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[yosemitesam]

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I was wondering, what's the big draw for Canadians to come to U.S. schools? And can U.S. citizens attend Canadian schools?

 

[LetMeIn]

For a Canadian, the only school they have a good chance of getting into, is their own local provincial dental school. Outside their province, it is EXTREMELY hard to get accepted in another province, they usually only take less than 3 or 4 students. Schools here place a higher priority on local students. For this reason, Canadians turn to US (esp.Private) schools, which accept people regardless of their place of residence.

There are far fewer Canadian schools (8 or 9 i think), and they usually have a lot less seats (40-60ish).

Getting accepted into a Canadian school is possible, but very hard... for the reasons i mentioned. In any case, why would you want to! I think the US offers way better education because of the oppurtunity to serve a larger patient pool...

 

[yosemitesam]

Oh... I see. Do y'all plan on going back to the frozen north?

 

[Rampart]

Almost every Canadian I know who is planning on applying to American schools doesn't have the marks to get into a Canadian school. A 3.8 is the average for admission in Western Canada (I'm sure most eastern schools are about the same). A 3.5 doesn't stand a chance in hell here, but will get accepted to many American schools.

US students can attend schools in Canada, (especially Mcgill), the tuition will be cheaper here, that would be the major advantage. But I think Americans with the averages to get into a Canadian school would rather just go to Harvard or some other ivy league. If the average Canadian needs a 3.8 to get into a dental school in thier own province, the bar will certainly be raised for a out of province applicant, and raised even more for a out of country applicant.

Rampart

What are the averages for Harvard anyways? I wonder If I'd stand a snowballs chance in hell.

 

[yosemitesam]

I believe Harvard's average entering class GPA is around a 3.7. Not as high as you'd think, huh? Obviously, they put a little more thought into their admissions process than just running the numbers. If you've got the stats and are a good-looking, well-rounded person from a top-tier undergrad with wealthy parents to underwrite your education in one of the most expensive cities in the world, you might as well give it a shot. 😀

 

[Rampart]

I think I'll stay in Canada. My tuition and tools will come out to ~80K CDN, I should be able to come out of school w/ less than 50K CDN in debt if I play my cards right. I figure if I went to school in the states I'd have to live there for quite a few years before I could afford to come back to Canada.

My 4 year DDS here should go real quick if I can get in, 3 semesters (197 instruction days) per year. First 2 years have 4 semesters w/ the Meds and 2 semesters of our own. Last 2 years are 6 semesters of all Dent. I guess they couldn't decide whether they wanted to be research or clinical.

Rampart