Which of these three universities is the most the reputable, both globally and in the USA?
Specifically for undergrad business.
In the US:
McGill
Toronto
Manchester
Globally McGill and Toronto are on par.
For undergrad business, Ivey (at Western) and Queens over McGill (and Toronto) if we’re talking Wall Street or Canadian banking.
https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/wso-rankings-for-investment-banks-university-power-rankings-part-10-of-10
https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/here-are-the-target-undergraduate-schools-in-canada
Oh I think i should’ve mentioned, this is for exchange. If Queens and Ivey are ranked higher because of their alumni network, I assume that’s something I shouldn’t really take into consideration?
Bump - also realised I can apply for Uni of Edinburgh. Is Edinburgh on par with McGill?
An exchange is a whole different set of circumstances. What are you wanting to get out of the exchange? Where are you from?
I’m wanting to get something that would look best on my CV (because I know i’m gonna have a great time regardless of where I go). I’m from Australia
Manchester, better Rugby League.
Queen’s is in a small city 150 miles from Montreal or Toronto in opposite directions.
@elguapo1 Don’t really care for Rugby so not really something to consider. I think I’ve knocked off Toronto. So McGill, Manchester or Edinburgh for Finance…
Honestly any of those universities are top notch, you will have no issues with academic rigour, graduate school or employer recognition.
Fair enough. Guess I should decide which city I want to live in.
And country. Curious as to why you’ve eliminated Toronto? Cost? York is also very good for business, too.
Many Aussie’s tend to feel at home in Vancouver, which would put UBC in play…
Montreal just seems like a much nicer city to live in. I’ve read that Toronto is more so of a commuter uni as well. McGill looks like more of a party uni with more chances to get my brain fried off different substances.
McGill has party opportunities to be sure, but beware of indulging too much. It is a rigorous school.
Most consider Toronto to be very livable for a big city, and the location is very central, similar to McGill. There is great eating in both cities. Both are so large that you can find basically any type of experience that you want there.
I wouldn’t consider either to be more of a commuter school. In the past that was York or Ryerson, but even that is changing.
UBC is a bit removed from the center of the city , but is located on a beautiful peninsula bounced by beaches, driftwood, and ocean.
I have lived in all three cities for long periods of time, so feel free to ask any questions. My son likes McGill a lot and is considering going there, and considered, but rejected, U of T for different reasons than yours. Apparently is now has a rep as a haven for SJW’s(not his thing). Kind of funny to me, as back in the day it was considered the place where the “Establishment” was educated, in a stuffy, buttoned down, Ontario way.
All those options are great in my opinion. Personally, I think Manchester is a better business school than Edinburgh but it would come down to which city you’ll enjoy living in the most.
As far as Canadian business schools go, Toronto, Queens, Western Ivey, UBC, and McGill are all very reputable. Do keep in mind Ivey requires an 80% average for your first two years of uni to be admitted (or you just get an arts degree) and UofT does not put many resources to their undergraduate program.
I think you need to decide whether you want to go to the UK or Canada first, then decide which school you want within the chosen country.
“(because I know i’m gonna have a great time regardless of where I go)”
Be aware that Toronto and McGill have very strong reputations that are earned, by requiring that students work very hard. I have heard stories about freshmen at McGill partying perhaps due to finding themselves in a place where at 18 they can legally hang out in bars and drink. However, for the vast majority that actually want to get good grades and graduate studying soon takes precedence at least for most of the week.
That being said, as long as you are fine with some academic hard work spending a semester or a year at McGill and in Montreal sounds very appealing to me.
@57special @DadTwoGirls My uni has reports for students who have gone to McGill on exchange from my uni, and they’ve all reported the workload is much less than that of my home university for Commerce, so I’m not too worried. Plus, i’m on a pass/fail basis where my marks don’t transfer over.
I was considering UBC. Looks beautiful and seems to be higher ranked in business, but I think McGill as a whole offers me the most. Would be nice to learn some French as well.
Does anybody have any insight into how McGill fares against Cornell? I’m aware Cornell is ivy, and more prestigious, but is McGill even close? I can go to Cornell as well but am unsure because I’ll be restricted to do courses that aren’t relevant to Investment Banking (my intended future career path).
“I’m aware Cornell is ivy, and more prestigious, but is McGill even close?”
McGill has a very strong reputation on a worldwide basis. Cornell does also. I don’t think that you have to be concerned about prestige when choosing from between these two excellent schools.
McGill is close, but most(especially Americans) would consider Cornell more prestigious. Upstate NY can be beautiful, too…McGill and it’s vibe is totally different. I guess you could say that they both have cold winters, with MTL’s being even colder. The chill winds off the St. Lawrence can be bracing in January.