Cash-strapped American families look to colleges in Canada

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Over the years, Americans have often turned to their northern neighbour in times of need or convenience, whether to evade the draft or buy prescription drugs. Now, as the U.S. economy heads south, growing ranks of New England students are looking north to Canada as a college destination.

Colleges in eastern Canada report mounting interest this fall among high school seniors from the north-east, with a stronger U.S. dollar making already low tuition costs for Americans.

Although applications for the next academic year are not due , schools from Toronto to Halifax say many students in the Boston area and throughout the region are drawn by the allure of an international college experience relatively close to home.

Dalhousie University in Halifax said requests for information from New England students have tripled this fall. McGill University in Montreal, where 100 students from Massachusetts enrolled this fall, and the University of Toronto have seen a new level of interest from across the border.The Canadian dollar’s “decline is unfortunate for us, but good for American students,” said Adam Lotesto, a recruitment officer at the University of Toronto. “They can have a great education at a great value."

http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/27/stories/2008122757281800.htm

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Over the years, Americans have often turned to their northern neighbour in times of need or convenience, whether to evade the draft or buy prescription drugs. Now, as the U.S. economy heads south, growing ranks of New England students are looking north to Canada as a college destination.

Colleges in eastern Canada report mounting interest this fall among high school seniors from the north-east, with a stronger U.S. dollar making already low tuition costs for Americans.

Although applications for the next academic year are not due , schools from Toronto to Halifax say many students in the Boston area and throughout the region are drawn by the allure of an international college experience relatively close to home.

Dalhousie University in Halifax said requests for information from New England students have tripled this fall. McGill University in Montreal, where 100 students from Massachusetts enrolled this fall, and the University of Toronto have seen a new level of interest from across the border.The Canadian dollar’s “decline is unfortunate for us, but good for American students,” said Adam Lotesto, a recruitment officer at the University of Toronto. “They can have a great education at a great value."

http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/27/stories/2008122757281800.htm

Wish I had the opportunity when I started college.

[Donna A 4]

my doctor had a helper one time with him who went to poland for his medical school because it was cheaper.

[Emancipation 2]

this isn't new.. it's happened for a long time now.. It was fairly common when I went to school in Canada..

[Amby 490]

I'm not going to med school in Poland

[Donna A 4]

I'm not going to med school in Poland

oh come on it could be a real experience for u...lol

i guess u are looking about $150,000 debt in loans if u stay here. thats what the student doctors he works with says they are in debt for anyway....i just cant imagine.

[Amby 490]

I'm not going to med school in Poland

oh come on it could be a real experience for u...lol

i guess u are looking about $150,000 debt in loans if u stay here. thats what the student doctors he works with says they are in debt for anyway....i just cant imagine.

Donna I was offered an internship in Warsaw after culinary school. I thought oh...lucky me...what an experience...I can live in Poland! I moved to London instead...they speak English there.

[Donna A 4]

I'm not going to med school in Poland

oh come on it could be a real experience for u...lol

i guess u are looking about $150,000 debt in loans if u stay here. thats what the student doctors he works with says they are in debt for anyway....i just cant imagine.

Donna I was offered an internship in Warsaw after culinary school. I thought oh...lucky me...what an experience...I can live in Poland! I moved to London instead...they speak English there.

well at least some of them speak english there

on the plane to syria the girl that was sitting next to me was from england and i could hardly understand her "english".

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Concerned Parent: "Little Johnny sure has been acting weird since he came back from college".

Friend: "Where did you send him"?

Concerned Parent: "Canada".

Friend: "Is he acting........liberal"?

Concerned Parent: "YES"!

Friend: "Lock him in his room, put the T.V. on Fox News and leave him for 3 days".

Edited December 28, 2008 by Joe Six-Pack

[Amby 490]

I'm not going to med school in Poland

oh come on it could be a real experience for u...lol

i guess u are looking about $150,000 debt in loans if u stay here. thats what the student doctors he works with says they are in debt for anyway....i just cant imagine.

Donna I was offered an internship in Warsaw after culinary school. I thought oh...lucky me...what an experience...I can live in Poland! I moved to London instead...they speak English there.

well at least some of them speak english there

on the plane to syria the girl that was sitting next to me was from england and i could hardly understand her "english".

it happens lol