Why mcgill is harvard canada

McGill is an excellent school that certainly does challenge students I know for a fact my friends at McGill work hard! But please don't berate Harvard and other Ivy League schools for not being challenging or expecting a lot of their students. It's simply a false statement. Why are so many Harvard graduates so successful in science, medicine, law, government, etc.? Because they slacked in college? That's unlikely. It's because they're mature, motivated, and extremely intelligent. Harvard has one of the most rigorous general education programs in the world and graduates knowledgeable, resourceful, and well-educated students.

I visited Montreal in January during intersession and loved the students and the atmosphere. People seemed very happy there and satisfied with the educations they were receiving and the social scene.

The fact is, one of McGill's flaws is that is doesn't do a great job of recruiting talented students, for whatever reason underfunding? When I, and many of the people I know, began receiving scholarship letters, we were disappointed with what McGill was offering us. And when I had received substantial offers from other top schools in the US and Canada, it was hard to really continue to consider McGill as a viable option financially. Sure, when the going gets tough and the budget gets cut, we all complain, but that doesn't mean we don't love to fondly hash over all of the university's little idiosyncrasies that only we can truly understand.

University of Toronto, you can get out of here, because we're claiming back our rightful ranking as Canada's top university was it ever even really a contest? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Anthony is a U1 Political Science student. He only reads dead authors. Leave a Comment Cancel Your email address will not be published.

Read the latest issue. Say my name right November 9, Tracing the evidence behind forensic science November 9, McGill students seeking psychiatric care at Wellness Hub struggle to get support November 9, But of perhaps greater note, is the absence of McGill from the top twenty. The Montreal university is often touted as the "Harvard of Canada," but has slipped in world rankings in recent years.

It falls at number forty-three in the U. News release. Let's be clear, such rankings are generally meaningless. They inadequately reflect the quality of students' education and offer false assurances of elite "prestige.

But McGill's fall does point to institutional issues. In fact, students have long bemoaned what feels like obstinacy from the university administration.

Take, for example, the name of the university football team, a topic which has dominated student politics and activism this semester.

Many have called out the "Red Men" for inadvertently perpetuating a racial slur that targets indigenous people.