In fact, a lot of Americans are choosing Canada. Nine thousand are now studying here that is up 50% since 2001. Attending sixty Canadian schools like McGill, Carlton, University of Toronto, Dalhousie, and UBC, but at 30 to 60 percent less than what private US schools charge. TOM RECRUITER Canadian schools are easier to get into but in some cases but they are harder to stay in. At a large high school in Vermont recently, it is a sign of the times. As parents and students crowd into a Canadian college recruiting night, the biggest issue money. TOM YVONNE It looks like that we will save between twenty and thirty thousand dollars a year. TOM Why are Canadian schools so much cheaper? Because the Canadian government provides a large chunk of their funding and Americans can still use their 529 college saving accounts, U.S. loans and even apply for scholarships. While some Canadian schools require Americans to submit ACTS or SATS many more don't. No interviews no essays. In Canada, admission all comes down to grades. MORTON We are not trying to sell cheap education. We are selling a quality education. TOM There are differences few fraternities or sororities and not a lot of college football or basketball in the great white north. So if you are coming to Canada you definitely need to be prepared to watch hockey. GLEN A quality education in Canadian dollars, for a lot of TOM Americans the price is right. Tom Costello NBC News, Montreal. (End of Audio] From "Northern Exposure", by NBC News Archives. (2011). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Copyright 2011 by McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Adapted with permission.
In fact, a lot of Americans are choosing Canada. Nine thousand are now studying here that is up 50% since 2001. Attending sixty Canadian schools like McGill, Carlton, University of Toronto, Dalhousie, and UBC, but at 30 to 60 percent less than what private US schools charge. TOM RECRUITER Canadian schools are easier to get into but in some cases but they are harder to stay in. At a large high school in Vermont recently, it is a sign of the times. As parents and students crowd into a Canadian college recruiting night, the biggest issue money. TOM YVONNE It looks like that we will save between twenty and thirty thousand dollars a year. TOM Why are Canadian schools so much cheaper? Because the Canadian government provides a large chunk of their funding and Americans can still use their 529 college saving accounts, U.S. loans and even apply for scholarships. While some Canadian schools require Americans to submit ACTS or SATS many more don't. No interviews no essays. In Canada, admission all comes down to grades. MORTON We are not trying to sell cheap education. We are selling a quality education. TOM There are differences few fraternities or sororities and not a lot of college football or basketball in the great white north. So if you are coming to Canada you definitely need to be prepared to watch hockey. GLEN A quality education in Canadian dollars, for a lot of TOM Americans the price is right. Tom Costello NBC News, Montreal. (End of Audio] From "Northern Exposure", by NBC News Archives. (2011). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Copyright 2011 by McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Adapted with permission.
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