<p>I’m a freshman at University of Connecticut, majoring in Pre-Pharmacy. I was thinking about transferring to McGill for electrical engineering. Here’s some info on me.</p>
<p>3.3 GPA in high school - top 30% in competitive school
32 ACT
took AP calc junior year - 4 on AP exam
canadian citizen</p>
<p>What are my chances of getting in? What is the reputation of McGill for engineering in Canada? What’s the cost to attend McGill? Also, do many kids commute?(my aunt lives about 30 mins away)</p>
<p>thanks</p>
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<li>What are my chances of getting in? </li>
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<p>Good if you do well in 1 or 2 semester at your current university.</p>
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<li>What is the reputation of McGill for engineering in Canada?</li>
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<p>It’s okay. It doesn’t have the internship program of Waterloo and it doesn’t have the local connections of Polytechnique or ETS, but it’s solid. Your work experience will make a bigger difference than McGill’s rep.</p>
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<li>What’s the cost to attend McGill?</li>
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<p>You can look that up on the McGill web site.</p>
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<li>Also, do many kids commute?(my aunt lives about 30 mins away)</li>
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<p>Yes they do. The majority of students are still locals, many of which will commute.</p>
<p>thanks for the answers. about the cost though, i have been searching on the website and i still cannot find it.</p>
<p>thanks alot, do u think that the bachelor’s degree would transfer to america? or can i only work in canada</p>
<p>Please read this, reproduced below for your convenience:</p>
<p>Question: </p>
<p>Has Engineers Canada signed any international agreements that aid with the licensing of Canadian professional engineers to work in foreign countries (including the United States)? If so, do the agreements aid with the mobilization of foreign engineers into Canada?</p>
<p>Answer: </p>
<p>To practise engineering in the United States, a Canadian professional engineer must still apply for a licence in the American jurisdiction in which he/she wishes to work, and must contact U.S. immigration authorities for their requirements. The usual American licensure requirements are graduation from an accredited program (Canadian degrees are usually accepted); four years of engineering experience; and 16 hours of examinations (eight hours of fundamentals common to all disciplines and eight hours of principles and practices of a specific discipline).</p>
<p>Registration is done on a state-by-state basis and there are variations in licensure requirements. In some states, there is also a separate structural engineering licence.</p>
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<p>Full reference, I highly recommend you read it carefully:</p>
<p>[Engineers</a> Canada](<a href=“http://www.engineerscanada.ca/e/en_faq.cfm#a25]Engineers”>http://www.engineerscanada.ca/e/en_faq.cfm#a25)</p>
<p>Edit:</p>
<p>A question you must ask yourself is “Do I care?”.</p>
<p>You don’t NEED to be a P.Eng. to have a job in the United States. You don’t even need a P.Eng. to call yourself Engineer in the United States. You need it to stamp things as an engineer, mainly useful in fields like civil engineering. If you end up working in Electrical or Software it might not even matter. Even if you stay in Canada you may (like many engineers) not even bother with your province’s engineering accreditation, however that may limit you in certain ways. For example, in Quebec you cannot call yourself an “Engineer” unless you are a member of the OIQ.</p>