<p>How prestigious is Mcgill versus American universities
I'm a US student and am considering applying there</p>
<p>one of my friends told me it was the harvard of canada and that it is ranked 13th in the world</p>
<p>it may as well be the Harvard of Canada</p>
<p>according to some rankings it is in the top 25 of the world</p>
<p>Also from canada are U of T and UBC which are both--in addition to mcgill--considered to constitute Ivy league of canada</p>
<p>in Montreal---the official language is French but the instruction language at Mcgill is english</p>
<p>it is a really cool experience </p>
<p>considering how easy it is to get into ---i don't think there is a better easy admission/prestige factor in the world...honestly</p>
<p>I like vancouver over montreal so i chose UBC over Mcgill</p>
<p>they are practically equal in academics</p>
<p>but---</p>
<p>in Asia, UBC has a prestige equal to great american universities--caltech, ucla, UCB, harvard, stanford...i'm not kidding</p>
<p>especially in hong kong, tokyo etc</p>
<p>in europe---mcgill has more prestige by a long shot---on the east coast of USA---mcgill has more prestige</p>
<p>on west coast of america---ubc has more prestige</p>
<p>so it all depends on what you want to do!</p>
<p>both are quite easy to get into</p>
<p>thank you
i just needed support/second opinion
because countless people have told me how amazing it is and yet it is not as selective as many American schools</p>
<p>im from the new england area so its a 6 hour drive but im definitely considering it</p>
<p>Post #2 PasadenaSTCA:
"Also from canada are U of T and UBC which are both--in addition to mcgill--considered to constitute Ivy league of canada . . ."</p>
<p>Hey, now I can tell people I graduated from an Ivy league school (UBC)!! :-)
But seriously, where did you hear that? I have lots of friends/relatives who graduated from UBC but have never heard it called the "Ivy league of Canada".</p>