Okay so this is a huge predicament and idk which one to choose. I’m from the US so in terms of distance and fees both are pretty similar. I’m going to be pursuing the life sciences and the things I’m looking for are a) a diverse student body b) a friendly environment for south Asians c) a place where I could be in a serious relationship ( so not too much of a hookup culture but not too lonely and antisocial either)…I have no clue which one to pick…I feel like both cities and schools will give me so many opportunities. Does anyone have any thoughts or experiences with a similar dilemma? I know that a lot of people have to pick between these two amazing schools, so any advice from someone who’s been there before? Thanks!
Both schools will give you a) and b). c) is up to you at any school.
Toronto is sort of Chicago with a low crime rate. Montreal is a totally different culture.
Is either one of the schools better known for its life science and/or economics program? I’m having trouble picking between the two because they seem very similar
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I’m in the same boat! One thing that makes me more hesitant about McGill is that Montreal is a French-speaking city. I can speak the language to some extent, but I’m not fluent so the job opportunities if I wanted to work as a student would be much slimmer.
^ same except instead of speaking french to some extent, i cant speak any french 
Is it really hard to get a good gpa at toronto vs mcgill
@bellaburgundy I heard that it’s difficult to do well in all classes in just Canadian colleges in general:/
I did my undergrad at UofT and my Masters degree at McGill and I can say there are some similarities. In terms of diversity, both pull a lot of internationals (thus are diverse, especially because both Montreal and especially Toronto have such large immigrant populations, so many of the Canadian applicants as well will not actually be Canadian born, even before the sizable international student populations are accounted for) but the geographic origin differs. Toronto specifically targets South-East Asian applicants: There are a lot of students from China, India, Sri Lanka and Korea there. McGill markets heavily in the US North East so you see a lot of American students at McGill from New York and New England (10% of the total student population is American). Still there are plenty of South Asians at McGill and Americans at UofT so it shouldn’t be to much of an issue either way for you to find a group you are comfortable with. As to point “c” that’s really up to you how you structure your relationships while in your degree. McGill has a reputation as having a more active social scene on campus (drinking age in Quebec is 18 and all the American freshmen are generally quite thrilled to learn this when they arrive every September), but neither school really guides you in your social life. They are both big urban schools and you are largely expected to forge your own relationships outside of class.
You don’t need French around McGill. The university is English speaking and the area around McGill is called the “McGill Bubble” because everyone there generally uses English. Indeed plenty of students never leave the McGill Bubble or bother to learn French, even the Canadian out-of-province students who learned basic French in high school. Downtown Montreal (and the historically anglophone Westmont area) is pretty bilingual anyway. You can go into a store or a restaurant and you will do just fine with English, as pretty much all the service staff downtown are bilingual.
Hello, I get offers from both u of t and McGill for cs. I think both cities are great. I want to know which university offer better education in cs?
Tough choice, both are good.