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I am applying to McGill and Toronto.
Some facts and ideas:
Fees at McGill (for me) is around £1000 a year, Toronto is around £5000.
I already have a few course credits (APs IB etc) so the courses should last around 3 years.
I visited both, briefly, and impression is that they are huge, with all the facilities of big campuses. Both are in the heart of the city, but lucky enough to be fiarly contained, so there probably is a good campus atmosphere. Class sizes seem large though (but larger than the UK... I'm not so sure). The teachers are probably better paid and more motivated than in the UK (there are sites which rate the professors for each course... maybe it would seem incredible for English students to actually tke their education seriously!!!). The year is longer... 1 Sep to end June. And fuller - more work to be done, it seems to me. But it seems to be more straightforward, fewer essays, more multiple choice. One of the key differences with the UK is that you don't specify a subject, so I can fish around and see what I like, before choosing a major.
Anyone got any opinions vs UK unis like York and Nottingham? Anyone heard of VicOne at Toronto...? I've got a slight preference for Toronto but it is much dearer. Thanks
Some facts and ideas:
Fees at McGill (for me) is around £1000 a year, Toronto is around £5000.
I already have a few course credits (APs IB etc) so the courses should last around 3 years.
I visited both, briefly, and impression is that they are huge, with all the facilities of big campuses. Both are in the heart of the city, but lucky enough to be fiarly contained, so there probably is a good campus atmosphere. Class sizes seem large though (but larger than the UK... I'm not so sure). The teachers are probably better paid and more motivated than in the UK (there are sites which rate the professors for each course... maybe it would seem incredible for English students to actually tke their education seriously!!!). The year is longer... 1 Sep to end June. And fuller - more work to be done, it seems to me. But it seems to be more straightforward, fewer essays, more multiple choice. One of the key differences with the UK is that you don't specify a subject, so I can fish around and see what I like, before choosing a major.
Anyone got any opinions vs UK unis like York and Nottingham? Anyone heard of VicOne at Toronto...? I've got a slight preference for Toronto but it is much dearer. Thanks
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(Original post by ccc)
I am applying to McGill and Toronto.
Some facts and ideas:
Fees at McGill (for me) is around £1000 a year, Toronto is around £5000.
I already have a few course credits (APs IB etc) so the courses should last around 3 years.
I visited both, briefly, and impression is that they are huge, with all the facilities of big campuses. Both are in the heart of the city, but lucky enough to be fiarly contained, so there probably is a good campus atmosphere. Class sizes seem large though (but larger than the UK... I'm not so sure). The teachers are probably better paid and more motivated than in the UK (there are sites which rate the professors for each course... maybe it would seem incredible for English students to actually tke their education seriously!!!). The year is longer... 1 Sep to end June. And fuller - more work to be done, it seems to me. But it seems to be more straightforward, fewer essays, more multiple choice. One of the key differences with the UK is that you don't specify a subject, so I can fish around and see what I like, before choosing a major.
Anyone got any opinions vs UK unis like York and Nottingham? Anyone heard of VicOne at Toronto...? I've got a slight preference for Toronto but it is much dearer. Thanks
I am applying to McGill and Toronto.
Some facts and ideas:
Fees at McGill (for me) is around £1000 a year, Toronto is around £5000.
I already have a few course credits (APs IB etc) so the courses should last around 3 years.
I visited both, briefly, and impression is that they are huge, with all the facilities of big campuses. Both are in the heart of the city, but lucky enough to be fiarly contained, so there probably is a good campus atmosphere. Class sizes seem large though (but larger than the UK... I'm not so sure). The teachers are probably better paid and more motivated than in the UK (there are sites which rate the professors for each course... maybe it would seem incredible for English students to actually tke their education seriously!!!). The year is longer... 1 Sep to end June. And fuller - more work to be done, it seems to me. But it seems to be more straightforward, fewer essays, more multiple choice. One of the key differences with the UK is that you don't specify a subject, so I can fish around and see what I like, before choosing a major.
Anyone got any opinions vs UK unis like York and Nottingham? Anyone heard of VicOne at Toronto...? I've got a slight preference for Toronto but it is much dearer. Thanks
My Uni offers study abroad in the second year, and I applied for Toronto. The idea of living and studying in the most ethnically diverse city in the world appealed to me a great deal, and its an excellent Uni too. In the UK York is a good Uni, but Nottingham has a reputation for Oxbridge rejects. Both are highly academic though.
