<p>Same question, compare McGill with a US university. I know McGill is a VERY good school, but is it on the same level with the Ivies? Top 20? Top 50? What schools would you compare it to? </p>
<p>I tried searching couldnt find what I was looking for.</p>
<p>McGill is a great university, defeinitely top 50 quality, perhaps top 25. I would compare McGill to NYU except it has a more cohesive campus culture.</p>
<p>I'd go to McGill over NYU any day.</p>
<p>So would I. I think McGill is the ideal urban university. I would say it is a cross between NYU and Northwestern.</p>
<p>Bump......</p>
<p>You never stated why you are looking at this school. but in any case I would pick most canuck schools over NYU any day. That aside, expect large classes in your first year at McGill and prepare yourself for harsher winters and a lot more snow than New York. Ontario weather is comparable to NYC but not Quebec weather. The academic rigor is as strong as any Ivy IMO, but not the pampering or attention you get from faculty at an Ivy. You will have to read the textbook. iI you are looking for a strong Ivy feel take a look at Queen's University in Kingston Ontario as well. If you are visiting and driving, Kingston is on the way to Montreal from the New York area.</p>
<p>How does the workload at McGill compare to that of an Ivy or any other school for that matter ?</p>
<p>I would actually expect large classes the whole time you're there. (This based on my friend's son who is a senior at Univ Toronto.) In general Canadian schools struggle for funding. Montreal is a dynamite city (especially if you like to ski!) but check out the average winter temps. It's extremely cold.</p>
<p>It's no extremely cold (and you'll adapt, especially if you dress up for it gradually, not all at once the second snowflakes become a possibility). But the class size reduces quickly after U1 depending on your major/which classes you pick (McGill is less than half the size of U of Toronto).</p>
<p>McGill, I'd say is just on part with U of T, my soon to be alma mater and in comparison to the US, I'd say it's definitely in the Top 20 to be sure. Perhaps on par with some of the lesser Ivy's, I'm not sure.</p>
<p>I need info. on class sizes at McGill during the first two years. The info. that I have received from multiple sources is hard to believe and I don't want to be a source of misinformation to others. Can anyone help? Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>If one is comparing schools' undergrad qualities, I would not rank McGill in the top 20. I agree that it is probably on par with NYU and it has some of the same negative characteristics.</p>
<p>How hard is it to get in?
they sont take SAT's right.</p>
<p>McGill does require SATs and SAT2s as well. It is very stats-driven, and there is a lot of good information about admissions requirements on their website. There are also some very well-informed posters, including parents (especially Mcgilldad) on the CC McGill forum for those of you with specific questions.</p>
<p>Garrity: They are big. Really big, in some cases. </p>
<p>However, McGill will accept the equivalent of one year's worth of AP credit; you could enter McGill as a sophomore, in theory. You can usually apply this credit to a major (science is an exception, I think). The class sizes, like everywhere, get smaller as you go along. </p>
<p>That shouldn't keep you from choosing McGill. It's academic shortcomings (there are very few) are outweighed by the fact you would be in Montreal, Quebec, which is a learning experience itself, and the fact that having to move off campus by your second year forces you to mature quickly.... If you are looking for the ideal urban university, McGill is it.</p>
<p>That sounded uncomfortably like a McGill advertisement.</p>