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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is seriously considering colleges in Canada and the UK. We prefer if they are a bit closer and we have always loved Canada. Wondering what these two top Canadian colleges are comparable to among schools we know here. TIA[/quote]

No one here really knows. They’re just guessing based on what impression they have, and then on acceptance rates which are apples to oranges in terms of how the process works in Canada versus the US.

I have a dc at McGill and I’ll say my ‘impression’ is that it’s on par with a university of Chicago in terms of rigor. I know people will go irate bc I’m sure UC has a much lower acceptance rate but once you are there, it is challenging. The kids are smart, grading is tough and there is little to no hand holding, and the kids work very hard right from the get go. Montreal is a beautiful city and great to live in, but the kids grind. [b]My dc has US friends who had strong GPA from US high schools fail midterms they had studied for in intro classes.[/b] [/quote]

Come on ! The students failed first year mid-terms at McGill University due to excessive partying (for which McGill is famous), not due to academic demands are rigor beyond that found in any top 100 US college or university. The alcohol consumption by McGill freshmen is probably more severe than at any US college or university. [/quote]

Huh? I don't think you know what you are talking about. I went to McGill and the only difference is that alcohol consumption is done legally (due to lower legal drinking age) and bars/pubs "cut you off" when you've had too much. It's not done illegally with underground binge drinking at frats where people are afraid to call ambulance since it's all drinking done illegally in secret.

Also the Canadian system is known by design to have tough weed out classes in first-year with harsh grading. Many can't handle that.[/quote]

DC has always done well in school without much effort—1580 SAT on the first try, all 5s on APs—but at McGill they really have to work very hard to get good grades[/quote]

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