Now that I committed to Minnesota, Kapusta told me then just how much trouble Minnesota have in getting Canadian physics graduate students from outside schools in the Prairie provinces. Students at schools in Manitoba and Saskatchewan supplied the majority of Canadian applications to Minnesota for the physics PhD in the past 6-8 years or so; whether or not these past applications resulted in admits and, from there, matriculants is unknown at this time.
Kapusta couldn't remember when Minnesota last received a physics PhD application from a francophone Quebec school (McGill supplied the last application from Quebec 8+ years ago) if any.
Suffice to say that, among Canadian undergraduates, the University of Minnesota seems to enjoy a very regional reputation, just like the University of Washington, another school at the same tier for physics, seems to receive the majority of its Canadian applications from British Columbia alone.
There will be some who value the education they could be receiving as opposed to just getting a degree in Communication or Nutrition.
[snip] Actual players on both rosters major in business more than nutrition (in CFANS and hence on the St. Paul campus, but is declaring a major on the St. Paul campus a red flag for an athlete?) and in communication.
After all, one would think that hockey players who can't make it academically into the U on their own but can still play at the D1 level would still have the option of playing in major junior. And players who can play at the D1 level but who stand no chance whatsoever to play professionally would still want to salvage their education.
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