<p>Alexandre, slight correction: DC residents get $10,000 towards any public university, which may or may not be equal to instate tuition.</p>
<p>what? since when?? i'm moving to dc..</p>
<p>Being a big Berkeley fan -- as well as an admirer of UM as much as I know about it -- I nonetheless have to ask: is McGill in the center of Montreal? If it is, I'd really give it a good look, particularly if the money situation is about even and you don't mind cold weather. I've heard great things about Montreal. And I always have thought that McGill would provide a great learning experience...though it is true that it is in the middle of Canada, a country that is responsible for a lot of evil in the world today.</p>
<p>McGill is in the heart of the city. You can oretty much walk to most cool parts of Montreal from McGill's campus, although in winter, you may want to watch out! Actually, studying at McGill would be very difficult given the distractions!</p>
<p>"though it is true that it is in the middle of Canada, a country that is responsible for a lot of evil in the world today."
LOL..blame canada - MOTHER AGAINST CANADA (M.A.C)</p>
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<p>I am not joking.</p>
<p>They are all amazing schools on a similar level in many regards. IT really depends on personal preferences and what you want to study (as is always the case!!)
I think Berkeley and McGill both have more international prestige that UMich, if you care (I might get flamed for that, though). They're all in great areas, depending on what you're looking for! Montreal is an AMAZING city but really cold ;) Have you visited all of them? If you're having trouble deciding, you definately should. This is a great difficult decision to have to make , though ;)</p>
<p>Aube, internationally, Cal is slightly more recognized thatn Michigan and McGill. The latter two have about equal reputations, depending on the part of the world. For example, in French speaking countries, McGill has an edge over Michigan and in most other countries, Michigan has an edge over Mcgill.</p>
<p>I love Spirited Away too!</p>
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<p>Eh? lol ok then so staying in America is a much better idea? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>UC berkeley?too many asians and its undergraduate education is not as good as its graduate... for me I would definitely go to UM</p>
<p>Overall I'd say Berkeley and UMich are definitely a cut above McGill, especially in international reputation. I don't see how McGill would have a better reputation in French-speaking countries since it is a 100% English university. Perhaps that would be true of the University of Montreal, which is French-speaking. My 2 cents.</p>
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<p>Most definitely. For instance, in Canada they have socialized health care. Here in the US we have a private sector bureaucracy that oversees the health care for those who are insured. While Canada pays about half as much on an overall percentage basis, has a significantly greater life expectancy even normalizing for wage and ethnic differences, and provides health care for all its people, its system is innately socialist and evil.</p>
<p>We live in Montreal. Something to keep in mind about McGill is the fact that there is a large commuter component to it. Montreal anglophone kids tend to stay in Montreal when they go to college (or university, as they call it up here) and many of them live at home. So, you may not be getting the same kind of residential collegiate experience that you would expect to receive in college in the USA.</p>
<p>that's same for all canadian universities. Since most of the universities in Canada are ranked the same, the students go to universities within their residency</p>
<p>I can't speak for all canadian universities because we didn't focus on them at all. However, in Montreal, it is not a question of rankings....it is a cultural aspect of how kids are brought up here. Attending McGill, for instance, is incredibly inexpensive for Quebec residents. That being said, I can't emphasize enough that it is a cultural aspect for kids that are brought up in the anglophone community here to stay home for college. It's really not in their thought pattern (on a generalized basis) to consider going away.</p>
<p>I'm an American living here for almost 20 years and my college-bound S is considering between NU, WUSTL and Emory......if he had been raised by two Montreal natives, it is very, very likely that he would have stayed local and gone to McGill. In no way do I want my comments to minimize McGill, you just have to recognize that aspect of attending that school.</p>
<p>quote southpark</p>
<p>Blame Canada, blame canada
It seems that everything's gone wrong
Since Canada came along
Blame Canada, Blame Canada
They're not even a real country anyway</p>
<p>I LMAO'd when I saw that song won an oscar. What a joke. (not the song, but the entire oscar ceremony itself)</p>
<p>the song is not a joke. Oscar is..but oscar did it right for having "blame canada"</p>
<p>God no. The song is not a joke -- and the Oscars made one of the most important political statements they could have made choosing it.</p>
<p>What does LMAO'd mean by the way? I hope you aren't belittling the Oscars; are you Canadian?</p>
<p>LMAO= laugh my @ss off</p>