<p>I have been admitted to both UW Madison and McGill and I have been wondering about the accessibility of the professors, chances for undergraduate research, and class quality at both schools. Does anybody have any comments? Furthermore, does being an international student hurt one's chances at getting off or on campus jobs, internships, or research positions?</p>
<p>I applied to both schools as well and I decided on McGill. Since I am going this fall I can’t tell you that much, but I do know that off campus jobs usually require someone to be bilingual; however, I heard on campus jobs can be found where only english is fine. I think for research during later years citizenship does not matter, but again not sure. Sorry I couldn’t be more help! Good luck in your decision making.</p>
<p>This is a very close call. I would opt for the least expensive option if money is an issue, it would be hard to turn down Wisconsin, but McGill is a great university. I think its more about fit, as an international student you might find Montreal more appealing.</p>
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Undergraduate research is quite common at the University of Wisconsin. As a matter of fact, you can start doing research as a freshman. There are programs like the “Undergraduate Research Scholars” which are “dedicated to helping first and second year undergraduates get hands-on experience in research or other creative endeavors by working with UW faculty and research staff. Discovery - whether in the sciences, engineering, the arts, or the social sciences - is the cornerstone of our greatness as a university…” [Undergraduate</a> Research Scholars - Program Information - What is URS?](<a href=“http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/urs/general/intro.html]Undergraduate”>http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/urs/general/intro.html)</p>
<p>Professors are generally accessible but you have to take the intiative.</p>
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There are plenty of on-campus jobs but international students are not allowed to work off campus during the school terms in the US.</p>
<p>Big city urban or medium city collegiate. Both are great places!</p>
<p>For undergrad, McGill has a much higher percentage of international students (especially from U.S., Europe and Asia) than Wisconsin (which attracts mainly students from Wisconsin and a few neighboring Midwestern states).</p>
<p>Wisconsin’s graduate student population is more geographically diverse though.</p>
<p>Last but not least, McGill has a much stronger international reputation than Wisconsin. And Montreal is much more cosmopolitan than Madison.</p>
<p>What’s your intended major? Is it engineering? If it is, I’d take Wisc. Its rather more reputable for its engineering programs than McGill.</p>
<p>US or Canadian(British?) style of university education?</p>
<p>US and Canadian universities are quite similar in terms of educational style. Canadian schools, even the francophone schools, are similar to the large state universities.</p>
<p>UW attracts students from all over the US including many from the coasts and a good number of internationals. According to the SJTU rankings UW is ranked much higher internationally.</p>
<p>^ there are other world rankings that place Mcgill higher… rankings, especially world rankings, are quite unreliable. Mcgill has more of an international reputation. If its cheaper, go there.</p>
<p>The SJTU rankings is considered the best and fairest. UW has more international prestige in sciences and engineering where it helped feed India and worked extensively in Afirca to improve agriculture. The UW Chancellor just got back from an extensive visit to China.</p>
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<p>So does McGill. At the undergraduate level, UW is a regional school.</p>
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<p>So what? Out of a billion Chinese, I doubt more than 10,000 or so could tell you anything about UW. Not that many Chinese know about McGill either. But at least there is a higher percentage of Asian international undergrads at McGill than UW.</p>
<p>Love McGill.</p>
<p>Funny though, 50% of McGill’s “international” undergrads are from the US. If you are an American I’d consider McGill regional.</p>