Any graduates of McGill University? - Democratic Underground

bif

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Tue Mar-29-05 12:16 PM
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Any graduates of McGill University?

My daughter's thinking of going there. Any opinions?

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tigereye

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Tue Mar-29-05 12:23 PM
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1. I had a friend long ago who went there -

he liked it. That's in Toronto, right? Great city. Don't really know much about their academic reputation.

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Hand

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Tue Mar-29-05 12:24 PM
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2. My (American) nephew went there...

It's as good a university as any in North America and is located in a very interesting part of Montreal (a classy city overall); he and his roomies lived around the corenr from Leonard Cohen.

I think the student body's quite cosmopolitan--a lot of foreign students along with the predominant Canadians. Plus the location more or less forces you to learn at least some French.

Even with travel, housing, etc., etc., my brother saved several grand over what a US university would have cost.

Overall: :thumbsup:

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bif

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Tue Mar-29-05 12:30 PM
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3. Thanks

She's gong to visit the University later this week. I think one of the reasons she wants to go there is because Montreal is such a great city!

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achtung_circus

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Tue Mar-29-05 12:31 PM
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4. sorry, University of Toronto here.

We hate McGill.

But it is one of the best universities in Canada. If she can get in she will get an outstanding education.

Check Maclean's University ranking here:
<http://www.macleans.ca/universities/article.jsp?content=20041104_163511_5512>
for full service universities (Doctoral/Medical)

or for all universities here:
<http://www.macleans.ca/universities/index.jsp>

Ranking University Last Year
1 Toronto 1
2 McGill 2
3 Western 3*
4 UBC 5
5 Queen's 3*
6 Alberta 6
7 Montréal 7
*8 McMaster 11
*8 Sherbrooke 8
10 Saskatchewan 9
11 Laval 10
12 Ottawa 12
13 Dalhousie 13
14 Calgary 14
15 Manitoba 15

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liontamer

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Tue Mar-29-05 01:23 PM
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5. I know people who went there

it's a great school. plus montreal is a lovely city

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