I don't suppose you are considering UBC? I applied there too.
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OH MY GOD please dont stress me out... I wanted to apply to McGill but didnt because of the fees in Canada! How can you only pay a 1000 pounds per year????
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(Original post by ccc)
I am applying to McGill and Toronto.
Some facts and ideas:
Fees at McGill (for me) is around £1000 a year, Toronto is around £5000.
I already have a few course credits (APs IB etc) so the courses should last around 3 years.
I visited both, briefly, and impression is that they are huge, with all the facilities of big campuses. Both are in the heart of the city, but lucky enough to be fiarly contained, so there probably is a good campus atmosphere. Class sizes seem large though (but larger than the UK... I'm not so sure). The teachers are probably better paid and more motivated than in the UK (there are sites which rate the professors for each course... maybe it would seem incredible for English students to actually tke their education seriously!!!). The year is longer... 1 Sep to end June. And fuller - more work to be done, it seems to me. But it seems to be more straightforward, fewer essays, more multiple choice. One of the key differences with the UK is that you don't specify a subject, so I can fish around and see what I like, before choosing a major.
Anyone got any opinions vs UK unis like York and Nottingham? Anyone heard of VicOne at Toronto...? I've got a slight preference for Toronto but it is much dearer. Thanks
I am applying to McGill and Toronto.
Some facts and ideas:
Fees at McGill (for me) is around £1000 a year, Toronto is around £5000.
I already have a few course credits (APs IB etc) so the courses should last around 3 years.
I visited both, briefly, and impression is that they are huge, with all the facilities of big campuses. Both are in the heart of the city, but lucky enough to be fiarly contained, so there probably is a good campus atmosphere. Class sizes seem large though (but larger than the UK... I'm not so sure). The teachers are probably better paid and more motivated than in the UK (there are sites which rate the professors for each course... maybe it would seem incredible for English students to actually tke their education seriously!!!). The year is longer... 1 Sep to end June. And fuller - more work to be done, it seems to me. But it seems to be more straightforward, fewer essays, more multiple choice. One of the key differences with the UK is that you don't specify a subject, so I can fish around and see what I like, before choosing a major.
Anyone got any opinions vs UK unis like York and Nottingham? Anyone heard of VicOne at Toronto...? I've got a slight preference for Toronto but it is much dearer. Thanks
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(Original post by ben2111)
How can you only pay a 1000 pounds per year????
How can you only pay a 1000 pounds per year????
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(Original post by rah)
definetly go for McGill, far better worldwide rep than Toronto although toronto does seem like a better city than montreal(?)
definetly go for McGill, far better worldwide rep than Toronto although toronto does seem like a better city than montreal(?)
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(Original post by ccc)
Some European nationalities (French speaking etc) get preferential treatment!
Some European nationalities (French speaking etc) get preferential treatment!
I was really into going there but I couldnt seem to be preferred by anyone buhuhuhu
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I'm a demi-canadian and I was actually going to go to Macgill, I would have had free tution etc though because one of my ancestors built something there and it's named after him (probably Stotesbury) and my cousin already goes for free, the UK I feel is better though. It's warmer for one 
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(Original post by Danithestudent)
I'm a demi-canadian and I was actually going to go to Macgill, I would have had free tution etc though because one of my ancestors built something there and it's named after him (probably Stotesbury) and my cousin already goes for free, the UK I feel is better though. It's warmer for one
I'm a demi-canadian and I was actually going to go to Macgill, I would have had free tution etc though because one of my ancestors built something there and it's named after him (probably Stotesbury) and my cousin already goes for free, the UK I feel is better though. It's warmer for one
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(Original post by llama boy)
jesus...that's quite a thing to turn down..
jesus...that's quite a thing to turn down..
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(Original post by ccc)
Fees at McGill (for me) is around £1000 a year, Toronto is around £5000. I already have a few course credits (APs IB etc) so the courses should last around 3 years.
