<p>I will be attending the University of Toronto for undergrad. I'm aiming at top law schools in the U.S. I'm just wondering if anyone can offer any advice or insights on this path. How prestigious is UofT to top American law schools? And how will they think about the rigor of UofT's undergrad education? I know grading system in UofT is slightly different from the American system. Basically you get A for over 85 (out of 100) in your exams. So how will American law schools see that?</p>
<p>If you have a good GPA and a high LSAT score, your chances will be as good as they would from any other undergrad university. The problem may be to get a good GPA. U of T is notorious for grade deflation, so you’ll need to work hard to end up at the top of your class. It’s an excellent school so attending U of T will not, in and of itself, affect your potential chances in law school admissions. There are U of T grads every year who are accepted at T14 schools. One of my Ds had those options a few years ago.</p>
<p>In such a situation (Going from undergrad in Canada to Law school in U.S), would you guys also consider McGill to be a top choice? There’s no grade curve, and its well known in the U.S due to its massively over-sized media campaign there (UofT does not do it to that extent).</p>
<p>McGill is known for attracting many U.S students (One of the most well known Canadian universities, in part due to its media campaign). I was merely stating that compared to University of Toronto their operations in the U.S are much larger (Never claimed they were better in any way). They chose to reach into the U.S market much more aggressively than University of Toronto, a fact i stated with disdain as i did not believe that it was necessary for them.</p>
<p>Therefore, i feel as if there’s no need for you to reply to my comment like that. Stating “LOL, you have no idea what you’re talking about” does not add to the conversation, and just implies that you’re immature.</p>
<p>They definitely won’t look down on it because it’s U of T, but as other posters have mentioned, U of T deflates grades like crazy. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible.</p>
<p>@arceuz: I have never been called immature by a 16 year old before, I’m honored. As a McGill alumnus living in the US, I have never seen any of the" massively over-sized media campaign" that you claim McGill puts forward down here. Can you cite some examples?</p>