What kind of weight does a Canadian degree hold in the US?

[starbright]

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In any case, wherever you go to school, all you have to do if you want to get to know your professor is attend his office hours or shoot him an email and arrange a meeting.

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<p>so absolutely true!!! I’m a professor, I know this. I wish it was said more. Absolutely no reason (or excuse) you can’t know your professors really well even in big lecture classes. In fact, if you take just a tiny bit of initiative, you could end up knowing them far more than you would at a small school, where the professor might know everyone because of small numbers or all the students are clamouring for attention. </p>

<p>I’m a really approachable prof (or so say my ratings) and yet so few students come to my office hours, or stop by, or stay in touch. Just a handful each term. I can’t think of a single prof that would ever say no to meeting with a student. I cna’t think of a single prof I’ve ever met who wouldn’t be keen to talk about their field with a student, grab a coffee, provide career guidance. Sure we do research but our career is around students. In fact, we’d relish it because our students just don’t seem to want to (or rather it would just never occur to them).</p>

[NSmom]

<p>I find it hard to take the MacLeans ratings seriously. From my experience (3 degrees and two universities), it has been the opportunity to learn from great teachers that has made the difference. In graduate studies that relationship is even more crucial as I saw more than one person leave a thesis-based program because of poor supervision. What struck me is the competing priorities for professors - they are supposed to do incredible research and be able to teach. Not all are blessed with both capabilities - but those who teach well are amazing people. My thesis supervisor is one of the most respected people in public health in the world - yet she supported me every step of the way and I knew that I would succeed.</p>