Anyone got any opinions vs UK unis like York and Nottingham? Anyone heard of VicOne at Toronto...? I've got a slight preference for Toronto but it is much dearer. Thanks
Fees at McGill (for me) is around £1000 a year, Toronto is around £5000. I already have a few course credits (APs IB etc) so the courses should last around 3 years.
Anyone got any opinions vs UK unis like York and Nottingham? Anyone heard of VicOne at Toronto...? I've got a slight preference for Toronto but it is much dearer. Thanks
From your perspective, I really see no cogent reason to choose Toronto over McGill. Academically, the latter has a better reputation, and, given the huge fee difference (why is there so great a difference), I'd definitely choose McGill.
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(Original post by ccc)
I am applying to McGill and Toronto.
Some facts and ideas:
Fees at McGill (for me) is around £1000 a year, Toronto is around £5000.
I am applying to McGill and Toronto.
Some facts and ideas:
Fees at McGill (for me) is around £1000 a year, Toronto is around £5000.
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I want to do a year in Canada as part of my degree, and was thinking of Calgary or Uni of British Columbia (in Vancouver). It's still a year and a half off yet, but I hadn't given much of a thought to costs yet, it'll be this time next year when I have to start thinking about it. But hopefully, i'll get to go, as my parents have said its too good an opportunity to miss, and they'll help pay for it as I won;t get the chance again.
Out of interest, do you know anything about the uni's in Calgary or B.C? I know about the cities, as I've been to both, but i haven;t seen either uni...
Out of interest, do you know anything about the uni's in Calgary or B.C? I know about the cities, as I've been to both, but i haven;t seen either uni...
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I thinking of applying to Simon Fraser for my thid year abroad, and I'm wondering - who knows anything about it?
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(Original post by Bigcnee)
I thinking of applying to Simon Fraser for my thid year abroad, and I'm wondering - who knows anything about it?
I thinking of applying to Simon Fraser for my thid year abroad, and I'm wondering - who knows anything about it?
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(Original post by ben2111)
I only know it was ranked 1 in the last mcleans ranking.
I only know it was ranked 1 in the last mcleans ranking.
http://www.macleans.ca/universities/...06_133132_3296
Radagasty, what evidence do you have to say McGill better?
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(Original post by Chicken)
I want to do a year in Canada as part of my degree, and was thinking of Calgary or Uni of British Columbia (in Vancouver). It's still a year and a half off yet, but I hadn't given much of a thought to costs yet, it'll be this time next year when I have to start thinking about it. But hopefully, i'll get to go, as my parents have said its too good an opportunity to miss, and they'll help pay for it as I won;t get the chance again.
Out of interest, do you know anything about the uni's in Calgary or B.C? I know about the cities, as I've been to both, but i haven;t seen either uni...
I want to do a year in Canada as part of my degree, and was thinking of Calgary or Uni of British Columbia (in Vancouver). It's still a year and a half off yet, but I hadn't given much of a thought to costs yet, it'll be this time next year when I have to start thinking about it. But hopefully, i'll get to go, as my parents have said its too good an opportunity to miss, and they'll help pay for it as I won;t get the chance again.
Out of interest, do you know anything about the uni's in Calgary or B.C? I know about the cities, as I've been to both, but i haven;t seen either uni...
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(Original post by kildare)
I've heard a lot of good things about UBC
I've heard a lot of good things about UBC
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(Original post by ccc)
Actually Toronto, not Simon Fraser, has been consistenly ranked 1 and still is... (in the doctoral category - the most importna I think)... "Building on 150 years of fostering excellence, Canada's premier research powerhouse University of Toronto continues to reshape itself as it makes way for a new generation of undergraduates" (and those numbers are rising sharply...!
http://www.macleans.ca/universities/...06_133132_3296
Radagasty, what evidence do you have to say McGill better?
Actually Toronto, not Simon Fraser, has been consistenly ranked 1 and still is... (in the doctoral category - the most importna I think)... "Building on 150 years of fostering excellence, Canada's premier research powerhouse University of Toronto continues to reshape itself as it makes way for a new generation of undergraduates" (and those numbers are rising sharply...!
http://www.macleans.ca/universities/...06_133132_3296
Radagasty, what evidence do you have to say McGill better?
I am referring also to Macleans university rankings.
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