American Colleges are Overrated

[Anonymous]

Re McGill - my DD goes there (and loves it BTW). She has plenty of U.S. friends there that don’t speak a word of French. It’s not required at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Re McGill - my DD goes there (and loves it BTW). She has plenty of U.S. friends there that don’t speak a word of French. It’s not required at all.

We're touring McGill this summer to give our NOVA DD an option; we're not Canadian....but the tuition seems affordable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm wondering about American colleges too, and feeling very cynical since yesterday. My kid speaks French, so wondering whether to look at McGill or European universities when the time comes (many years away).

McGill's English.

PP here. Sure, but students have to be able to understand written and spoken French at McGill, since both English and French can be used in any course.

Not true. Where did you get that.....because it's Canadian?

[Anonymous]

The value of American Uni’s value is in its basic research contributions. No other countries can match that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm wondering about American colleges too, and feeling very cynical since yesterday. My kid speaks French, so wondering whether to look at McGill or European universities when the time comes (many years away).

McGill's English.

PP here. Sure, but students have to be able to understand written and spoken French at McGill, since both English and French can be used in any course.

Not true. Where did you get that.....because it's Canadian?

Ummm....McGill posts tuition rates for their degree programs. Depending on a degree program, highest international is ~45CAD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There. I said it.

Anybody can say pretty much anything. Now back it up with some substance.

[Anonymous]

Overpriced maybe, but not overrated. Overall, the best in the world.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There. I said it.

OK, then why are over 1 million students a year coming here from overseas to study in our colleges and universities? Why are their parents paying full freight even for grad school in the U.S.?

This. And, they aren't all going to HYPS either.