College Decision (Canadian vs US schools)

Ivey full scholarship is a pretty good option...they generally recruit well intoNYC. Not Yale levels, but you have to decide what your priorities are.

如果你can get the requisite financing Yale or even Columbia and don't look back. If you want to work in the US, go to the best school in the US you can. Simple as that. The incremental 100k in debt or w/e will mean nothing a few years into your career.

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This is a tough one. Ivey is a phenomenal school. Idk if you're a dual citizen but recently it's been harder to place in the US as a Canadian because of stricter sponsorship laws. That being said there are still spots for top students. Because of that I've heard Ivey has been less successful inNYplacements over the past few years in comparison to pre-2016.

对我来说这将是耶鲁和艾维之间。如果你can somehow work the costs of Yale so you'd be below 100k USD in debt I would take it and not look back. Anything over 100k is a crazy amount of debt and I'd take Ivey. The other American schools are great options, but given the small scholarships I wouldn't bother.

Canadian at a top target here. My $0.02: go to Yale. I also got full-rides to most Canadian universities but chose my school over those options. My rationale: (1) If you realize you don't want to do sell-side finance stuff, the opportunities you can get at Yale are unparalleled in whatever else you want to do. Not just the courses but the people you meet and the alumni network is phenomenal. If you don't do Ivey, then the rest of Western is not at all the same calibre.

(2) ManyBBsare trending towards hiring fewer and fewer Canadians who are not studying in the US. Pretty much all of the Ivey / Queens kids that worked with me / my classmates who didn't have dual citizenship could not come back and workFTbecause Trump changed the definition of TN "economist." I have heard people getting denied at the border and the firm cannot do anything but ask them to relocate to the other offices (Toronto, London, etc.)

(3) Arguably, fewer people at Yalewantsto do banking versus pretty much everyone at Ivey. From what I see at Yale, pretty much every who wants the job can get it (placement intoNYCBBs/EBshappens in the range of at least 20-50 summers / FT) - I'm not sure if that's the case at Ivey (I suspect there's probably 10-20 kids every year?)

Disclaimer: I do not go to Yale.

Yale by a mile. You're too young to know if finance is meant for you. Go to the best school with the most opportunities. As a fellow Canadian in the States, I promise you will not regret it.

Yale 100%, don't even consider Ivey. Canadian at a target US school here, and the biggest thing I have to say is that the value of a top US school is so much more than just recruiting opportunities.

Canadian public schools like Western accept literally anybody, meaning that even though the top 1% are great and kill it, the rest of the people are morons. Even a below average Yale Econ student can get interviews acrossNYBBs, whereas you wouldn't even be considered if you're not top-tier at Ivey.

Also, you're in high school man. Maybe you don't want to doIB, maybe you take a class in another department that you love and want to pursue that instead. Being at a liberal arts school with a great recruiting presence gives you that optionality, but still allows you to achieve success in literally any path that you settle on. Ivey will just make you become pigeon-holed into business.

Also the most important thing here is that US FIRMS WILL STOP TAKING CANADIANS soon, it's just inevitable. Even for people in my position, I've been turned down from jobs just because I don't have American citizenship (@Qatalyst). It's infinitely harder as a Canadian from a Canadian school. You'd be placing your bets on a few firms (evr, slp) that each take like 3 Ivey kids per year.GSstopped taking Canadians recently after 2 of their LA analysts got turned down at the border.

If you have more questions lmk and I'll PM you to talk through my experience.

yale but if you fit in with culture more at duke/columbia feel free to go there too

Yale. You can typically work with the school to get some financial aid if you push.

Also - what are your interests? Personality type?

Just curious, what scholarship did u get to have a full ride at Western and Ivey for all 4 years? Didn't know such a thing existed :P

Also my input as a fellow Toronto HS Senior also considering Ivey with other US Schools (albeit not as elite as yours), namely WashU, IU Kelley, Emory and UNC, I'd go with Yale unless your family is seriously struggling (which I'm guessing isn't the case as they have meet full need). I was seriously considering UNC, Emory or WashU full pay over Ivey full pay after doing thorough research. If I had Duke, Columbia or Yale as options, I would not even stop to think about Ivey and wouldn't look back.

Congrats!