<p>I was at McGill for one year and have also attended US universities.</p>
<p>McGill is far from devoid of on-campus life. There are many on-campus organizations and other ways to get involved on campus at McGill.</p>
<p>The major differences in campus life, compared to US universities, are that sports are far less important and far fewer people actually live on campus. Even so, there are still sports events if you want to attend them. And anyone can live on campus their first year. Even after the first year, many students live in the “McGill Ghetto”, a primarily student neighbourhood just east of campus. (It’s anything but a ghetto as the word is used in the US.)</p>
<p>Academically, McGill is challenging but not impossible.</p>
<p>And yes, McGill is very diverse and very tolerant of diversity.</p>
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<p>This wasn’t my experience at all. Most of my friends were Canadians or from countries outside North America. (McGill students are about 80% Canadian, 10% US and 10% from other countries.) In an entire year, I only met one person who was overtly unfriendly towards Americans.</p>