BCom: Mcgill or UBC?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>The deadline for accepting Mcgill's offer is May1st - three days away yet I'm unable to make a decision. I realize that the schools with the highest reputation for Commerce in Canada are Queens, York etc, however I only applied to McGill and UBC and got acceptances into both.</p>

<p>I was wondering, does the prestige of these two programs vary, and does this matter when I graduate and want to find a job? Also, how will a Bcom from Mcgill and a Bcom from UBC affect going into MBA in US after undergraduate studies?</p>

<p>I applied to UoT also, however not for the Commerce program, but for Ethics Society & Law. Its my dream program, however thinking in pratical terms it would be a lot harder to find a job with a degree from this program than from BCom.</p>

<p>Any advice? Thanks in advance for the help, I'd really want a third person's point of view!</p>

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<p>If you're concerned with getting in grad schools in the U.S., McGill is more respected than UBC, but both are respected enough that good grades and good GMAT scores will open doors for you.</p>

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<p>That's definitely reassuring. It seems to me that Mcgill is more reputable in the US because of the number of Americans who go to study there, however would you have any idea which school is more reputable for Commerce alone? Mcgill gained its reputation from its medical school right?</p>

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<p>McGill has a stellar med school, but it's respected all around too. At the undergrad level, I think most people would say the overall reputation of the school is more important than the reputation of specific departments.</p>