<p>Hi, I plan to study in Canada next fall as a visiting student, so I want to ask which school has a better reputation and education?
Any comments will be appreciated! Thanks!</p>
<p>The main UofT campus is overall more prestigious than UBC, but the same is not true of the satellite campuses.</p>
<p>So, when writing my CV, I will identify whether it is the main campus of UofT, and therefore, UBC Vancouver is overall better than UTM?</p>
<p>YES UBC is wayyyy better than utm, like i can only see the conflict if its the utsg campus…the ut’s are mostly commuter…but utm and utsc have the most…utsg is by far the best and more prestigious campus.
but UBC has the campus feel, you feel like your on an actual campus, weather is beautiful, amazing profs, id go to wuth ubc 1000%</p>
<p>what about McGill? How U of T stands against McGill in overall quality of undergraduate education?</p>
<p>McGill is ranked #1 in Canada while U of T is ranked #2 by Maclean’s for what that is worth.</p>
<p>While McGill is large, U of T is ENORMOUS. There are 46,000 full time students at the St. George campus alone. McGill has a more geographically diverse student body: 20% international, 25% out of province Canadian. U of T is about 85% from Ontario. Academically, both are equal with each having certain outstanding departments.</p>
<p>Avoid the Scarborough and Mississauga campuses of U of T.</p>
<p>I disagree with Tomofboston. U of T itself argues there is no difference in quality between the satellites campuses and its main campus. The only difference is most people apply to downtown because well it’s downtown and more historical etc, and so the satellite campuses have slightly less admission standards depending on program. That being said, many of the profs of the satellite campus also teach downtown. The satellite campuses also have their strengths: UTSC business programs is probably stronger than St. George’s due to the co-op nature of the program. UTM has a several programs that are very strong due to collaborations with vocationally based courses at colleges, like the Communication, Culture and Information Technology (CCIT) program for example at UTM or, just like the journalism program at UTSC for another example. Also, school spirit at the satellites can be higher than st. George as many students live on residence and also get to know more of their classmates on campus than compared to the huge sprawling (though beautiful) campus of downtown. While many people look at Canada’s satellites campuses as similar to the university of California system. They are highly dissimilar. Again, the system is more analogous to Oxbridge and the only difference between the satellites and the main campuses is distance. None of my friends no matter what campus or college listed this upon graduation, only the university and program ( not saying others do or don’t do this). All have said no employer has even asked. It was a U of T degree period. And keep in mind you can transfer to St. George after the first year at UTM and take courses there anytime. There is a shuttle from UTM directly to downtown as well.</p>