Canadians universities

[Lonyo]

I live in the UK, looking to go to Uni in a years time (September 2005, assuming years start at a similar time over there )

I am interested in Canadian universities (don't know how seriously, since I haven't had a chance to look at anything yet!). Anywhere that there is a central database or anything/course list type thing?

In the UK we have an organisation that has a list of all the universities and most of the courses they offer that you can search through to find what you want, anything like that for Ca?

Thanks for any help, and any thoughts on whether I should even bother (especially if it's hella expensive, I don't have much $$$, so it may not be an affordable option.)
As I said, I haven't done any research yet, so I don't have the slightest clue about costs or anything!.

Thanks.

 

[Aquaman]

Here you go.

Chers,
Aquaman

 

[simms]

OUAC (ouac.on.ca) does the registering for Ontario Universities. The registering is done by province, so each province has its own application. For example, British Columbia uses PASBC (google for it).

Canadian Uni's are 99% cheaper than any US university. I pay for the most expensive undergrad in Canada, UofT Engineering which costs me $8000CDN a year for tuition. A US university will cost anywhere from .. I don't know, but I'm guessing $20-40K US a year.

 

[silverpig]

What program are you interested in? There are quite a few brits at UBC here.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

UofT, McGill, UBC, and maybe Queens (add Waterloo if you're interested in software eng) are the only ones worth transfering into from outside the country IMHO, you should look into those. Tuition for out of country registrants at McGill is less than $15K canadian a year (GBP 6.5K or so) AFAIK.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: silverpig
What program are you interested in? There are quite a few brits at UBC here.

Hey, awesome. I'm in Vancouver right now. And my friend goes to UBC.. Econ.

 

[SSP]

International students get raped on tuition fees (compared to Canadian citizens).

Doing ITM on Ryerson. I pay 5000, while Int. students pay 13,000.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
UofT, McGill, UBC, and maybe Queens (add Waterloo if you're interested in software eng) are the only ones worth transfering into from outside the country IMHO, you should look into those. Tuition for out of country registrants at McGill is less than $15K canadian a year (UKP 6.5K or so) AFAIK.

For internationals I'd say UofT, McGill, maybe Queens, maybe UBC, but go to Waterloo if you're into Engineering (except Chem Eng, go to UofT for that).

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: simms
OUAC (ouac.on.ca) does the registering for Ontario Universities. The registering is done by province, so each province has its own application. For example, British Columbia uses PASBC (google for it).

Canadian Uni's are 99% cheaper than any US university. I pay for the most expensive undergrad in Canada, UofT Engineering which costs me $8000CDN a year for tuition. A US university will cost anywhere from .. I don't know, but I'm guessing $20-40K US a year.

You're thinking of prestigous private universities (regarding the $20-$40k a year figure). Many public schools in the US actually cost cheaper than what you're paying.

 

[txxxx]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
I live in the UK, looking to go to Uni in a years time (September 2005, assuming years start at a similar time over there )

I am interested in Canadian universities (don't know how seriously, since I haven't had a chance to look at anything yet!). Anywhere that there is a central database or anything/course list type thing?

In the UK we have an organisation that has a list of all the universities and most of the courses they offer that you can search through to find what you want, anything like that for Ca?

Thanks for any help, and any thoughts on whether I should even bother (especially if it's hella expensive, I don't have much $$$, so it may not be an affordable option.)
As I said, I haven't done any research yet, so I don't have the slightest clue about costs or anything!.

Thanks.

Im heading to Newcastle university in september - for computer science - what's wrong with the UK based ones?

Newcastle University

edit : URL + spelling

 

[StageLeft]

There is a book that they used to have, and probably still do, that has info on all of them and how others view them etc.

Ignore anything from Mcleans magazine. Its ranking is so biased as to not even warrant discussion (and I say that having gone to the school that they consistently rank as the best undergrad in the country).

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
There is a book that they used to have, and probably still do, that has info on all of them and how others view them etc.

Ignore anything from Mcleans magazine. Its ranking is so biased as to not even warrant discussion (and I say that having gone to the school that they consistently rank as the best undergrad in the country).

Just out of curiosity, what's wrong with McClean's (I've skimmed through their rankings, but I didn't base any decision on them)?

