<p>I'm from california and applied to University of Victoria. I don't think its my first choice but definatley a close second. So i guess I was wondering what people over in Canada think about UVic? No one here has any idea about its reputation or anything so any opinions or advice?
Thanks!</p>
<p>Well I would say that Canadian unis don’t have as big of a difference between them as american so you can’t really go wrong. That being said, it really depends on your program. What’re you looking at taking?</p>
<p>Don’t know much about UVic, but rebecca is right. Canadian uni’s don’t vary much. However, prestige and funding does fluctuate. Also, some rank much, much higher in world rankings than others (Toronto, UBC, McGill). </p>
<p>Those 3 uni’s I mentioned are the “big boys” with all the rep. and prestige. However, you will get a great education at most Canadian universities. Some are just garbage, but most are good and some are phenomenal.</p>
<p>If your looking into BC schools, apply to UBC if possible. It’s a great school with a great reputation and is internationally known as well.</p>
<p>I applied as a bio major and plan on transfering to kinesiology for UVic. I was looking into UBC and was considering it but its a lot more expensive than UVic.</p>
<p>^bump! and just fyi i just got my acceptance letter and im really starting to consider attending. Is ther anyone who has been to UVic and knows the atmosphere?</p>
<p>I know a guy at UVic. He likes his classmates, likes the city, likes the climate most of all. No real complaints. And, you know, Mclean’s has ranked UVic in the top 3 of Canada’s “comprehensive” universities for the past five years or so, so it’s gotta be doing something right.</p>
<p>Basically, once you get away from the University of Toronto, UBC, Queen’s, McGill, and to a lesser extent Mount Allison and Western, the quality of teaching at Canadian universities is pretty much standard. The tendency here is to pick a university because it has a particularly strong program in the field you’re interested in. Those without much in the way of academic ambition might pick a school because they like the city it’s in or because they have friends and family nearby.</p>
<p>But I agree with ViggyRam, you might increase your post-grad earning power if you hit up UBC instead.</p>