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159 Q isn't even bad, that's probably median/mean score of applicants at most programs. I really wouldn't worry about it.

It doesn't matter when you submit your application as long as it's before the deadline.

Have you ever heard of the Community of the Lady of All Nations? It's a Catholic Church that believes in the reincarnation of the Virgin Mary. What about the schisms with churches such as Palmarian Catholic Church and the Philipine Independent Church. What about the very progressive Brazilian Catholic Church that does not condemn divorce or birth control, and practices open communion? Hell, the Roman Catholic Church is exists because of a schism with the Orthodox Church in part due to major theological disagreements. Churches aren't monolithic structures, they are comprised of hundreds and hundreds of different sects and groups based on different practices, organization, and beliefs.

This is contradictory. You can't be for religions if you don't agree that there shouldn't be different interpretations of the bible. Every religion is comprised of hundreds of different churches and sects which all have differing beliefs on how to interpret the bible or any other religious text.

Like I already told you, you don't have to print anything.

You'll have to show some kind of proof that you have sufficient funds, either from funding or savings.

You don't need to print out anything. Just hand them your passport in check in. These answers are way more complicated than they need to be.

There are dozens.

There are plenty of other travel insurance options out there besides Blue Cross. One for example, http://www.worldnomads.com/doesn't state anything about needing to return anywhere.

^ Not where I am from. The only important date is your departure date. Because the time you purchase for travel insurance has nothing to do with how long or when you return home it has to do with how long you purchase coverage for. In other words, if you only purchase coverage for a week of your month long trip, that's your prerogative. Similarly, if you don't ever return home, that has no difference whether or not you are covered for the period that you purchased the plan for. Here is the official policy from Ontario's CAA: http://www.caasco.com/Insurance/Travel-Insurance/~/media/insurance/documents/TI_Policy_Guide.ashx There should be no reason you cannot purchase travel insurance for 3 weeks for your time in the US despite not returning after those three weeks. That is exactly what travel insurance is for.

It shouldn't matter what you are doing or when you go back. For BCAA for example (not Ontario but should be comparable), you just have to put in that you are going to the USA and how long you want coverage for; three weeks shouldn't cost more than $150, even less with a high deductible. You can also buy it online.

Why not travel insurance from something like CAA?

There is no easy solution to improving the quant section. But the best way to improve is just to learn the concepts and do as many questions as possible. If you are scoring below 150 you have to realize that you are not up to par on the basic techniques of the test. You have to think of the quant section like a tree. You need to be able to take the low hanging fruit and efficiently before you can get the higher and tougher fruit (which will give you the higher score). Hammer out a lot of number properties, algebra, and arithmetic questions. These basic fundamentals are tied to virtually every question in the section. If you can't do basic concepts like algebraic expressions, exponents, radicals, and fractions then you won't able able to tackle the medium and tougher questions on the test. Algebra is especially important...75% of questions regardless of type you will need to use at least simple algebra to solve it. If you are using Magoosh, watch the lesson videos on those subjects...then line up 50 easy or medium questions and watch the explanation videos of all them except when you totally understand the question and got it right quickly. Then do it again, and again, until there are no questions left except the hard ones.

Canadian grad school operates different than what is typical in the US. Yes, it is very typical for Canadian students (or any student for that matter) to require a masters' degree to enter a Ph.D. program at Canadian universities. Basically, much of the coursework part of a typical American Ph.D. program would be done at the masters' level in Canada (although it is different than the UK system where a Ph.D. still has a coursework component). Basically the system uses a masters' degree as a stepping stone rather than something you just get along the way. As for the quality, generally, University of Toronto/McGill/UBC are really the only universities in the country that can stack up to top 50 universities in the US. The aforementioned 3 are pretty good schools, with University of Toronto generally being the best, and are definitely taken seriously in the US. There is a caveat however, I would advise against doing a Ph.D. at a Canadian university. It's unlikely you would be able to find a TT position in the US with a Ph.D. from a Canadian university, even from University of Toronto or McGill. If you are interested in doing a masters' degree for any potential reason out of many, doing one in Canada can actually be quite a good move. You will probably receive enough funding to completely pay for your tuition and possibly your living costs as well.