Where would you place mcgill in terms of academics in this ranking (just to have an idea)
\1. MIT
\2. CMU, Stanford, Berkeley
\5. Caltech, UIUC, UW, Princeton, Cornell, Georgia Tech
\11. UT Austin
\12. UMich
\13. Columbia, Harvard, UCLA
\16. UCSD, UMD, UPenn, UW Madison.
\20. Harvey Mudd, John Hopkins, Purdue, Rice, Yale
\25. Brown, Duke, Northwestern, UCI, UChicago, USC
\31. CU Boulder, UMass Amherst, UNC-CH, UVA, VTech
\36. NYU, Texas A&M, UCD, UCSB, UMinn-Twin Cities
\41. Dartmouth, Rutgers, Northeastern, Ohio State, RPI, Vanderbilt, WashU St. Louis
\48. Penn State, Stony Brook, Utah, Florida
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I’m graduating high school this year and my top choice university is McGill. Montréal is amazing and after talking to other students at McGill as well as doing some research I think it’s a good choice. I am from Alberta and I know that the tuition is not on the affordable side for non-Quebec residents and I would have to pay for the tuition myself which is around $9k a year on estimate. I would most definitely apply for student loans; however, I’d also have to pay for rent, food, etc while working for it on my own and also balancing school life. It sounds overwhelming and a bit unnecessary for someone my age but I really want to move to Montreal and experience life there. Has anyone done this before?
Hi Everyone,
Just found out about this free online course that McGill University is offering from the Canadian Money Saver November Edition Magazine.
Its a completely free course taught by professors from the McGill university. I just registered for it (covers budgeting, borrowing, real estate etc)
QUESTION --> Wanted to get peoples thoughts on it for people who have done it? was it helpful or something you'd recommend?? --
I plan on doing the course myself and will update my post with my thoughts and analysis on the course afterwards
Course link below (looks like its partnership with RBC and the GLOBE AND MAIL)
Hey!
I've had the luck to be accepted at both McGill and the University of Toronto. I'm having some trouble deciding between the two, and I'm wondering if anyone could offer me any advice.
I'm from Toronto originally but I completed my undergrad in Montreal (Philosophy major, French minor). My goal at this point is to be employed in Toronto, and I'm interested in getting into civil and/or commercial litigation.
It seems preferable, on the one hand, to study in the city where you want to work. However, I expect that attending UofT will cost me an additional $50,000 overall versus McGill, all of which would be borrowed on credit. The 'Career Statistics' published by UofT are really impressive, but unfortunately McGill doen't provide any comparable breakdown of employment stats. McGill of course has the advantage of the dual degrees in civil and common law, as well as a bilingual legal education. McGill also offers a 'Major Concentration' in Commercial Negotiation & Dispute Resolution, but I'm not entirely sure how meaingful that designation would be when in comes to hiring potential.
If anyone has any advice or recommendations or personal experiences to share, I would be extremely grateful. Thanks so much!
Here's an interesting tidbit for you.
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In the 1960s McGill University in Canada was host to the notorious CIA MK-Ultra behavior modification/mind control experiments which I'm sure most of you are familiar with. https://freepress.org/article/american-cia-torture-techniques-were-developed-canada%E2%80%99s-mcgill-universityAccording to the Nation magazine, these experiments included research in the "the potential for microwave weaponry."
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Some McGill University scientific research is funded by the US military and directly involved with US weapons development. https://books.google.com/books?id=eC5uAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=funding+for+Mcgill+university+defense+industry&source=bl&ots=u-dTVDNISg&sig=ACfU3U1IyG_gClsrfU2uo546lOjjHW5uAA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiawvOl54v1AhWEmGoFHVAMAfMQ6AF6BAgqEAM#v=onepage&q=funding%20for%20Mcgill%20university%20defense%20industry&f=false
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Canadian diplomats who were victims of Havana Syndrome accused the Canadian government of a cover up.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/havana-syndrome-attacks-cia/
- The original acronym by which the CIA was known is OSS: Office of Strategic Services.
https://www.nps.gov/articles/office-of-strategic-services.htm
- Currently McGill University maintains an OSS: Office for Science and Society. Its business? According to its website, "Separating Sense from Nonse
On their website the predicted grades requirements seems relative high compared to other Canadian universities (like 38/42 for physical sciences which is what I want to apply to) I currently have a 38/42 with HL chem 7, HL mandarin 7, HL English 5, SL bio 7, SL math 6, and SL psychology 6. I have mocks coming up in January and am very stressed that I’m afraid of not being able to maintain the 38. What are my chances of getting into McGill physical science with 38/42? Or should I aim for 39 or 40?
We are a team of researchers who are investigating social attitudes towards sleep and what the implications of those attitudes may be. We are looking for participants aged 18+ to fill out an online survey that will take approximately 15 minutes. The survey will ask you about your sleeping habits, mental health, and how you view and value sleep. You will not be compensated for your participation, but your responses may help researchers understand the social aspects and consequences of sleep.
Link to the survey: https://surveys.mcgill.ca/ls3/532833?lang=en
Thank you for your time.
1.) I’ve just submitted my application to Mcgill. There was no place to submit a transcript or resume. Do I put that into the portal when they send me my ID?
2.) under test scores, I added my best score from October and also listed my best section scores from previous tests. I couldn’t find info about Mcgill’s policy for superscoring but I put the sections in there just in case and I don’t think it will adversely affect my application. Now, i’m sending my scores from CB. Should I send the tests that I for the highest section scores on or just my best overall score?
Any advice is appreciated.
Hi there!
I am an international student doing my external exams in May '22 and I am considering applying to McGill university.
I came onto reddit to hear student's stories about how they got into McGill through the IB diploma. Now the entry requirements are quite high considering I want to apply for a B.S. in psychology and I am completely lost and clueless about the pre requisites but here are the IB subjects I am taking currently:
SL:
- Mathematics Applications and Interpretations
- Business and Management
- Arabic Language and Literature
HL:
- English Language and Literature
- Biology
- Chemistry
I still haven't received my predicted grades, but based on my subject grades so FAR I expect 35 and above. Do I have a chance of being admitted? Has anyone been in a similar situation?
We are a team of researchers who are investigating social attitudes towards sleep and what the implications of those attitudes may be. We are looking for participants aged 18+ to fill out an online survey that will take approximately 15 minutes. The survey will ask you about your sleeping habits, mental health, and how you view and value sleep. You will not be compensated for your participation, but your responses may help researchers understand the social aspects and consequences of sleep.
Link to the survey: https://surveys.mcgill.ca/ls3/532833?lang=en
Thank you for your time
