<p>you are primarily concerned with employment after your undergrad. Unlike the better U.S. schools, a degree in say, economics, will not get you a job. At the Ivies you can get a job with a degree in art history. At McGill, unless you majored in engineering you will not get on a corporate track. The career placement services will not find you a job that makes use of your degree; employers simply do not value McGill BA’s because too many morons come out of the school (if you come from Quebec, there is zero admissions selectivity). You HAVE to go to a real grad school for your undergrad to even be worth the time. Otherwise, you spent four years on vacation in Montreal. </p>
<p>BTW, this is coming from the collective experiences of my friends, many of whom have high GPAs and even some good internships. The economy is bad, but still-if you ask people who work in shops making 10/hr, many will tell you they went to McGill years ago. Canada is too egalitarian when it comes to education.</p>
<p>The issue employment is to me, and probably many others, a very important factor in considering where to get a higher education. What you are saying therefore is rather perturbing to be. However, it is not something I have heard mentioned elsewhere. Is your post a matter of opinion or is it fact? If it is fact could you please provide your sources so readers can further their knowledge on this topic.</p>
<p>look, McGill is a very respected school in academia. But anyone who is accepted and has access to CAPS can see the type of jobs posted. They are not good jobs. We’re talking insurance sales. </p>
<p>And I know kids with 3.9’s in Finance and zero offers from any sort of bank. You would need a personal connection. It’s like going to any other above average state school-McGill is not a target. Credit Suisse takes a handful of exceptional kids with Honours econ/physics type back rounds. But recruiting is sparse. </p>
<p>Canada is a middle class society. Most McGill grads are content with middle class jobs as school teachers or social workers. Those that want to make more go to law school or medical school. Again, McGill places well into law and med school. </p>
<p>Just don’t expect to get recruited by fortune 500 companies for fast track training programs.</p>
<p>Again, McGill makes a lot of financial sense for a lot of people. But you need to evaluate your goals. If you want to go into investment banking or consulting, go to a better school.</p>
<p>“look, McGill is a very respected school in academia. But anyone who is accepted and has access to CAPS can see the type of jobs posted. They are not good jobs. We’re talking insurance sales.”</p>
<p>agreed. I was on it a few weeks ago and all the stuff is mostly garbage.</p>
<p>If you qualify for Ivy League then you are likely to do a lot more than education anyway. I don’t imagine my kid, or any of the kids I know, stopping with one degree so what job you get on graduation isn’t really the point. It’s like a bachelor’s is last year’s highschool diploma. </p>
<p>If you want to just get one degree and your goal is to make a lot of money, go into a good business school or engineering program or another applied field. Where the US employers go is to Canadian business schools, not Arts programs (I’m a business school professor and have taught in both US and Canadian schools). </p>
<p>I should add the aggregate differences in jobs out of McGill vs. a US school reflects the country’s differing labor market rather than school. Most McGill students are Canadian; they take Canadian jobs and either can’t work or wouldn’t consider a job in the States.</p>
<p>This guy’s arguments are true FOR BUSINESS!!! McGill is a 2nd tier canadian business school. look at what he mentioned. finance and IB. if you want to go toa good business school in Canada, you’d go to Queen’s or Western’s Ivey. </p>
<p>and mr. OP, at least we still have a middle class
If you are getting an education to get rich, staying in the US isn’t a very good option atm since the economy is screwed there. at least canada still has resources.</p>
<p>In sciences and arts, McGill is as good as any top US public school. A&S students shouldn’t be surprised if they have employment troubles since they aren’t the most practical degrees in the corporate world, unless you are coming from an ivy.</p>
<p>Just be aware as my DS was not - when applying to McGill the weight of coursework from a USapplicant does not count. AP classes are the same as non-honors. And, the minimium grades are adhered to. Hence, there can be admissions of a student with no honors classes, who meets the SAT cutoffs, and has a GPA of 3.6 or so - B grades in AP English do not meet the requirement of B+ grades for 11th and 12th grade in english, and every semester counts.</p>
<p>My son was accepted last year. He had 9 AP’s all 4&5’s and 2260 combined SAT.
He took the hardest course load at the high school. He had a C+ in BC calculus, but a 5 on the AP test. (His teacher was very tough but the entire class got 5’s on the AP)
As well, his GPA was a bit lower than some at his high school who were rejected.
He did have an upward trend and he submitted 2 letters of reference.
It appears that McGill must have taken the difficulty of the courses into account otherwise the four students with higher GPA’s would have been accepted.</p>
<p>Just noting what son’s GC was told for this year. A B in Ap Lit does not meet academic standards. B plus required in all English classes as a Junior and Senior.</p>
<p>Now I’m hesitant to go to McGill. I not so concerned about making a lot of money after my undergrad, but I would like to gain a well-rounded education to prepare me for the types of jobs I want. I would be paying Quebec student tuition, but everyone makes the Management faculty at McGill sound terrible. Can anyone here comment on UBC Sauder?</p>