 

[Horus]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
UofT, McGill, UBC, and maybe Queens (add Waterloo if you're interested in software eng) are the only ones worth transfering into from outside the country IMHO, you should look into those. Tuition for out of country registrants at McGill is less than $15K canadian a year (GBP 6.5K or so) AFAIK.

OOF OOF OOF...You're going for the high academics!

Just to let you know, McGill is in Montreal. Which is french.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: txxxx

Originally posted by: Lonyo
I live in the UK, looking to go to Uni in a years time (September 2005, assuming years start at a similar time over there )

I am interested in Canadian universities (don't know how seriously, since I haven't had a chance to look at anything yet!). Anywhere that there is a central database or anything/course list type thing?

In the UK we have an organisation that has a list of all the universities and most of the courses they offer that you can search through to find what you want, anything like that for Ca?

Thanks for any help, and any thoughts on whether I should even bother (especially if it's hella expensive, I don't have much $$$, so it may not be an affordable option.)
As I said, I haven't done any research yet, so I don't have the slightest clue about costs or anything!.

Thanks.

Im heading to Newcastle university in september - for computer science - what's wrong with the UK based ones?

Newcastle University

edit : URL + spelling

Nothing wrong with UK universities, but that doesn't stop me looking elsewhere
Already thought of 6, Durham being one (what's it like up that area?)

I'm not actually looking at much to do with computers at the moment, mainly history courses (Egyptology/Archaeology - except there was a split Arch/CS course at one UK Uni that looked like it might be interesting).
I may be a geek, but I want computers as a hobby, not a life!

 

[Shivatron]

Originally posted by: Horus

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
UofT, McGill, UBC, and maybe Queens (add Waterloo if you're interested in software eng) are the only ones worth transfering into from outside the country IMHO, you should look into those. Tuition for out of country registrants at McGill is less than $15K canadian a year (GBP 6.5K or so) AFAIK.

OOF OOF OOF...You're going for the high academics!

Just to let you know, McGill is in Montreal. Which is french.

Most people who have been to Montreal agree that you only need a basic knowledge of French (if that) to live in the city. As for taking classes at McGill, I don't know what the language of instruction is -- that might be a more of a challenge if it is French.

 

[Kaiser__Sose]

Originally posted by: simms

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
UofT, McGill, UBC, and maybe Queens (add Waterloo if you're interested in software eng) are the only ones worth transfering into from outside the country IMHO, you should look into those. Tuition for out of country registrants at McGill is less than $15K canadian a year (UKP 6.5K or so) AFAIK.

For internationals I'd say UofT, McGill, maybe Queens, maybe UBC, but go to Waterloo if you're into Engineering (except Chem Eng, go to UofT for that).

if you are interested in Biz you should also check out Western University (London ON - 2hrs from Toronto) it's buisness school is probably the best in the country.

And i did my Undergrad and Grad school at UofT... do'nt consider it if you have any sort of a life..

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: Atticu5

Originally posted by: Horus

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
UofT, McGill, UBC, and maybe Queens (add Waterloo if you're interested in software eng) are the only ones worth transfering into from outside the country IMHO, you should look into those. Tuition for out of country registrants at McGill is less than $15K canadian a year (GBP 6.5K or so) AFAIK.

OOF OOF OOF...You're going for the high academics!

Just to let you know, McGill is in Montreal. Which is french.

Most people who have been to Montreal agree that you only need a basic knowledge of French (if that) to live in the city. As for taking classes at McGill, I don't know what the language of instruction is -- that might be a more of a challenge if it is French.

I attend McGill. All classes at McGill are lectured in English, oddly enough they like to call themselves bilingual and you can write exams in French if you ask for a French version of an exam.

As for getting by, in the city, you can get service in English pretty much anywhere (though it might be more difficult in some pockets). Knowing a little french is definitely a good thing, but not a necessity. Some of the guys that played varsity baseball with me were American, didn't speak any French, and got by just fine.

 

[adlep]

Originally posted by: txxxx

Originally posted by: Lonyo
I live in the UK, looking to go to Uni in a years time (September 2005, assuming years start at a similar time over there )

I am interested in Canadian universities (don't know how seriously, since I haven't had a chance to look at anything yet!). Anywhere that there is a central database or anything/course list type thing?

