision. However Aug 2009 is approaching faster than Jan 2010. 😉

 

[dragonfly99]

Hmmm...very interesting.
It kind of looks like the US students get a little screwed over, though...because the schools knows they'll be able to get loans, I mean. I think this is also the reason behind the crazy inflation of tuition at many US undergrad and graduate/professional schools in recent years, as well. With the ready availability of student loans in very high amounts, there isn't much incentive for schools to control costs, since students will be able to pay.

There was a very interesting program segment on a major US TV network nightly news a couple weeks ago about US citizens going to Canada to study. They interviewed an 18yo young lady from the northeast US who had gotten accepted into Georgetown and McGill, but decided to attend McGill because it is a good school and a ton cheaper (at least 10-15k less tuition/year I think). The reporter also mentioned more and more US students applying to other good Canadian universities (Dalhousie, etc.). I actually think it's a great idea,but I wonder if Canadian universities are going to get flooded with applications from US high school seniors if college tuitions in the US keep going up. I mean, there are so many of us (people in the US) relative to the Canadian population. I'd think at some point the Canadian taxpayers might get kind of irked by subsidizing US students' education and I wonder whether the schools strictly limit the number of foreign students they take.

 

[McGillGrad]

American enrolment is limited to a certain percentage and the tuition is MUCH higher than Canadians would pay.

Tuition when I went to undergrad at McGill was $2500 CAD per semester. It was close to 11,000 CAD per semester for American students. At the time, the exchange rate left Americans paying ~$7333 USD per semester. Both parties were happy.

Hmmm...very interesting.
It kind of looks like the US students get a little screwed over, though...because the schools knows they'll be able to get loans, I mean. I think this is also the reason behind the crazy inflation of tuition at many US undergrad and graduate/professional schools in recent years, as well. With the ready availability of student loans in very high amounts, there isn't much incentive for schools to control costs, since students will be able to pay.

There was a very interesting program segment on a major US TV network nightly news a couple weeks ago about US citizens going to Canada to study. They interviewed an 18yo young lady from the northeast US who had gotten accepted into Georgetown and McGill, but decided to attend McGill because it is a good school and a ton cheaper (at least 10-15k less tuition/year I think). The reporter also mentioned more and more US students applying to other good Canadian universities (Dalhousie, etc.). I actually think it's a great idea,but I wonder if Canadian universities are going to get flooded with applications from US high school seniors if college tuitions in the US keep going up. I mean, there are so many of us (people in the US) relative to the Canadian population. I'd think at some point the Canadian taxpayers might get kind of irked by subsidizing US students' education and I wonder whether the schools strictly limit the number of foreign students they take.