<p>NamelessStatistic: Actually, in the US also business is seen as a “soft” subject, except if the university has guaranteed entrance for stats in which case business tends to be a little more selective but nowhere near Honors CAS, and in specific schools such as Wharton. What also matters is whether it’s just a Business Dept/major, or if there’s a full College of Business, especially if it recruits after 2 years of university work and can select from the university’s student pool. So essentially, business is better at the two extreme, the bottom 30% schools and the top 5% schools, and in the middle is considered a “soft” subject (especially when non-AACSB accredited and non-math based). The most surprising findings were that it wasn’t even THAT much worth it in terms of career for the middle group, unless one can get an MBA or were an exceptionnally involved student. When preparing for a Top Law School, a student would be better advised to major in Philosophy, History, Classics, Political Science, Economics, or STEM, rather than Business, for instance (doesn’t mean Business students don’t get into law school but rather that business is like nursing, not meant for professional school so it’d take a non-ordinary major to make it - once again, with a few exceptions at the top where professional school is the norm - and that doesn’t mean applicants shouldn’t take one business-related class or two if they have space in their schedules.)
Research has even been done showing that business majors are those who are asked to do the least writing, the least reading, and effectively do the less homework. (Most hw goes to Engineering, Most reading/writing goes to Humanities and some social sciences which comes with the territory.)</p>
<p>OP: Yes if you have Maths at IB Level, and ESPECIALLY if it’s HL, you’re absolutely fine for McGill Business. If you’re fluent in French, why didn’t you apply to the “rheims campus” of Sciences po? (just curious). Although I understand UCL Law is a better choice in terms of career!</p>
<p>I guess it’ll depend on whether you want to study business right now, or 5-6 years from now. You can also see whether you may get into NCH.</p>