In the UK we have an organisation that has a list of all the universities and most of the courses they offer that you can search through to find what you want, anything like that for Ca?

Thanks for any help, and any thoughts on whether I should even bother (especially if it's hella expensive, I don't have much $$$, so it may not be an affordable option.)
As I said, I haven't done any research yet, so I don't have the slightest clue about costs or anything!.

Thanks.

Im heading to Newcastle university in september - for computer science - what's wrong with the UK based ones?

Newcastle University

edit : URL + spelling

My friend is teaching here...

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms

Originally posted by: simms
OUAC (ouac.on.ca) does the registering for Ontario Universities. The registering is done by province, so each province has its own application. For example, British Columbia uses PASBC (google for it).

Canadian Uni's are 99% cheaper than any US university. I pay for the most expensive undergrad in Canada, UofT Engineering which costs me $8000CDN a year for tuition. A US university will cost anywhere from .. I don't know, but I'm guessing $20-40K US a year.

You're thinking of prestigous private universities (regarding the $20-$40k a year figure). Many public schools in the US actually cost cheaper than what you're paying.

You're quite right - but he's quoting for a program that's nearly twice as expensive as most Canadian undergrad programs.

However, he's also talking 'domestic' tuition, and as noted elsewhere in the thread, international tuition is significantly higher than tuition for domestic students.

 

[Fandu]

MacLeans Canadian University Rankings

The much debated canadian university rankings. Many say they are skewed towards this or that, but it will give you a general idea of what's good and what's not. I go to U of Manitoba, we always get raped in the rankings, but eh, what can ya do.

 

[Kipper]

McGill has an excellent reputation similar to that of our Ivy League schools, and not just in North America.

 

[txxxx]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: txxxx

Originally posted by: Lonyo
I live in the UK, looking to go to Uni in a years time (September 2005, assuming years start at a similar time over there )

I am interested in Canadian universities (don't know how seriously, since I haven't had a chance to look at anything yet!). Anywhere that there is a central database or anything/course list type thing?

In the UK we have an organisation that has a list of all the universities and most of the courses they offer that you can search through to find what you want, anything like that for Ca?

Thanks for any help, and any thoughts on whether I should even bother (especially if it's hella expensive, I don't have much $$$, so it may not be an affordable option.)
As I said, I haven't done any research yet, so I don't have the slightest clue about costs or anything!.

Thanks.

Im heading to Newcastle university in september - for computer science - what's wrong with the UK based ones?

Newcastle University

edit : URL + spelling

Nothing wrong with UK universities, but that doesn't stop me looking elsewhere
Already thought of 6, Durham being one (what's it like up that area?)

I'm not actually looking at much to do with computers at the moment, mainly history courses (Egyptology/Archaeology - except there was a split Arch/CS course at one UK Uni that looked like it might be interesting).
I may be a geek, but I want computers as a hobby, not a life!

I dont mean to be rude here , sorry in advanced, but why a History degree? Im struggling to see what use is there for such a degree.

Then again, there's a correlation between those who I cannot stand and their degree's. Funny you should mention History, as they're both doing a degree based on History.....

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
McGill has an excellent reputation similar to that of our Ivy League schools, and not just in North America.

No it doesn't. It may be good, but it is not well known.
BTW, you may be able to get need based financial aid from university that will make it cheap to go there, if you are poor.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
McGill has an excellent reputation similar to that of our Ivy League schools, and not just in North America.

No it doesn't. It may be good, but it is not well known.
BTW, you may be able to get need based financial aid from university that will make it cheap to go there, if you are poor.

Ummm... McGill *is* well known, especially in health sciences. I don't think I'd say its quite as prestigious as Ivy League schools, but a McGill diploma is definitely recognizable anywhere you wish to take it.

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
McGill has an excellent reputation similar to that of our Ivy League schools, and not just in North America.

No it doesn't. It may be good, but it is not well known.
BTW, you may be able to get need based financial aid from university that will make it cheap to go there, if you are poor.

Ummm... McGill *is* well known, especially in health sciences. I don't think I'd say its quite as prestigious as Ivy League schools, but a McGill diploma is definitely recognizable anywhere you wish to take it.

It's not well known in the USA, much less outside of North America. Certainly not as well as Ivy Leagues, Cal and Stanford.