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[quote=Anonymous]I responded on the Canadian universities thread.

I went there and had a fantastic experience. It's challenging and there is little coddling, so works best for students who are good at time management and used to rigor. I had zero issues finding a job in the US or getting into a top Ivy grad program--my degree has served me well.

Living in Montreal is not "cheap" maybe, but in general much cheaper than major US metro areas (NY, DC, Boston, etc.) and Toronto. Kids make friends first year in residence, then usually split off with some subset of their closest friends as roommates in years 2-4. I paid about $450/m sharing with one other person (in CAD, and it's a very favorable exchange rate).

Perhaps unlike in the US, they expect you to be able to manage yourself as an adult at age 18. That is the legal drinking age, and many school events involve beer and wine (e.g. frosh week, wine and cheese events with departments, etc.). There were a few US students in my cohort who had never had alcohol before they arrived and went a bit hog-wild in the beginning, but they matured relatively quickly. [/quote]

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