<p>Hoped to make the title suitable* for anyone who is in a similar situation. </p>
<p>Can anyone (preferrably those in the Desautels Faculty of Management school) advice and clarify some preconception i have of the school? </p>
<li><p>Is McGill’s buisness school top notch in Canada and internationally respected?</p></li>
<li><p>Would i have alot of internship experience?</p></li>
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<p>3.Are there alot of exchange programs i can take part in?</p>
<p>4.What is Desautels Faculty of Management approach on learning?
a) is it shove-it-down your throat with just theories and fact approach
b) down to earth and practical approach </p>
<p>5.Does the school live up to its student’s parent hard-worked tuition fees?</p>
<p>6.How vibrant are the social scene? E.g. Are there alot of things to do in Montreal? Are there alot of sports and etc. </p>
<p>I’m a korean who spent 12 years of his education abroad in Phillipines and Singapore. Its been an epic 12 years since i have attended schools where diverity is a common scene. With a predicted IB score of around 38/45 from U.W.C.S.E.A, i have been accepted to McGill. Although I intially underestimated McGill’s reputation and quality of education, I’m begining to see that its a solid univeristy. The thing is that living in Singapore, no one knows what Cananda is like. Can somone please give me an idea what studying in McGIll is like and also the benefits of studying there!?</p>
<p>In recent years there have been many UWCSEA students that have attended McGill, perhaps you could liaise with the Alumni association through the school to tap their experiences.</p>
<p>I can’t say much for most of your questions, but Montreal has A LOT of things to do. The city has a very European vibe, a lot of night life etc. The drinking age is 18, so a lot of students go clubbing and go to concerts.</p>
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<li><p>McGill’s business school is 2nd or 3rd teir in Canada. Don’t expect to get top notch recruiting or anything from there. However, what you will have on your side is the McGill name. ignorant employers will know that McGill is a prestigious school and will not realize the incompetence of it’s business program. You’ll live off the name.</p></li>
<li><p>Probably not as much as someone from Queen’s or Ivey</p></li>
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<p>3.yes</p>
<p>4.dunno</p>
<p>5.No</p>
<p>6.The social scene is based around the city. There’s a lot to do there in the summer. In the winter, everyone hibernates in the underground mall.</p>
<p>I’m not in university yet. If I decide to go into business, I’m going to apply to Queen’s and Ivey, not McGill. I’m Canadian BTW so I know the schools well.</p>
<p>So it seems that the overall consensus about McGill is that YES although its buisness program isnt that strong, I can hopefully bet on my chances that REPUTATION can carry me through. And it seems that the partying scene is also decent. I guess for someone who really enjoys concerts and bars, Cananda is more promising</p>
<p>I am not sure you will ever get a consensus about anything here, but then diversity is the spice of life! You just need to be aware that some people who post here have their own agendas and not always that much experience.</p>
<p>If you intend to seek a job back in Asia the two of the most important issues will be your GPA and any internship you can get whilst doing your undergrad.</p>
<p>Internships are generally easy to get in Singapore (especially in the accounting/finance sector) and the experience/network opportunities can be really key for your post undergrad job search.</p>
<p>And remember that you can trade a good IB score for 30 credits saving you a year.</p>
<p>Also, I hear career services isn’t that stong at McGill. @ Ivey and, to a lesser extent, Queen’s, career services is centered around the business students.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m getting mixed signals…some mcgill managment alumni have told me that career services arent too bad ( obviously not on the same level as lets say Oxbridge/Iveys/LSEetc)but the general consensus among people who havent attended the university is that career services are weak.</p>
<p>career services aren’t weak, they’re non existant for arts students, regardless of GPA. </p>
<p>Career services is for accounting and engineering majors.</p>
<p>And McGill is considered 2nd tier by U.S. employers. Bain would not interview my friend because he went to McGill. McGill is really easy to get into for most applicants.</p>
<p>"It’s not a suprise; a solid half of the kids at McGill are ■■■■■■■■.</p>
<p>And just which side of that ledger are you in?</p>
<p>Look, the OP is a potential international student from Singapore. Even though he didnt specify, its likely he will look for a job back in Asia.</p>
<p>Now an international student from Asia has a lot of choices from Australia, UK and Canada. Leaving the Ivy League and Oxbridge aside a candidate from McGill is pretty much on par with other universities like Warwick, Nottingham, UNSW etc.</p>
<p>Yes McGill is weak in its career support and everyone understands that McGills administration leaves a lot to be desired.</p>
<p>But Montreal is a great place for an international student to spend three years and with a solid GPA and internships can still find themselves well placed when searching for that first job.</p>
<p>Anyway, good luck with your own job search.</p>
<p>I guess no matter where you go or where you end up in, it all boils down to how much you make out of it. If McGill doesnt seem to cater to my needs and expectations, i guess i can then transfer to Korean Unis. </p>
<p>The chance of transfering from an internationally well-known uni like McGill to Universities in Asia is relatively easy right</p>
<p>Actually from the data I’ve seen (which i Can’t find atm, sorry) Ivey and Schulich are better than McGill for MBA recognition. top B-schools know that McGill isn’t as good as the big 3 in canada (ivey, queen’s, schulich). Ivey sends 25% of it’s grads to i-banking and another 25% into consulting. MBAs in the states know that Ivey produces the best in the country</p>
<p>No, that’s flat-out wrong. Big-name employers and grad schools are fully aware that the Faculty of Management is second-rate compared to the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science, and the Faculty of Medicine. But remember this trite line: Institutional prestige isn’t everything; more important is what you make of the opportunities given you.</p>