If, however, you’re choosing between McGill and BU – then, it’s more about what sort of experience you want to have in your undergraduate years. I’d call those two schools roughly comparable in terms of academics and reputation, so it’ll be more of a personal preference.

It can be fun to be a foreign student in the US, and Boston is one heck of a wonderful place to be a student. If you haven’t visited those schools, do so. The visit will help you make your decision.

Do know, however, that it will be significantly less expensive for you to attend university in Canada than it will be to do the same, at a comparable school, in the US. Canadian universities are less expensive, full stop. And you’ll get more financial aid in Canada than you will as an international student in the US. Still, don’t let that stop you from applying, because you never know what sort of scholarships and etc. you may end up qualifying for, and you won’t know that until after you apply.