UBC or McGill or UofT

Colleges and Universities A-Z McGill University
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Hi all, I am in need of some advice.

I am currently deciding which university to attend (UBC, McGill, or UofT). I plan on studying biochemistry in my undergraduate and going to the US for graduate school afterwards, eventually working in research. I currently live in Ontario so UBC and McGill are quite far.

Which university has the best research opportunities? Which will be the hardest in terms of maintain a 3.7+ GPA? Is grade deflation higher in one school than another? Which one is considered the most prestigious from the perspective of US school (I know prestige is a factor grad schools tend to care about in the US)?

Which one would you choose and why?

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Perhaps but not to the extent that most think. Why are you so set on going to a US grad school?
Montreal is not that far from Toronto. US grad schools would likely be farther.

Both McGill and UofT have a reputation for “grade deflation” meaning that they do not give away A’s to make students feel good.