I didn’t try to qualify for the Putnam just to merely be stuck with a Canadian Aerospace degree.
What is Putnam ? And you tried ..did you get ?
What makes you think an aero degree from one is better than another? My kid turned down Purdue fur Bama. Who does he work with - Purdue, Michigan, Washington, Case Western….and W Michigan, Akron, Buffalo
You’re unlikely to be Harvard / Stanford material but apply if it makes you happy. It’s funny - lots of Americans go to your system because if the quality and cost.
If you want to come to an American school - come on. No one is stopping you - except the same things that stop Americans. Money, SAT scores etc. .
William Lowell Putnam Math Competition.
Well you do you in apps and best of luck to you.
Absolutely nothing wrong with a Canadian degree
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It’s just that it’s not the same as a US one.
I am sorry that you feel this way, I would love to help you find great Canadian university to attend. I was very happy with my Undergrad experience in Canada, it prepared me well for my post graduate degree in the US. It seems like you are not understanding your limited options in the US both financially and academically I don’t see you attending any of the schools on your list. good luck and best wishes. Hopefully you do apply to a solid safety school in Canada.
Serious question- what would you plan to do with a US aerospace degree that you can’t with a Canadian one? Especially as already mentioned, that very many US aerospace jobs require US citizenship for security clearance. Incidentally I found out recently that security clearances here generally want you to have US only citizenship and that it is difficult for dual citizens to get them.
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By academically, do you only mean my SATs?
Elite does not mean an attitude.
My husband interviews for Stanford engineering. This elitist idea that you have about yourself, means that you don’t have the maturity to adapt. You would not get into Stanford even if you had the money and test scores. These schools know who they want. They can sniff out those types of students immediately.
I know that they don’t like pompous, arrogant students who believe they “deserve” elite status everywhere. Through my son-in-law, I’ve learned a lot of things about how good the university education is in Canada. I’m sorry that you don’t believe in yourself enough to attempt a Canadian education that is beneath you.
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I will only comment on your Grade 12 Albert grades they are low. U of T may not be an option for you based on these grades they are low for engineering students admitted to their engineering programs. Your top 6 need to be low to mid 90’s. 92.7-96.7
How about considering grade inflation?
Football players in Europe train all their life to win the Champions League and World Cup. Not the Europa League. A Canadian degree in the field is good but the ultimate prizes are the US ones and those are the ones I’ve been working so hard for since I was as tall as a table.
Grade inflation is certainly a problem everywhere, certain universities like university of Waterloo will definitely look at the high school a student is from when looking at a student’s grades . Unfortunately your 12 grade grades are low and unless you are from a top school known to be academically challenging it is what it is. Your 12 grades are not reflective of a “Top” Canadian student nor is your SAT. Please find a couple safety schools once again best wishes in your applications.
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What if one is applying to early admissions where Grade 11 score matter more?
Engineering is not generally that university-prestige conscious (and engineering accrediting societies in Canada and the US have mutual recognition).
Here is a list of Engineers Canada accredited programs:
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I see now.
Keep in mind you are asking a private or state-supported university in a foreign country to gift you an education valued at close to $400,000 USD. Feel free to take your shots, but you must seriously look at Canadian and UK options (which you are quite fortunate to have).
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Yet the Europa League is filled with excellent soccer players (some of whom move to the Premier League).
Please take a breath. You will NOT be defined by the college you attend – instead you WILL be defined by what you achieve over your four years at university.
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OK I’ll bite: if you’ve been trying, for most of your life, to gain admission to an American university, why didn’t you research what the expectations were for gaining entry, expenses, test scores, Visa requirements, security clearances, and employment?
You would’ve discovered that to gain entry into our prestigious universities you needed to be perfect in grades, rigor, test scores, budget and strong LORs.
You could have researched what “need blind” and “need aware” definitions included.
The top 1% of American students who apply to these schools, tend to research these schools’ information before committing to apply.
You would have also clarified your adaptability paperwork.
You would have discovered that most of the “ivies” are really a Sports Conference. The seats at these small schools are already filled with: Olympic and recruited athletes, star musicians, artists, legacy children of Presidents and billionaires, public figures, genius inventors, and students whose academic achievements are stunning, despite multitasking at their sports and part time jobs and surviving cancer.
These schools admit students who help to support their parents by picking strawberries in 115 degree heat for 12 hours and still managing to maintain strong grades, test scores, and ECs. Very few seats are available for the 45k American high school valedictorians who apply. Very little funding is available for all those who apply.
The elite schools look unfavorably at excuses. They know who they want and whom they will fund. It’s a crapshoot.
ETA: my husband has supervised Aerospace engineers from every school system in the US. Most have ME degrees and they have to pass strict coursework and GPA minimums to work at his large international employer. His VP attended a public California university (CSU) after attending a community college on the GI bill. He is a genius and runs a tight ship.
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