<p>Quebec represents about 25% of Canada’s population. Connecticut represents a little over 1% of America’s population. Connecticut is more proportionally overrepresented in Conn College’s enrollment compared to Quebec’s representation in McGill’s enrollment (note that McGill doesn’t have geographic quotas). Still, you’ll be hard-pressed to many selective schools where Connecticut isn’t overrepresented.</p>
<p>Anyways, in regards to geographical diversity, it will probably be easier to find students from around Canada and the world at McGill due to its enrollment size.</p>
<p>i actually cant believe this thread exists…I am probably going to be rejected from McGill, maybe even today…but if I got in this would literally be the decision I’d have to make…McGill or Conn College hahahahha i can’t believe it</p>
<p>For me, CC would seem like a continuation of high school where they help you with everything. Mcgill is situated in Montreal and your son has to be really independent. I think he will really grow and mature as a person in Montreal.</p>
<p>Mcgill also offers great opportunities for internship/jobs. One of my cousins got a offer at a bay street firm after the Commerce program and he’s making double what my uncle is making now. Another cousin of mine is currently doing the bar exam in Mass. after he got his BCL/LLB double law degree.
Have your son go to Mcgill! He won’t regret it!</p>
<p>First thought is that both are very fine schools - so it really gets down to fit. </p>
<p>Here is my thinking:</p>
<p>If your son is not a self-starter, he would struggle much more at McGill. The rub is … if he is not a self-starter … when will he become a self-starter if he goes to Connecticut College?</p>
<p>Working for a top international consulting firm, we care about demonstrated skill sets when we hire, not what country they come from or what country they went to school. Quite frankly, the young consultants we hire have a much better chance (not only being hired) of staying hired if they can handle an assignment in another country as well as they can tackle one in downtown Manhattan. </p>
<p>Your son will be able to do a term or two abroad his junior year if he goes to Connecticut College. My nephew (going to McGill) is spending his summer doing paid research in his major in Europe this summer as a sophomore (all other expenses paid too). That on top of the paid research in his major that he did during his freshman and his sophomore years. Paid research at Connecticut College versus McGill University? Night and day. McGill kids are not just in Montreal (a great international city) but are out of the dorms after Freshman year learning how to cook and to get along with others without a R.A. refereeing. </p>
<p>Another valid viewpoint is that thrusting someone into the spotlight doesn’t work for everyone. Connecticut College will do all they can do see their students succeed during those four years. And they do this well. </p>
<p>McGill is not the hand-holding type of school. It’s more the type of school that helps the intellectually curious flourish during those four years and after.</p>
<p>Well, for starters, Conn doesn’t have R.A.s so it’d be hard to get them to referee. </p>
<p>There are specialty housing apartment options available for upperclassmen interested as well, and though not everyone gets to be in the apartments/house they still are given the opportunity to cook & manage living on their own terms. </p>
<p>I am curious to hear why paid research at the schools is night and day, though. Both schools offer paid research with professors, especially over summers. Conn has it worked out to make it very easy to study abroad as you said, and those in the CISLA program intern abroad for several weeks over the summer. Even non-CISLA students can get $3,000 for an internship for the summer between junior and senior year- the choice of it being abroad is up to them. Conn also has a SATA program- Study Away Teach Away allows students & professors to go on study abroad trips and take their classes and learning with them. Some classes even have all expenses paid trips over spring break.</p>
<p>The crafty & travel loving student could probably manage to take a class with a paid trip, a semester abroad either in an approved program or in a SATA class, and an internship abroad for almost nothing.</p>
<p>First, it sounds like Connecticut College offers some nice options, no doubt. But, in answer to your question one student with the option of doing paid research year round versus another with the option of doing something in the summer and over semester breaks is my definition of a ‘night and day’ difference. </p>
<p>That’s not meant at a slight on Connecticut College. Large research universities just have that advantage - at least some of them. I say that because being a large research university doesn’t help an undergrad much if the grad students are given all the opportunities. McGill is different than say a Michigan State in that undergrads can really participate. Undergrads that do well there can take grad level courses and be invited to attend the various grad-level symposiums applicable to their studies. Again, for someone who is aggressive and intellectually curious, McGill allow students to be a big fish in a big pond. Conversely they can also be a small fish in a big pond at McGill and sometimes that doesn’t work out so well. </p>
<p>Regardless, I’ve heard nothing but good things about Connecticut College although I wouldn’t call New London … uplifting.</p>