How Selective are Canadian Schools?

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<p>I have a very different opinion than yours. </p>

<p>As an undergrad I went to Carleton University (which I would compare to UIC) where I received an outstanding education. When I was there, students that transferred to Carleton from Queen’s and McGill would complain that they had to work much harder to get good grades at Carleton than at the more selective schools that they moved from.</p>

<p>While I would not have wanted to be an undergraduate at UBC (because of the size of the school), I had an excellent grad school experience. Having taken graduate courses in the same field in the US, I have no doubt that I received a better education at UBC than I would have in the US–and at much less cost.</p>

<p>Certainly, schools differ in quality by field, and there are some areas where Queens, McGill, U of T and Waterloo offer better a better education than UBC. But to dismiss all of Canada’s other universities as being unworthy, I believe, is to ignore some wonderful educational opportunities offered by a variety of Canadian institutions.</p>

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<p>I’m sorry to sound like a total idiot, but what the hell is a double cohort?</p>

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<p>hello guys i’m from brazil and i’ve applied to some canadians universities my gpa is 3.2UW and i was accepted in all mu choises but University of toronto ( they waiting for a document ) i bet they will take me</p>

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<p>“I’m sorry to sound like a total idiot, but what the hell is a double cohort?”</p>

<p>Until recently, Ontario students graduated high school after grade 13 and then attended 3 years of university to earn a bachelor’s degree. Students from other provinces or countries who entered Ontario universities after grade 12 were accepted into a “Qualifying year.”</p>

<p>A cohort refers to students in the same year. When Ontario decided to eliminate grade 13 and have their students graduate high school after grade 12, they ended up with one year where both grade 12 graduates and grade 13 graduates applied to and entered university in the same year. Hence “double cohort.”</p>