High school senior advice

Hey, so I'm a current high school senior going to school in Toronto. And I am looking for some guidance on what I should do. So I'm applying to McGill/Ivey and queens; however, I'm interested in applying to schools in the states and the UK. I'm a dual European and Canadian citizen, so that I won't have any problem working in London after my undergrad. However, if I go to school in the states, I'll be international, and it seems that it's harder for internationals to get jobs, so that option one would be stay in Canada; Toronto doesn't seem that big for finance. Option 2 I throw in an application for UK schools such as Lse and oxford. Option 3 apply to the ivies and stern even though I don't have US citizenship and risk it. I'd like to work in a big city for finance a tier one city after my undergrad, so I'm just looking for recommendations. Also money isn’t an issue as my family is quite rich. 

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Can't you do all? You mention cost isn't an issue. Would apply to Ivey, maybe McGill and others, and maybe a low-cost Canadian safety. Then apply to UK schools since you don't mind working in London and I believe all you need is one UCAS app for your 5 schools so not much work. Not sure how Canadian school apps specifically work, but I'd assume that at this point so far (UK + Canada) it's not much work. Then, absolutely spray the Ivies/Stanford/Duke/Chicago/Georgetown/UVA schools.You never know what might stick and admissions in the US has become a total crapshoot. Since you're geography agnostic, pick the best one you get into across these, no need to constrain yourself ahead of time. 

 

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