michigan or mcgill??

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<p>i'm an international student from singapore and am currently in a real dilemna.. i have been accepted to lsa at the university of michigan and the arts faculty at McGill University (rejected by their management faculty).. i plan to study business... i really need help with my decision, as there are pros and cons of being in each school...</p>

<p>pros of being at michigan: excellent business school, however it is extremely competitive to get in (you can only apply during second year).. great job placement rate in the states for foreigners though, so that definitely puts it in my favour as i plan to work in the states next time if i can... awesome school spirit, nice college town.. however i am more of a city person and in this case, i dunno if i would really like ann arbor.. reputation wise, michigan has an edge as i think it is more internationally recognised... however a big con at michigan are the high tuition fees...
pros of mcgill: montreal is a wonderful city, very diverse student body, cheaper tuition, about half the price of michigan.. not so much school spirit though.. reputation wise, great in canada, heard it's pretty good in the states too.. however finding a job in the states would be more difficult than if i attend michigan.. also, the business school is good, but not as stellar as michigan... </p>

<p>i know that the academics are probably better at michigan, but socially, i think i would have a better time studying at mcgill in montreal.. so there has to be a trade off.. so right now i guess what i'm trying to look for is more info regarding my decision.. any current michigan or mcgill students out there that? or anyone else who knows stuff about these schools, for that matter, please post a reply!!</p>

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<p>post this in college life or college search, you will get more responses.</p>

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<p>I had a friend who has gone to Mcgill and don't like it.
He major in Medicine.</p>

<p>Unfortunately I only know the negatives of Mcgill.</p>

<p>Mcgill is severely underfunded and is slipping. IT is not as good as it used to be. Many of their facilities are run down and is in need of repair and renovation. I read that they are short by 100 or so million dollars. ONly 20% of the students live on the campus, so its pretty hard to get a good school spirit. Most of the good profs are dying (very old) or are about to retire. They are hiring alot of new profs.. but it takes time and training to make good full time faculty. Mcgill is the most liberal university you could find.</p>

<p>They have like a strip bar a few blocks away and you could hear ppl banging away in the night.</p>

<p>If you want a good Canadian B-school.. I would rather choose UBC.</p>