<p>@GMTplus7 I was thinking about pursuing a physics PHd, but that is too far in the future for me to “really know”. Maybe I’ll get a physics PHd, maybe not. To an extent, doesn’t a better undergrad prepare you and make it more likely to get into a good grad school?</p>
<p>Thanks @MrMom62 I was actually thinking of applying to McGill, I know someone there who really loves it, this is an interesting take. What classes did you sit in on?</p>
<p>It’s summer, so we didn’t sit in on any classes, but they did show us the room that most of the 101 classes (Bio, Chem, Physics, Calc, Psych) were held - 650 seats. I’m sure it’s a great place if you learn in that type on environment, but when you’re told that you really don’t need to attend the large lecture because they record everything and you can just watch it online, plus you have individual sections of 30-50 students with a TA to go over problems, and the main professor is required to have office hours of 1 hour a week (!), etc. - the LAC where the biggest class is 50 kids and usually more like 20 or even under 10, plus the professor that wrote the textbook is teaching the class and is available most days of the week and will know your name, that’s what your $60k is buying you. Not everywhere, but it’s what it’s buying our D.</p>
<p>I cannot speak to the McGill experience MrMom described, but I do just want to point one thing out.</p>
<p>As far as I know, the reason a Canadian education is less expensive is not because of its quality, it is because the Canadian government invests more in education per capita than most other developed countries, thus subsidizing a LARGE part of the cost.</p>