Maybe the isolation encourages studying? Haha! Appreciate the insight into King’s College. I’ll run it by my daughter. She actually really loves reading and essay writing (odd for STEM student but there you go!). King’s is similar to Bishop regarding tuition. She’d have to get at least a solid entrance scholarship but we shall see! Her grades are strong. Acadia is ALMOST within budget without any scholarships (and I think she’d qualify for at least a small scholarship from there.)
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Remember to factor in the currency difference!
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Yes I have! Its definitely a lovely surprise to see tuition go from nearly 40K to something a lot closer to budget! 
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And Canada just announced they are cutting immigration including college students 
But still worth us trying.
It’s still worth trying because the number of study permits is doled out on a per-province basis. Ontario and British Columbia have seen/will see the biggest cuts, while the Maritime provinces like New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, where Mount Allison and King’s are located, respectively, will be less affected. The majority of international students thus far have been attending colleges (in Canada, “college” essentially refers to community college and “university” refers to the kinds of places your child is considering). The latter have been less affected by the change, though these policies have wreaked havoc on institutional planning. NB: If your child does end up accepting a spot at a Canadian university, just be aware that getting a study permit can take months. However, Americans can apply for one at the border. You just need to make sure you have the proper paperwork and provincial attestation letter.
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Thank you for this update. I was feeling discouraged. I think we mostly focused on the Maritime provinces at the university level.
I’ll remember the study permit issue if she is accepted!
I was poking around hoping to find some information for our family when I came across this post. Our C25 has applied to universities in both Canada and Ireland, so I will offer our experiences in the hopes that it helps someone else.
The two schools in Ireland that our kid applied to (and was admitted to) will not come in under $30,000, but the University of Limerick will come close. Tuition at UL is €16,500, but C25 received a scholarship for €2,000, so at the current exchange rate that still comes to under $16,000. Housing varies by the type of accommodation chosen, but the high end is ~€8,000 (just under $9,000). There is no meal plan, but there are multiple restaurants and cafes on campus that are reasonable, and each housing option has a kitchen, so students can grocery shop and make some meals at “home.” Of course, getting there is much more expensive than anywhere in the US, but all in all the costs are very reasonable. They also have a global department which has been very good about answering questions. University College Dublin is more expensive in all ways, but still comes in under $40,000.
So far in Canada, C25 has been admitted to the University of Toronto and the University of Guelph. Toronto will run about $60,000 if they choose it, but Guelph was much less, if I remember correctly. Plus, Guelph offered a nice scholarship on top of an academic scholarship if they committed early. (They did not, because Guelph was their Canadian “safety.”) C25 has yet to hear from the University of Waterloo which would come in somewhere in between Toronto and Guelph in terms of cost.
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Thanks for the University of Limerick suggestion. No one has mentioned this – do you know if US students can work part-time jobs? That might make enough for at least a portion of the food budget --and if so --that comes in close to our budget. I can’t find out much else about Limerick – can you tell me about it? And how competitive is it?
I’ll message you with more details, if that’s okay, but yes, foreign students can work up to 20 hours during the school year (and 40 hours if they remain in Ireland over a break period).
There are “courses” (majors) with higher GPA and score requirements at Limerick, but I believe the minimum qualifications for a few degrees are 3.0 GPA and 1090 SAT.
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Thanks - a message would be great!