mentallychill

I was originally thinking about that too, but I've decided that finances aren't going to factor into it because I can pay off any loans I take out later on. I'm trying to focus mostly on program fit and school prestige (for lack of a better word) and the opportunities that can come out of each school I choose...problem is that the USA school that I'm mostly looking at is in the top 5 schools for clinical psychology in the USA, while the Canadian one has a POI that I really like but the school is down a little bit lower on the hierarchy of clinical psychology schools in Canada. I'm leaning more towards the USA school because I can't really justify opting out of a top 5 USA school. The POI there is great, and the admission process was pretty hard, especially in comparison to the Canadian schools. Regardless of where I go to school, I can't imagine it will be too hard paying off any loans I take out, and I'm sure there will be funding opportunities for both schools later on. I guess my question is how much should a school's reputation factor into a decision? The schools I have offers to are fairly equal in terms of POI and research interests and program fit, and location...but in terms of reputation they're on totally different spectrums.

I've been accepted to American schools, but just got an interview offer and an acceptance from a Canadian one. How would y'all make the decision between them?