<p>I think many Canadians apply just because, well, US is the neighbour and there are better schools across the border. </p>
<p>If you think about it, 75 dollars (it was 65 dollars last year, I think) isn’t that much if that’s what determines where you’ll be for the next 4 years of your life. It’s more of a gamble- if you pay 75 dollars and you get in (despite all odds), then you get enough financial aid to pull you through school. </p>
<p>And I know that in some Canadian schools, SAT’s are something normal; you take it with your friends and you compare it with your friends. I know a bunch of people who took SAT’s (Reasoning and Subjects) but never applied to a single American school. </p>
<p>As for the re-applying thing R-DNA talked about, I definitely don’t think that you should apply if you’re just going to submit the same application again after twitching it a bit. But if you have just added a bunch of stuff onto your application (e.g. Important courses you should’ve taken, awards, higher scores, AP’s, stronger EC’s…) then I don’t see why you shouldn’t re-apply. You could actually accomplish quite a bit in one year.</p>
<p>I think it’s just best to think about it this way: MIT is a top school that accepts top people. So if you are not within the top 10 people in your country (Internationally speaking), then you probably won’t get in.</p>