<p>hey which one do you think is better?</p>
<p>I guess it would depend what you want to study and where you want ot go to school.</p>
<p>Ithaca is a lovely town and Montreal is a fabulous city.</p>
<p>would mcgill have a better international reputation than say cornell or nyu for going to graudate school at oxford or cambridge?
i'm not sure about this, just asking</p>
<p>I think McGill has a pretty good reputation for grad schools in the U.K. I don't know about Cornell though.</p>
<p>i said this on the cornell thread... even in canada, the ivy league is respected... don't get me wrong, mcgill is an amazing school, and i would have loved to go there... but cornell's reputation is better</p>
<p>what about a school like nyu? does mcgill have a better rep?</p>
<p>in my opinion, yes it does... but as always, it depends on where you are...</p>
<p>Keep in mind that reputational differences between McGill and Cornell are small. Also, there are likely differences by field and who is assessing.</p>
<p>Cornell, duh...and I go to McGill. </p>
<p>However, I don't think it's worth the extra cash if you plan on on going to grad school.
Ithaca also blows for getting laid.</p>
<p>Honestly, Americans view of McGill is based on the misperception that McGill is the same as it was in th 60's. Because of stupid francophone hippies, there's a 50% quota for Quebecers, many of whom are pretty dumb. There's also the tuition freeze, which has really hurt funding. That said, McGill's reputation for pre-med, med. and science is still truly world class. (I'm an econ major, though, and my own department head says any top 50 u.s. school is better for econ).</p>
<p>wutangfinancial - i want to study business and finance but im choosing between mcgill cornell and nyu stern. which would you say is most reputable for future jobs and grad school?</p>
<p>Cornell - and I can't believe this is even a question.</p>
<p>cornell is, by far, a much better choice that mcgill. if you are planning to work in the U.S, cornell is obviously the better choice. as for world wide reputation, keep in mind that although mcgill has a good international reputation, cornell is still considered part of the elite ivies. not everyone may know mcgill, but you can sure as heck count on people knowing cornell. think about this, when you're applying for a job and it all boils down to a graduate from mcgill and a graduate from cornell, chances are the graduate from cornell is better known and has the slight edge in reputation. finding a job or a good graduate school after coming from cornell is a piece of cake since you're already labeled as an ivy student.</p>
<p>The "edge" being an ivy student really creates is more exaggerated than most think. I read somewhere that the average Harvard grad's "edge" works only 1 in 10 times (and that was optimistic). Most employers realize that there are other schools out there aside from the Ivies.</p>
<p>My $.02...visit both, see which you'd like to study at for the next four years; the difference in education may be marginal, however the difference in experience will undoubtedly be significant.</p>
<p>Student1 wrote --"finding a job or a good graduate school after coming from cornell is a piece of cake since you're already labeled as an ivy student."</p>
<p>And I say -- NO! You get and keep a job based on your experience and self-presentation. You keep it based on how you perform. Recently my bro-in-law, who works for a major corporation, was recounting the problems they were having with grads from Ivies who thought they were too good to deal with certain issues and who displayed a certain arrogance. When it came to who would move up in the corporation, frequently they preferred grads from state universities who did not have the attitude and who could work with a broad variety of people. And this knowledge didn't keep people from the Ivys out, but there wasn't a definite, absolute preference for them.</p>
<p>As for grad school, it's based on GPA, GRE and letters of recommendation, plus a focused statement of interest. The people who make decisions about grad school admission in the U.S. would consider McGill and Cornell to be the same, at least in most fields.</p>
<p>keep in mind that mcgill DEFLATES grades (same with most canadian public schools). maintaining a high GPA at mcgill is def something considerable. if you're considering graduate school, it's better to go to a private ivy in the states, where grades are INFLATED.</p>
<p>Grad admissions boards are a different sort of creature than undergrad, and the folks on them most likely know that about McGill - And one could certainly ask recommenders to include that information in their letters. While there are certainly reasons why one would prefer Cornell, in my opinion, the grade scale is not one.</p>
<p>No, the difficulty of grading is a very important consideration if planning on grad school. Grad school adcoms don't have time to look at the individual grade distributions of every school and program, and that's assuming that information would even be available to them. </p>
<p>Rather than having an excuse buried in recommendation letter, I'd prefer a higher GPA from a more recognized school. This is especially important for above average but not totally outstanding students, where grade deflation could drop one's grades below the magical 3.5 point -- at which point your GPA becomes a hinderance to your application to graduate school.</p>
<p>It depends on the grad program. For PhD programs, admissions committees include faculty and sometimes grad students, and they will recognize the difference between universities' grading policies. These committees do take the time and effort to recognize those differences. However, if you are talking law school or MBA, not so much.</p>
<p>what about mcgill vs. barnard?
graduating with a columbia diploma as a barnard student would be more preferable than a mcgill degree, right? i'm not puting down mcgill...just wondering</p>