[chibifry]

What is McGill famous for, and is it a good university?
Tell me anything you know about it.

Thanks!

[hailing from ny]

I'm not a Canadian, but I kno McGill University is a great school, like an Ivy League in Canada. Too bad you'll have to pay international student rates.

[chibifry]

I'm not a Canadian, but I kno McGill University is a great school, like an Ivy League in Canada. Too bad you'll have to pay international student rates.

Oh no no
My professor is moving to Canada and will be a professor there, so I was wondering tee hee

Any more info?

[tru__minute]

i believe it's known for either science or med.. and yeah it's one of the top schools in canada.

[YellohSwtTart]

yeah mcgill is considered canadian ivy league... jesseo goes there. remember him?

[aznfishyfart]

ooooo my friend goes there
shes studying business stuff, like accounting and ya

[oOh-her]

i'm going there next year. it's a major research school - it was where rutherford and all those people made their discoveries.

it's one of the only english speaking universities in quebec.
a lot of native montrealers don't like mcgill students cuz they're not french =/
but it's considered ivy league in canada and it's supposed to be very competative.
it's also the top canadian party school

[globosapien]

i've been thinking about applying there for law school...

[yellowtutu]

It's also good for medical

[Trish_Fan]

you can always visit the site of the McGill University http://www.mcgill.ca/

[Volts]

McGill is really known for their sciences program and law program. I almost went there but decided to go to a french university instead

[chibifry]

Is it difficult to get in as international?

[sonhyangel]

the campus is really beautiful......
it's where i want to go to university~ but i live in florida, and it's in montreal... hmpf
it's considered the "harvard of the north" .. or they said that harvard is the "McGill of the South"
but yeah, it's really good and competitive.. and you can live in your little english world, but also go outside and speak french~ all the signs are in eng&french.. ^^

[Volts]

Is it difficult to get in as international?

it depends on which program but i'll say the general admission is higher than other schools in Montreal

[chibifry]

it depends on which program but i'll say the general admission is higher than other schools in Montreal

Are the admissions difficult in Montreal?

Sorry for the newbie questions, I am very unfamiliar with the Canadian college system.
I read on McGill's website that admission is competitive but they do not factor ECs into admissions, instead they consider them as a basis for scholarships. Then what are admissions based on? Soley GPA and SAT scores? I mean, do they even have SATs in Canada? Wait no they don't right??

Very confused as you can see.

[oOh-her]

Are the admissions difficult in Montreal?

Sorry for the newbie questions, I am very unfamiliar with the Canadian college system.
I read on McGill's website that admission is competitive but they do not factor ECs into admissions, instead they consider them as a basis for scholarships. Then what are admissions based on? Soley GPA and SAT scores? I mean, do they even have SATs in Canada? Wait no they don't right??

Very confused as you can see.

lol for US students and international students in general, canadian universities take your SATs and your overall GPA. you can check this part of their website: http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/usminimumscores/

however, montreal is in quebec and the quebec school system is very different from the rest of canada. for instance, the majority of quebec students are in CEGEP and they get priority in admissions, scholarships etc. they also pay less tuition... significantly less and are given advance placement in some courses. almost 50% of mcgill's student population are french speaking quebec natives.

since mcgill is one of the only english speaking universities in quebec, they require you to take an english proficiency test if your first language is not english. basically, US students will be treated as international students (obviously) but mcgill tends to accept more international students than canadian students because it is the most diverse school in the country and it wants to keep it that way.

so, technically US admission shouldn't be that hard, though mcgill is very competative overall

[Rainie]

^Yeah, McGill isn't too hard to get in...I know a couple friends going there in September of this year. The major thing you'll need to get used to is basically living in a French-Canadian environment.

McGill is know for their medicine and science/research in general...it's definitely one of the top schools in Canada, but maybe not as well-rounded like U of T.

[tru__minute]

get ready to dish out money as an international student though

[Volts]

^Comparing to the States, i think the fees aren't so bad since it's 15K CND for international students

[fihe]

I visited it last year and it seems very nice. I know they have a great music program, if you're interested in that field at all.