<p>What Canadian Uni are good for engineering and how do they compare with eachother?</p>
<p>Top 3:</p>
<ol>
<li>Waterloo</li>
<li>Alberta/Toronto</li>
</ol>
<p>UBC, McGill, and even Western and Queens are up there too.</p>
<p>Alberta has the best Chemical, Mining, and Petroleum programs. I'd say Waterloo has the best everything else. Toronto is very good too.</p>
<p>Thnx Russell 7! I already got into Queens and i'm waiting for McGill, Waterloo, and U of T... I really want to go to Queens but I'm not sure if I'll get as good aneducation there. Is that true.</p>
<p>Queens is an excellent business school; probably the best for business in Canada. I've also heard first hand that it's a nice school from a Physics major. You will get an excellent education there; but it is not as recognized or as internationally reputed for engineering as Waterloo, Alberta, and Toronto.</p>
<p>Thnx again! However, are these your own opinions or facts? Do you know how I can find seniors from these colleges on collegeconfidential?</p>
<p>They are a general consensus. I've spoken with many, including employers and actual engineers (my friend from Dubai has also given me some feedback, as Canadian engineers get hired there; and the top three that I listed are the most reputed over there). I can't answer your second question, sorry.</p>
<p>Thnx again Russell! But do you think it will make a big difference if i went to Queens instead? I've heard that the top 20 colleges are seen as pretty much the same, and Queens will be in top 5 for sure. On the other hand, Couple of my friends from Waterloo and Guelph said that Queens is actually better for engineering. What do you say about that? And what do you think about McGill for engineering?</p>
<p>I'd rank Queens 6th in Canada for Engg, and McGill 5th.</p>
<p>Don't go to Waterloo if you want to go to Queens. Queens is a very good University. To answer your question about whether or not it'd make a big difference, I'd have to know what your specific plans are in your schooling.</p>
<p>The top 20 colleges are definitely not seen as the same. Canada does not have many prestigious Universities, since the nation's population is so small. Thus, The top 5 are much different than the 6-10. Even Waterloo is seen as much more reputable than say, Alberta.</p>
<p>Queens would be better than Guelph for Engineering, but not even close to Waterloo.</p>
<p>see that's the thing, my friend from waterloo himself said that Queens is better than waterloo, and I'm gonna try to ask more friends from waterloo about whether that's really true. Queens is also much stricter than Waterloo with minimum entrace requirements, so on average Queens probably has smarter kids. My plan is basically to get the best engineering education so i have a secure future and also a pretty fun social life.
Where are you from Russel, and what do you do?</p>
<p>Queens is definitely not better than Waterloo for Engineering. I don't know how your friend came to that conclusion. It's likely misinformation. It's very common knowledge that Waterloo is the best Engineering school in Canada. A few gung-ho UofT students will argue that Toronto is better, but you will almost always hear that Waterloo is better; from employers, students, and engineers.</p>
<p>Regarding the entrance requirements, I'm not exactly certain what they are for Queens. Do you have any numbers? You need high 80's in highschool for admission to most of Waterloo's engineering programs, and low 90's for Nanotech and Mechatronics.</p>
<p>I'm an Engineering student at UAlberta; I'm also pre-law. I was once in your position, and I did my research like you are currently doing.</p>
<p>Oh really I know this is so hard.
And these are some of the stats from Macclean's
Average entering grade (%):
1. McGill 89.3
2.Queens 89
6.Toronto 86.5
12.Waterloo 85.8</p>
<p>Proportion with 75% or higher:
1. Queens 100
4. Toronto 99.78
5. Mcgill 99.77
10. waterloo 99.01</p>
<p>and these are the national reputational rankings:
Best Overall:
1. Waterloo
2. Toronto
3. Queen's
4. McGill</p>
<p>Highest Quality:
1. Queens
2. McGill
3. Toronto
4. Waterloo</p>
<p>Most Innovative:
1. Waterloo
4. Tornoto
5. Queen's
7. McGill</p>
<p>Leaders' of Tomorrow:
1. Toronto
2. Waterloo
4. Queen's
7. McGill </p>
<p>And in terms of the price for international students (big factor):
Mcgill is cheapest then Queen's then U of T and then Waterloo is most expensive. </p>
<p>What is a comprehensive university, Waterloo is ranked one for that.
And I am interested in Chemical engineering or nano, do you know anything about that. What engineering do you do?</p>
<p>Thanx a lot Russell!</p>
<p>Are those the averages for the faculty of engineering, or for the University as a whole?</p>
<p>I'm in Mechanical engineering. For Nanotech, the University of Alberta is a worldwide leader (with our newly developing nano station here); however, unlike Waterloo, we don't have an undergraduate program. We do however, have an Engineering Physics program with emphasis on nano, and graduate programs in nano. It is also probably the best for chemical.</p>
<p>However, it doesn't seem like you have much interest in coming to Western Canada. UofT is supposed to have a very strong ChemE program. Probably better than Waterloo's, as Waterloo's largest claim to fame is its ECE program.</p>
<p>I don't know exactly what the prices are for international students for those Universities, but it's roughly $17,000 per year at the UofA.</p>
<p>I personally don't see much of a point in doing a Nanotech undergrad. That seems like a better plan for graduate school. ChemE is an excelling choice, if you are interested in that (I personally hate Chemistry). </p>
<p>I believe that a comprehensive University is a University that offers graduate degrees, but its primary focus is on undergraduate.</p>
<p>nah i didnt' apply to alberta, i only applied to mcgill, waterloo, queen's and u of t. do you know anything about international relations and development studies. My gf got into ir in u of t and ds in queen's and what would be better for her if she wants to join an ngo, most likely UN for her career? thnx man ur so helpful!</p>
<p>Hmmm... my knowledge in that subject is limited. I'd imagine something like International Law could be a stepping stone toward a job with the UN; although I'm sure it is very difficult to get a good position there.</p>
<p>this is what complicates my situation even further, because my gf believes that development studies will secure a better future for her in a NGO than international relations. But we want to go to uni together. She applied for development studies in Mcgill as well and didnt hear a reply from them yet, but got into u of t and queen's already.</p>
<p>help me plz</p>