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Originally Posted by joelg236
Applying to U of T, Waterloo and U of C. Haven't decided if any US schools are worth it.
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I would say unless you plan on networking like crazy at a "prestigious" university (Ivies, Michigan, MIT, Stanford, Caltech) and do EXTREMELY well and are looking at joining a big name, global company/firm in either engineering, consulting, or business, don't worry about US schools. As someone with dual citizenship I think going to University of Toronto was probably one of the best choices I made (minus not applying early acceptance to Columbia). Most of my classmates in engineering went on to do fairly well at either big Canadian companies or local consulting firms. With the exorbitant and ridiculous cost of post-secondary education in the states, a US school is really only worth it if you know what you want. Most of my high school friends who went to public school in the states are also doing fairly well as well at great companies as well, but no one is necessarily with a giant group like BCG or Google or anything like that. On the other hand, they don't have massive student debt. I would say in order to make it into those type of companies you do need a school with a big reputation that would match the reputation of the company. It will cost you more of course, but the idea is you would be making more at a giant company and could pay it off quicker. Of the Canadian schools I would say either McGill or UofT would be your best bet, but I'm biased to UofT cause I came from there.