How can we reduce the cost of studying in Canada?

Although the cost of studying in Canada is not the most expensive compared with other English-speaking countries, it is still a big expense to bear the cost of studying abroad. Canada's excellent education attracts tens of thousands of students to study in Canada every year. If your family is not well-off, but you want to experience Canada's excellent higher education, then you should follow effective ways to reduce the cost of studying in Canada.

1. Choose a university that can provide you with high-quality education at the lowest cost. Canada's educational resources are rich and balanced, so not every good university is in a first-tier city. Some very good universities are located in second-and third-tier cities in Canada. The living expenses in second-and third-tier cities are much cheaper than those in first-tier cities, so that you can not only study well in universities and feel the excellent higher education in Canada, but also save a certain proportion of living expenses.

2. Strive for a scholarship. Scholarships in Canada can be divided into admission scholarships and performance scholarships. If you want to apply for an entrance scholarship, your high school grades should be outstanding before entering the university, so that the school can provide you with partial or full scholarships according to your excellent academic and social abilities. The so-called achievement scholarship is judged according to your first year of college. Some universities exempt some tuition fees from excellent students, and excellent academic performance can save you a lot of money.

3. Apply for credit relief. If you studied in a university in China for some time, or if you studied A-Level or high school courses in BC, Canada instead of ordinary high schools in China, you can apply for credit reduction before entering a Canadian university for undergraduate study. If the credits are successfully reduced or partially reduced, then you can save the tuition fees for these credits, and at the same time, you can shorten the time of undergraduate study in Canada, thus saving living expenses.

4. Work-study program. Immigration Canada allows non-language students to engage in appropriate and reasonable work during their studies, which cannot exceed 20 hours per week.

5. Save accommodation expenses. Accommodation accounts for a large proportion of students' living expenses in Canada, and the on-campus accommodation provided by general schools to international students is not only limited, but also very expensive. The cheapest should be sharing. More than 900 Canadian dollars can rent two rooms. In the suburbs, you can rent an apartment of 70-80 square meters at this price, including utilities. It is comfortable for two friends to live together. If you live on campus, you have to pay more than 700 Canadian dollars a month, while the host family pays about 650 Canadian dollars a month, including food and accommodation.

In addition, there are some ingenious ways to save money in daily life: in the supermarket products in Canada, the "labor cost" is very expensive. For example, chicken breast is more than 10% more expensive than chicken leg meat and chicken wings, so try to choose some products that do not need labor. With the student ID card, you can buy a student transportation package and take an unlimited number of cars. It is not convenient to buy food in Canada, so every time you go to the supermarket, you have to make a big purchase to avoid wasting the fare.