Hey Guys, is York a good university?

Queen's is the top university imo ... highest entrance requirement in general i think ... good commerce program too

Mt. Allision Univeristy has more Rhodes Scholars per capita than any Canadian University.. so they'd trump U of t of you look past it's huge size. Just a thought for you fanboys.

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The first year Maclean's did their rankings, in 1991, they did not divide the universities into categories. Mt. Allison was third, behind McGill and Queen's, and just ahead of U of T. They have also consistently been in the top 2 Primarily undergrad schools every year Maclean's has done their ranking. That's the most consistent performance of any school across all of the categories. And primarily undergrad has the largest number of schools, at 21, vs. 15 for Medical Doctoral and 11 for Comprehensive.

Of course, I say that while at the same time saying I don't think the Maclean's rankings are particularly meaningful. It's also at or very near the top in the senior year measures of the NSSE survey (although I have to confess based on first year results it would be more middle of the road).

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FAQ's:
1. Will I get in? See: electronicinfo.ca for Ontario schools. If you have a couple percent above the marks there and it's not looking at supplementary, the answer is almost certainly yes.
2. Anything else: Google it before asking.

I got into McGill, U of T, Mac, and was even applying for St. Fx, but I chose Waterloo because I'm in an engineering program. I can understand that if you didn't know what branch of engineering you wanted to go into, going into a specific, work intensive program from day one would be a little intimidating. But, the Waterloo coop program is second to none, and although you'll never have another summer vacation, you get to apply what you learn right away. And make lots of money.

So as someone in an engineering program, Waterloo's the best university, if you know what program you want to be in, and you want to work really hard, then party really hard. Then continue working hard. Then go away on coop and make money right away. But that's engineering in general.

However, if I didn't know what program I'd wanted to be in, I would have gone to Mac. I was talking to a prof there and he told me that profs always switch from working between UW and Mac and, from a professors view, they were equally good programs. The main difference is that at Mac you have one general year before you choose what branch of engineering you want to commit to. To me, that would've been overkill, since I knew I wanted to be in chemical, but that year might've been crucial to the indecisive person.

Anyhow, the name of a school might get you an interview, but it won't get you the job. The most important thing is to find a university that is the right fit for you. It's an awful lot of money to waste if you don't.

University of Toronto.

The thing is I often see you posting completely absurd things on this forum that you don't know anything about without the disclaimer "This is only what I think..."

For Ontario students, it is pretty much either an Ontario school or one of the two big non-Ontario schools (McGill, UBC). Alberta definitely gets overshadowed by those two, and, to be honest, I never thought Alberta was as reputable as it is.

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BMSc Honours Specialization in Medical Science, Minor in Psychology UWO '09
Bachelor of Pharmacy University of Alberta '13

That's fine and a lot of people are here to learn more about university and whatnot. It's just the way you word it. You're going to freak out some gullible high school kid who assumes what you are saying is fact

McMaster Masterial Science & Engineering is #1 in Canada & 1 of the top 6 in North America. If you don't believe me, go ask your UT prof. Mac also has a nuclear reactor, I believe it's also 1 of the top universities in the world for nuclear & radiation research & nuclear engi, since most universities in the world do not have this kind of facility. But in terms of electronics & computer, Waterloo is the way to go.

UT engi is not really really really famous for anything in engi, in other words the programs are all great but none of them are fantastic (maybe engi sci or engi phys is).

Waterloo engi is great in terms of software, computer & electronics, not others.

UA is probably better in terms of oil & stuff.




PS: people always have this misconception that McGill & UT are #1 in everything & Waterloo is the best engi school. It's not true.