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MoopyTheCat · 06-16-2008, 08:33 PM

I notice a lot of McGill students are rather "testy" (to put it lightly) on the topic of McGill's reputaton.

As I page through forum posts that include McGill University on dozens of college forums, I've seen embarassing posts by McGill students claiming that McGill is equal to or better than Harvard, Columbia, Yale. In fact, a minority of McGill students have managed to earn the school a reputation that is... well... egotistical, obnoxiously proud.

I've been told by word of mouth that the McGill student body is a number of things: stuck-up, egotistical, snooty because they think they attend Harvard, etc. Understandably, these are not the things prospective students want to hear. Its also embarassing.

In my opinion, I believe McGill students wish their school was included on American rankings so that they could get a clear picture of where it stands. Since it is not, McGill students have some varied opinions from: "McGill is a has-been" to "McGill is equal to Columbia and Harvard." I hope the information I have found helps.

There is an internet site (Search for Colleges and Universities, Graduate Schools, Online Degree, Private Schools - Peterson's) that shows the average acceptage SAT, ACT and GPA scores of students accepted to any university in North America. It also shows the percentage of students that apply to the university and percentage of students who are accepted. Although this does not shed light on McGill's ranking or reputation, it definitely shows us the student body.

This shows the mid 50% of ACT Scores (East coast schools emphasis):

-------------------------------------------------- % students with:-------
College Name - Avg ACT Score - Avg SAT score - Over 24 ACT - Over 30 ACT
Harvard..............31-35 1400-1590
MIT.............. 31-34.............. 1380-1560
Northwestern.............. 30-34.............. 1350-1520
Tufts.............. 30-32.............. 1340-1490
Rice.............. 29-34.............. 1310-1530
Georgetown.............. 29-33.............. 1300-1490
UPenn.............. 29-33.............. 1330-1520
Stanford.............. 29-33.............. 1340-1550
Duke.............. 29-34.............. 1340-1540
Dartmouth.............. 28-34.............. 1330-1550
Uni of Chicago.............. 28-33.............. 1330-1530
Columbia.............. 28-33.............. 1340-1540
Brown.............. 28-33.............. 1330-1530
Cornell.............. 28-32.............. 1290-1500
McGill Uni.............. 29-31.............. 1280-1460
New York Uni.............. 28-31.............. 1240-1430
UCLA.............. 28-31.............. 1360-1480
Boston College.............. 27-32.............. 1240-1430
Uni of Michigan.............. 27-31.............. 1220-1420
Yale.............. not avail............... 1400-1590
Purdue Uni.............. 23-28.............. 1020-1270
Smith.............. 25-30.............. 1150-1380

Uni of Miami 27-31 1180-1370
Uni of Florida 25-29 1140-1360
Syracuse Uni 24-29 1110-1330
Texas A&M 23-28 1080-1300

06-16-2008, 08:33 PM	#59
MoopyTheCat New Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7	I notice a lot of McGill students are rather "testy" (to put it lightly) on the topic of McGill's reputaton. As I page through forum posts that include McGill University on dozens of college forums, I've seen embarassing posts by McGill students claiming that McGill is equal to or better than Harvard, Columbia, Yale. In fact, a minority of McGill students have managed to earn the school a reputation that is... well... egotistical, obnoxiously proud. I've been told by word of mouth that the McGill student body is a number of things: stuck-up, egotistical, snooty because they think they attend Harvard, etc. Understandably, these are not the things prospective students want to hear. Its also embarassing. In my opinion, I believe McGill students wish their school was included on American rankings so that they could get a clear picture of where it stands. Since it is not, McGill students have some varied opinions from: "McGill is a has-been" to "McGill is equal to Columbia and Harvard." I hope the information I have found helps. There is an internet site (Search for Colleges and Universities, Graduate Schools, Online Degree, Private Schools - Peterson's) that shows the average acceptage SAT, ACT and GPA scores of students accepted to any university in North America. It also shows the percentage of students that apply to the university and percentage of students who are accepted. Although this does not shed light on McGill's ranking or reputation, it definitely shows us the student body. This shows the mid 50% of ACT Scores (East coast schools emphasis): -------------------------------------------------- % students with:------- College Name - Avg ACT Score - Avg SAT score - Over 24 ACT - Over 30 ACT Harvard..............31-35 1400-1590 MIT.............. 31-34.............. 1380-1560 Northwestern.............. 30-34.............. 1350-1520 Tufts.............. 30-32.............. 1340-1490 Rice.............. 29-34.............. 1310-1530 Georgetown.............. 29-33.............. 1300-1490 UPenn.............. 29-33.............. 1330-1520 Stanford.............. 29-33.............. 1340-1550 Duke.............. 29-34.............. 1340-1540 Dartmouth.............. 28-34.............. 1330-1550 Uni of Chicago.............. 28-33.............. 1330-1530 Columbia.............. 28-33.............. 1340-1540 Brown.............. 28-33.............. 1330-1530 Cornell.............. 28-32.............. 1290-1500 McGill Uni.............. 29-31.............. 1280-1460 New York Uni.............. 28-31.............. 1240-1430 UCLA.............. 28-31.............. 1360-1480 Boston College.............. 27-32.............. 1240-1430 Uni of Michigan.............. 27-31.............. 1220-1420 Yale.............. not avail............... 1400-1590 Purdue Uni.............. 23-28.............. 1020-1270 Smith.............. 25-30.............. 1150-1380 Uni of Miami 27-31 1180-1370 Uni of Florida 25-29 1140-1360 Syracuse Uni 24-29 1110-1330 Texas A&M 23-28 1080-1300 Last edited by MoopyTheCat; 06-16-2008 at 08:51 PM.