[How to Reduce the Cost of Studying at a Canadian University] Is there a route that can save you over 5 million yen if you start with high school study abroad!?

Are you interested in studying at a university in Canada, but have given up because you think, "The tuition is too high, it's impossible for us..."?

I have spoken with many people, and I often receive consultations saying, "I want my child to study at an overseas university in the future, but I'm worried about the costs..."

Actually, there is a specific route you can take to "dramatically lower" the tuition for Canadian universities and also "significantly lower" the hurdles for admission!

That route is to "study abroad at a public high school in Nova Scotia and then advance to a partner university in the region".

This time, I would like to talk about why studying at a high school in Nova Scotia creates overwhelming cost-effectiveness for university advancement, including specific university names and costs.

Why is studying at a high school in Nova Scotia advantageous?

Nova Scotia, located in eastern Canada, has the largest public high school study abroad program in Canada (NSISP).

This region has a strong desire for "excellent international students who learn in Canada from their impressionable high school years and acquire English skills and culture to go on to local universities and become human resources who will support the local community in the future."

Therefore, for students who have graduated from high school using NSISP, local universities offer surprising preferential treatment systems such as "special super-large discounts for international students" and "exemption from troublesome official English tests".

Normally, when you enter an overseas university as an international student, tuition is set significantly higher than for local students. However, by using this special pathway (advancement route), the common sense that "tuition is high because you are an international student" is overturned.

I will introduce two attractive universities where you can study at a great value.

"St. Thomas University (STU)" where the distance to professors is close

The first is "St. Thomas University (STU)" located in New Brunswick, next to Nova Scotia.

The biggest feature of this university is its "thorough small-group system" where the average number of students per class is only 23. Instead of mass lectures (one-way lectures) at large universities, professors remember the faces and names of all students and provide kind support. It is a safe environment even for children who are anxious about being alone in a large university suddenly.
It is a safe environment even for children who are anxious about being alone in a large university suddenly.

You can study various subjects here, from liberal arts fields useful in society such as psychology, criminology, and journalism, to social work aiming for jobs that help people. Furthermore, there is an extremely rare aviation program where you can "aim to become a pilot by receiving flight training while studying university liberal arts subjects."

The benefits in terms of costs that you are curious about are truly immense. While regular international students would pay about 21,000 Canadian dollars in tuition per year, if you have graduated from a high school in Nova Scotia,

the tuition rate for local Canadian students is applied, and it is discounted to "about 8,800 Canadian dollars". Calculated over four years, this is a saving of about 45,000 Canadian dollars (equivalent to about 5 million yen)!

What is also pleasing is the "exemption from English tests". Normally, you need official English scores such as IELTS or TOEFL to enter an overseas university. However,


if you have taken English 12 at a high school in Nova Scotia and achieved a grade of 70% or higher, the submission of these scores is completely exempted. This is a system that exists because the university trusts the curriculum, thinking, "If they worked this hard in high school classes, their English ability is sufficient."

"University of King's College (UKC)" that balances small peace of mind and large facilities

The second is "University of King's College (UKC)" located in Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia.

This is one of the oldest English-speaking universities in all of Canada, and it has a very compact and intimate community with fewer than about 1,000 students.

However, it is not just small.
Because it has a strong partnership with Dalhousie University, one of Canada's leading large-scale research universities located right next door, UKC students can "fully share" and use Dalhousie's massive library, state-of-the-art science laboratories, and more.

It is a very luxurious environment where you can get the best of both worlds: the intimacy of a small community and the infrastructure of a large university.

UKC is famous as one of Canada's leading journalism schools, where you can receive practical training identical to professional settings, such as breaking news and multimedia features.
Additionally, through its partnership with Dalhousie University, it is possible to study a wide range of specialized fields, from science to humanities, such as marine biology and neuroscience.

What about the costs?

The regular tuition for international students at UKC is approximately 38,000 Canadian dollars per year (fixed for up to 5 years under the tuition guarantee model), but students advancing from high schools in Nova Scotia are eligible for the same tuition rate as "out-of-province students within Canada."
As a result, tuition of over 20,000 Canadian dollars per year is waived, allowing you to gain an "overwhelming economic benefit" of approximately 80,000 Canadian dollars (equivalent to about 8.8 million yen) over four years.

Another major appeal is that there are no complicated application procedures, and the reduction is applied automatically if you meet the requirements.

High school study abroad is the "ultimate route" to greatly expand future possibilities.

Usually, when you think about going to a university abroad after graduating from a Japanese high school, the barriers of high English proficiency requirements and expensive annual tuition fees of several million yen weigh heavily on you.

However, if you advance after studying abroad at a high school in Nova Scotia, you can enjoy the benefits of both "dramatically lower tuition" and "favorable admission conditions."

When you look beyond just experiencing high school life overseas to university advancement, there is no other route that is as cost-effective and expands your child's potential as much as this one.

You might think, "Isn't it too early for my child?", but experiencing different cultures in Canada's safe environment during their impressionable teenage years and cultivating English skills and independence will become an invaluable, lifelong asset.

Real information about such study abroad experiences, how children grow through their experiences locally, and how you should support them as a parent are summarized in detail in the book written by Study Abroad Papa, "Study Abroad for Junior and Senior High School Students: A Book That Expands Your Self and Future Every Time You Learn".

It is packed with hints to resolve your anxieties like "Can my child really study abroad?" and to help you take that first step, so please pick up a copy.

Also, for those who want to seriously start preparing for study abroad and want to consult about specific plans or local information, we are accepting requests for free consultations and counseling.

Study Abroad Papa, who has experience studying at a US university and has supported his daughter's high school study abroad as a parent, and Erin, who studied abroad at a Canadian high school from the age of 15 with zero English skills, will think about your anxieties and questions together with you.

We will never "force" anything or talk as if "study abroad is a given."
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