I just got off the mcgill waitlist yesterday... help!!!

mcgilldad
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:10:15 +0000

Digitaldove: Speaking as a father, those are not bad reasons to choose McGill, they are all good and valid reasons. If my children had listed those criteria, the choice would have been simple. Dont go to college where you “think” you should, dont go where other people “think” you should, go where you will be happy. Both school’s are excellent, you cannot lose, so go with your heart. Both are well respected and will get you into graduate school or business, if you work hard.

A main difference is how important the “college experience” is to you. If you want a rah-rah, American sports (although on the Ivy scale), and community is important, choose Cornell. McGill gives you a big-city, European education experience. The choice is yours–dont listen to uninformed discussion board comments (even mine).