<p>Now i know McGill is somewhat known in the northeast etc but have people heard of Queens? If so, is it thought of in the same light as McGill?</p>
<p>Reason being, i know i want to attempt to transfer to a top US school next year (im american) and im trying to decide if going to McGill will give me any kind of advantage.</p>
<p>Americans think of McGill as the Ivy of Canada.</p>
<p>I think that most Americans have not heard of Queen's, but if it's transfer you're worried about, then what matters isn't the opinion of the man in the street, but relative experts (admissions officers). I don't know whether they will be familiar with it, but it never hurts to be doing well at a school that is widely admired (like McGill).</p>
<p>To be perfectly blunt with you, I originally heard of Queen's via Anne of Green Gables, book 3. I wouldn't be surprised if that's true of others as well.</p>
<p>Hanna, what do you think of McGill for an American? Should he just stay in America for college? Montreal sounds tempting.</p>
<p>Beats me. What are the other options on the table? What's drawing him to McGill?</p>
<p>Just wondering. Might be nice to go to a school with a slightly different culture and with many foreign students. Great city. Price is good. Weather is abysmal.</p>
<p>McGill is known here in the Northeast. Queens, no.</p>
<p>The name of your school won't matter as much when you transfer as your GPA and college work will. People transfer from community colleges to Ivy League schools all the time, and people transferring from Ivys to state schools get rejected. It all comes down to the work you do.</p>
<p>Jerry Seinfeld went to Queens College, and everyone in NY has heard of it. ;)</p>
<p>I've heard of both.... McGill because it's famous, Queens because it's famous & three of my acquaintances are going there.</p>
<p>Its really odd that McGill has such a good rep in the states. Its generally regarded as 3rd or 4th best in its doctoral category for undergrad domestically....I would put McGill on par with U Washington, U Maryland, perhaps Texas</p>
<p>I like Queens better but my american father is urging me to attend McGill because his colleagues/friends have heard of it. It would also be nice to attend a reknown university. I just hope that when I transfer, some admissions officers have heard of Queens....because I am choosing it partly because it is the most selective uni here.</p>
<p>How hard is it to get into McGill from the USA?</p>
<p>not very, since they jsut looka t grades and sat scores. no recs no essay</p>
<p>Well its selective but if you are comparing it to elite privates, which you no doubt are, you will find it not on par. It is a heavily federally subsidized school (even though the province is cutting back its funds for english schools like McGill) so it has an obligation to the electorate....and they carry this admissions attitude to intl students as well. It is somewhat harder to get in intlly but they charge relatively little tuition. And they do try to accomodate intls because, as we all know, most state schools love intls for their tuition fees.</p>
<p>I've known about McGill since 9th grade since one of the english teachers at my school went there and its suppose to be good. I havent heard of Queens actually until this month when I saw it come up on another thread about Canadian colleges.</p>
<p>Interesting, thanks. </p>
<p>I always wonder if I'd get any more money from a degree in accounting there than a degree at a small local university or college. It sure sounds nice though to say I got my degree from McGill University.</p>
<p>Hi aca0260.
[quote=aca0260 in another thread, ]
I suppose I prefer Queens at this point but I honestly dont know enough about McGill.
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aca0260, in the end you have to throw away rankings, prestige, admission selectivity, and things like the library, dorms, dining hall food, etc. You have to answer for yourself "Where do I fit in best?" And that means with the other students and the faculty. You can only determine this by visiting the school and meeting the people for yourself. IMO people make the place.</p>
<p>Think about it. If you didn't feel like you could carry on an interesting conversation with anyone at a school for more than 5 minutes, then who cares what some magazine ranking says?</p>
<p>As for transferring out... pick the school you'd want to be at for 4 years in case you end up staying. Also, you'll need letters of recommedation (again), so maybe pick the school where you can have faculty get to know you. If no one knows you, it will be hard to get letters.</p>
<p>ws17 - yeah deep down i have come to terms with what you are saying. I just get irritated when people (usually americans) are like, "Why did you pass up McGill???!?!?" and i have to get into a lengthy explanation about the quality of Queens. In fact, my dad thinks its such a no-name school that the only possible reason im going there is because of my gf, which is entirely not true.</p>
<p>Queens univ is a fantastic school. One of my best friend was the president of the student union there.</p>
<p>The Queens that Seinfeld attended is in NY.</p>
<p>Heard of McGill, not queens, though.</p>