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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not OP and hoping I'm not opening the Pandora's box.
This is a question for folks who have DC attending U of T or McGill or have done research beyond rankings.
Would you consider these universities [b]on par with UChicago, Northwestern, Duke, etc.[/b]? I find Canadians more authentic and see value in having DC experiencing different culture on the same continent so it's not too different either to adjust back here in the US. In fact, it's more appealing than St. Andrews or Edinburgh with easy access. Feel free to bash my simplistic view if you really know these universities.[/quote]
DCUM would interpret "on par" as a question about some intangible species of "prestige" adjudicated by, what, investment bankers? 'white-shoe' law firms rumored to hire through undergrad brand-loyalty? I can't comment on that, but from an *academic* perspective, U of T is probably better than the schools you list. In the field I know from the inside, U of T is certainly top-ten in the world (perhaps top-five). Across the board, it's at least a peer of the very best US and UK research universities. McGill isn't quite in that league but still good -- probably on par with the UK schools you list but not with the US schools -- for now, since all US schools will suffer from the new funding cuts. (UBC is probably the second best Canadian school from a purely academic perspective.)[/quote]

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