<p>I have gotten into nyu barnard and mcgill and am choosing from the three. I want to major in international relational (if at barnard global studies instead) and money is a big thing for e. I got an mlk scholarship at nyu and more money on top of it so nyu would be 16000, barnard 28000 and mcgill 20000. Does anyone have any advice on which would be the best choice for international relations major, which has the best academic reputation etc? thank you advice would be much appreciated</p>
<p>Ahh, that’s so tough! If money weren’t a factor, which would you decide? If it would be difficult to decide without money, NYU is probably your best best.
I’m also deciding betwen NYU and Barnard, I need help. Haha, so if you can help me, that’d be great! (No price difference for me unfortunately, full tuition at both)</p>
<p>i got a very good deal at nyu in the mlk scholars program but until i went to scholars weekend at nyu i had never considered it my big option. I had always wanted to go to barnard but now I really can’t afford it and i fell in love with nyu, barnard gave be 24 thousand and nyu gave me 38 thousand so it tips nyu over. I want to major in international relations with a concentration in human rights and i’m just trying to figure out which of the two would provide me better opportunities in my field and in the city. I’m also trying to figure out if mcgill would offer me the same opportunities and if it’d be at the same level of prestige. What are you majoring in?</p>
<p>I say you should go with NYU. The school is getting better with every single year, and the quality of academics at the moment is not far AT ALL from the quality at Columbia University. Also, NYU is in a great location: The Village, with the Washington-Square park serving as a pseudo(and pretty much assumed) public quad for student. lol. NYU’s facilities are simply wonderful, and you will meet all types of people at NYU because of how diverse the school’s strengths are.</p>
<p>Barnard is a good school, but I get the feeling that it relies very heavily on Columbia’s prestige and academics to compete with the likes of Wellesley.</p>
<p>NYU is giving you more money AND you fell in love with it. What more is there to consider? Barnard’s arguable “more” prestige is certainly no reason to turn down a fantastic education and scholarship at NYU, especially if you feel connected to it.</p>
<p>Think about it again: where can you see yourself happily chatting with future classmates? Walking around the village and in the large grand NYU Bobst library? or at Barnard where you will frequent the Columbia campus in Morningside Heights by Harlem?</p>
<p>McGill is one of the best universities in the world. It’s ranked really high on world rankings, is great for something in international and would give you a variety of options to study abroad and do international internships. It’s a great deal for the money you;;d be paying adn while this is just my opinion, NYU is overrated.</p>
<p>GSV13: unless you have gone to NYU, I suggest you not criticize the academics there.
Why can’t people learn to recommend schools without putting other schools down? Do i REALLY need to start criticizing the obvious flaws in a McGill education?</p>
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<p>I don’t know GSV13, did you go to McGill?</p>
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<p>You are choosing between some very good schools. There are no poor choices. I would suggest sitting in a few classes (particularly in your major) at these schools and getting a sense for both student and faculty. It really made a difference to my son’s choice of school and he counts his blessing he took the extra time to do that. </p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
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I think you just answered your own question. :)</p>
<p>I lived near NYU, and know a lot of people at the school. I’m not knocking it, I know it’s a great school especially for things like education but sometimes the price is just too much. In this case with a scholarship it’s okay. I was just giving input on McGill- no I do not attend there but I have visited the school and it’s amazing. NYU is greatly acclaimed on a national level but not as much on an international level.</p>
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I STRONGLY disagree with this. NYU is exceedingly well-known abroad, if for no other reason that it’s in New York.</p>
<p>Well known, yes. Best reputed in the world? [QS</a> Top Universities: Top 100 universities in the THE - QS World University Rankings 2007](<a href=“http://www.topuniversities.com/university_rankings/results/2008/overall_rankings/top_100_universities/]QS”>http://www.topuniversities.com/university_rankings/results/2008/overall_rankings/top_100_universities/)</p>
<p>GSV, that ranking you posted ranks NYU above Dartmouth, WASHU, and Emory, as well as above the University of Toronto, the Canadian University which is usually regarded as better than McGill ;)</p>
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[quote[GSV, that ranking you posted ranks NYU above Dartmouth, WASHU, and Emory, as well as above the University of Toronto, the Canadian University which is usually regarded as better than McGill
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<p>Yes, if the bomb explodes on McGill University and UBC - University of Toronto becomes #1. ;)</p>
<p>I am almost fluent in french but that in no way puts me at the same level as someone who has spoken it all their life, and my question on that is if any of you have experience with mcgill can you get internships in the city or jobs easily without being bilingual</p>
<p>mcgill would actually be 11000 for me because I got more money last week, i dont know how much I should factor that in though</p>
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<p>top 40 on the best colleges in the WORLD obviously means it is known very well internationally.</p>