Canadian Intern Impression

what is the perception of canadian interns at us banks/buyside programs? i go to Redacted and felt like i was decently well prepped for my Redacted this summer. overall, i was above average in terms of ability to produce but there was a kid from a canadian school that i had never heard of before who was so far ahead of even FT analysts that left me baffled. is this common or am i just missing something? what is everyone else's opinion and how do i catch up for FT? 

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i worked with 2 canadian interns this summer and they were so incredibly good at their jobs it blew me away. im guessing it has something to do with how competitive it is to get into finance there

 

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