Canadian citizens -US fees?

[Guest zipzappy]

Guys,

 

The Keck School of Medicine at USC states on its web site: Canadian applicants are considered the same as U.S. applicants. All policies that apply to U.S. students apply to Canadian students.

 

Before I write to the school directly, what does this mean? does it mean that Canadian students are charged the same fee as US students?

 

Do you know any other med schools where Canadian citizens are charged the same tuition as US citizens?

 

Thanks,

 

Zp

[Guest Kirsteen]

Hey there,

 

I'm not sure about their policies about tuition, but it probably refers at least to the admissions process, i.e., Canadian students will not be considered as foreign students. (The admissions policies for foreign students are often quite different and sometimes there is a limit as to the number of seats that are available in a class for foreign students.)

 

Cheers,

Kirsteen

[Guest Madz25]

In regards to tuition, Canadian students pay the same fees as out-of-state US residents. If it's a state school then the fees will be higher than what the in-state residents pay, but if it's a private school, then everyone pays the same tuitioin fees.

 

Madz

[Guest moo]

Some privates actually are paid by the state to enroll x number of state residents. As a result, state residents may pay lower tuition. The problem for Canadians come from securing loans from the federal government (not eligible without at least PR). Don't be scared off by the price tag--the Canadian mentality is that everything should be paid for them. The American mentality looks at education as an investment. Everyone who graduates will be able to repay their loans. (Even those who do primary care)

[Guest rads]

Not sure if this is true for medical schools, but my Canadian friend is attending a state law school (one of the UC's), and after the first-year, he was considered a in-state resident and only had to pay in-state tuition.

[Guest Madz25]

That isn't possible at all of the state med schools, only some of them.

 

SUNY was one place I was told that out-of-state residents could pay in-state fees after first year but I don't know if that was true for Canadians as well.

 

Madz

[Guest jaegwon]

Unfortunately international students don't qualify for in-state tuition at SUNY Upstate like the out-of-staters...so Canadians are on the hook for the full amount.