<p>If you were an international student admitted to both McGill Univeristy and University of Virginia, which would you choose to attend? And how difficult would choosing between these 2 be?</p>
<p>depends on the program and your top reason for choosing a college? both are very different schools.</p>
<p>At UVa, most likely a technical subject such as engineering; at McGill, management or even engineering</p>
<p>The community of international students is larger at McGill University. McGill & Virginia are quite different. McGill is located in one of the best cities in the world--Montreal--which serves as its "campus". Virginia is the #2 ranked public university in the U.S. and many think that its rural campus is the most beautiful in the nation. If you want to be in an urban area with a large contingent of other international students, then McGill is for you. If you want a traditional, Southern culture, American university in a beautiful rural setting then consider Virginia. Academically, both are great schools.</p>
<p>How is the climate in the country from which you will be coming? McGill will be much colder most of the year while UVA will be much warmer. Does that matter?</p>
<p>If you are hoping to live and work in the US in the future, I would strongly recommend going to school in the US.</p>
<p>McGill!!! I read somewhere that it has the hottest girls!</p>
<p>mcgill is not cold most of the year. it's cold in the winter mild in the fall and spring and goes from warm to hot in the summer time.</p>
<p>I guess it depends on your definition of cold, but it's pretty clear that McGill's weather is about 15-20 degrees colder than U Virginia for a large part of the school year. If enjoying spring weather or engaging in some outdoor activities like golf, tennis, frisbee, etc. are things you enjoy doing, then U Virginia will have a sizable advantage.</p>
<p>Sept High/Low
McGill: 67/47
U Virginia: 77/57</p>
<p>Oct High/Low
McGill:55/37
U Virginia: 67/45</p>
<p>Nov High/Low
McGill: 41/27
U Virginia: 58/37</p>
<p>Dec High/Low
McGill: 27/11
U Virginia: 47/29</p>
<p>Jan High/Low
McGill: 22/4
U Virginia: 44/24</p>
<p>Feb High/Low
McGill: 24/7
U Virginia: 48/27</p>
<p>March High/Low
McGill: 36/19
U Virginia: 57/35</p>
<p>April High/Low
McGill: 52/32
U Virginia: 67/44</p>
<p>As for the colleges themselves, they are quite different. Montreal is a pretty neat place with McGill as part of the scene. If you like the cosmopolitan feel of Montreal and the wonderful French accents and cultural benefits, then McGill is ideally located. Size-wise, McGill is much denser as its 30,000 undergrad and grad students are mostly located on the 80-acre campus in downtown with a second campus about 20 miles west of the city with much, much more land. </p>
<p>Unlike McGill, U Virginia, with 20,000 undergrad and grad students spread over a much, much larger campus, is the scene in the qunitessential college town of Charlottesville. However, someone earlier said that Charlottesville is rural. No, not even close. Cornell is rural, Dartmouth is rural, etc. Charlottesville and the surrounding county is about 120k in population. However, it is easy to get out in "the country" from Charlottesville, eg, Skyline Drive in the nearby Blue Ridge mountains is wonderful, especially in the fall (every bit as good as New England) and spring, but the feeling in the Charlottesville of today is more like a fast-growing small-medium sized city. </p>
<p>Different colleges, different experiences. IMO, U Virginia's undergraduate strength places it 1st among public universities in the USA and, compared to McGill, U Virginia promises undoubtedly more impact and renown in the USA. Finally, while U Virginia is much more able to deliver the "college" experience, your decision ultimately depends on what you are looking for. Both can be pretty great places for the right student.</p>