Is McGill overrated?

Colleges and Universities A-Z McGill University
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<p>Don't flame me; i'm just curious. I mean it seems like it has dropped in rankings behind UBC and Toronto in ranking tables like Times and ARWU. </p>

<p>And i've also heard it experienced a drop in funding. </p>

<p>So, is McGill really still that internationally renowned uni that it once was years ago?</p>

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<p>In a nutshell; yes, it is. (Still internationally renowned)</p>

<p>It is still the most likely Uni to be known outside of Canada, whether you think this is a deserved reputation or not is more or less immaterial. Rankings mean very little once you look past the numbers.</p>

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<p>No. McGill is a world class school.</p>

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<p>Whether or not a university is overrated depends on what one believes the ratings represent, so I don’t think there is a simple correct answer to the thread’s title question: “Is McGill overrated?” </p>

<p>However, the answer to the OP’s post question (“Is McGill really still that internationally renowned uni that it once was years ago?”), I think the answer is an unequivocable yes. No matter what rankings one examines, only three or four countries out of almost 200 in the world have a university that ranks higher than McGill. In other words, McGill usually ranks above the very best in Germany, China, Japan, France, Australia etc… McGill is always within the top 0.3% or so of the universities worldwide.</p>

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<p>Rankings don’t mean a thing. In academia ut ubc and McGill are pretty much the same calibre. In the end its you, the effort that you’ve put into your college education, that will have by far the most significant impact.</p>

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<p>You’ll get the same education whether you’re at UBC, Alberta, Queens, U of T etc…same majors, courses, class sizes, textbooks, quality of teaching, chance to do research, job recruitment, student body, likelihood of getting into grad school etc. etc. </p>

<p>McGill has an advantage of being more well known to Americans which matters to some, and its in Montreal which is a huge plus for many.</p>

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<p>Like others I am not the greatest fan of rankings but thought this might be of interest. Mcgill is ranked at number 12 worldwide for financial employers hiring.</p>

<p>[The</a> top 100 universities globally for careers in banking … | Job news & advice | eFinancialCareers](<a href=“News, Analysis & Comment | Financial Services & Banking Sectors”>News, Analysis & Comment | Financial Services & Banking Sectors)</p>

<p>"QS has ranked 200 schools globally according to their appeal to financial services employers. There are some curious anomalies, such as the absence of French schools such as Paris-Dauphine and the addition of the University of Canterbury – until you realise that it refers to the university of Canterbury in New Zealand. The inclusion of London Business School also looks strange: it only offers postgraduate courses.</p>

<p>Nevertheless, for all its apparent failings, here’s the ranking of global financial services employers’ 100 most favourite academic institutions. If you’re in the UK and want to work in finance, it seems you should be studying at Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Imperial, or the University of Manchester."</p>

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<p>Even the guy who wrote the intro can’t be trusted… Warwick is 10 places above Manchester and he’s fails to notice that!</p>

<p>If anything this makes me think even LESS of any “worldwide rankings”; I would love to know the methodology. Also St Gallen 66th??</p>

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<p>McGill has an unbelievable high ranking…
I believe it is overrated as well</p>