<p>I'm about to be a high school senior applying to colleges and I had a few questions about McGill. My french teacher has been trying to get me to look into McGill for some years now, but I never really sat down and did it.</p>
<p>I'm interested in business and would probably be looking at the School of Management. How does that stack up in the business world (especially assuming I'll want to come back to the US)? Is it in the ranks with Penn or more like a USC or on a different level entirely (I really don't know, just trying to feel the situation out with no disrespect to McGill).</p>
<p>I've browsed the McGill site a bit and it seems that it has a pretty loose curriculum and requires a lot of self starting. Is that generally the case? Do people have trouble staying on track?</p>
<p>I can see that quite a few of you here on the forum are from the US going to McGill. Are you enjoying it? Would you reccomend it? Any words of wisdom, hah?</p>
<p>Sorry for the out there questions, I'm just trying to see if I should add McGill to my list realistically. My mind is so boggled by trying to find the college for me that looking at McGill just seems like a cool out of the box idea that I'd like to look more into.</p>
<p>Economics is definately Uoft, they have a faculty comprises of 85% ivy phds.</p>
<p>Finance is a split between Uoft and Queen's.</p>
<p>Philosophy is a toss up since it doesn't matter where you study, but the best humanities departments are in Uoft and followed by UBC.</p>
<p>Sorry if I offend anyone here but McGill is no longer a powerhouse in anything, and it's actually nosediving in terms of quality because of the tuition freeze in Quebec. It reflects on their shortcomings in the rankings.</p>
<p>If McGill was so bad in business, it wouldn't be a top 5 Canadian business school in Financial Times' Global MBA ranking, or Forbes' ranking of non-US business schools. And i'm not sure what shortcomings in rankings you're talking about, McGill was actually the top ranked Canadian university in a number of rankings this year, such as Maclean's, The Times World Rankings, etc.</p>
<p>I would hope that any prospective students are aware enough to realize that they should take any opinions posted here, or elsewhere on the internet, with a great deal of caution. Posters have agendas, or backgrounds, of which you are unaware. (Regardless of their "side".) It is necessary to do independent research from official sources, speak with guidance counselors, visit universities yourself, speak with alumni, read responsible guidebooks, etc. before making up your own mind.<br>
I would also suggest that rankings are not a good measure of how you will fit into a particular school environment.</p>
<p>agg1... i agree with you. I have no idea what these people are talking about; Mcgill is thought of as the best school in Canada, with Toronto, maybe not for business but overall it is a great school.</p>
<p>as for the OP's question regarding Penn and USC, well it doesn't match up to undergrad business at Wharton... but then again, no school in North America or probably the world does. I'm sure though that it is better than USC no question.</p>
<p>McGill is a far cry from it use to be. There is no doubt it is one of the better universities in Canada, but let's be honest is that really as important as it sounds? I myself being canadian probably couldn't name more then 10 universities throught out the whole country. </p>
<p>Some might argue that a better school will you give you a better education, but is there really such a thing as a better education? You are learing something regardless and that's what important the rest is up to you to discover on your own. </p>
<p>The desaultels faculty of management, is going through a lot of changes and I'm not too sure where it places itself.</p>
<p>Let's not kid ourselves McGill doesn't offer the best undergrad program in business. But it is still very good.</p>
<p>Hey, thanks Brooklynmom--a compliment on the internet-will miracles never cease. My d. goes back to McGill for her second year tomorrow. As an arts and sciences student she is about to jump into her double majors. This year she has a tiny apartment in the ghetto, one block from campus, on Lorne. Best of luck to your student too.</p>
<p>I go to U of Toronto and I suggest the OP take abcboy's comments with a grain of salt. There is a long history of rivalry between UofT and McGill.</p>
<p>I'm not a business student, but from what I understand neither McGill nor UofT have the best B-school in Canada. In Toronto, Schulich (York University) is seen as slightly better than UofT; in Montreal, Concordia University's is seen as slightly better than McGill's. But both McGill and UofT are better than their local counterparts in basically every other program.</p>
<p>If you'd like to see what Canadian students say about these schools (or for other opinions on which B-school is best), check out forums.studentawards.com.</p>