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Wow, Charles Roth, mcgillguy's math prof has amazing rating for Math 133. I'm so easily persuaded. Now I will probably take that course.
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Yeah, the 2 history profs (although they're not tenured?) I checked out with the highest ratings aren't teaching anything this upcoming fall, unless they're the "TBA". The US since 1965 prof apparently is very entertaining. God, I am a nerd, but this is really exciting. I mean, ACTUAL teachers? Not just med school rejects? And so many class choices. Seriously. Coupled with many of McGill's other attributes. I ccanot wait.
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 Hahahah med school rejects is so true. I can't wait either. I wish school would just end, prom would come + graduation and it was summer already  and then McGill!! (providing they do not retract their offer) PS. I have the 2007-2008 monster of a course calendar in book version... and I hate the online version. Bah.
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Me too! The only thing I hate about is when it says something like "HIS 374 BLAHBLAHBLAH Prerequisite: HIS 264" So you look up HIS 264 to see what it is, and it's not in the book.  I cannot believe tehre are only 4 weeks of actual school left. I get my exam schedule on monday, so hopefully I have my two exams in the first week to get it over with. My two hardest exams... 
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really? More like 6 for me 
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Well, it's four in total. But I'll be done 2 of them before the exam weeks. OK, yeah, this RateMyProf website is addictive. I will basically go through all of my courses i kind of maybe will be considering and look through all the comments about the profs. When I have a mountain of work to do for next week. But this is waaay more important.
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Hahha I have two huge ISUs due soon that I've not yet started. Screwwwwed. By 6 i meant 6 weeks. I got my calc exam at the end of this month (night school) And my regular exams are june 17-19. Gonna be a breeeeze. This forum is also kind of addictive
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I know. I refresh it constantly.
Oooh, that sucks. Do you go to school in Sauga? My friend also has school until mmidway of the first week of exams for me, or something.
I hate how there are some conflicting comments on the website. Plus, when people say the prof is boring, you can't really know if they're bringing up a valid point, or if it's just that they have the attention span of a cueball.
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Yep. sauga. Go with the general consensus. But if there's conflicting comments then you know that it's pretty much one of those subjective teachers that half the people hate/love.
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Yeah, but it's pretty hard to know where I'd fit in with the subjective teachers. I know that on the rate my high school teachers or whatever website, there were teachers who were hated, but who I either felt indifference towards or didn't mind them. There are basically no teachers where I was like "wow, that there's someone who knows how to relay information" at my school.
plus one of the teachers has participation as 15% of the mark in a 300+ class. crazzy.
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Hello,
I am a grade 12 student with acceptance into McGill and U of T. I find that while McGill was the university I had been aspiring to attend, University of Toronto seems most logical due to close location, family surroundings, and no need to take on as much responsibility. I would like to hear your opinions on University of Toronto vs. McGill University. Both are internationally-renowned, yet I feel I should base my decision on much more than just reputation.
I have been considering McGill residences heavily. In fact, I have read articles which highlighted less glorious parts of McGill Residence. For example, Solin Hall, New Residence, and either M.O.R.E or Molson have a couple of rooms which are infested with bedbugs. Search it on google, "Solin Hall Bedbugs", and you'll get the full details. I loved Solin until I heard this news. Furthemore, I liked Greenbriar, but in a footage which I had seen on YouTube, there were a lot of cracks in the floor tiles. I would prefer solitude over a party life, so that is also a concern for me. New Residence seems very nice, but once again, I do not know whether this is exaggeration, but if there will be parties at least once every week, then for me it would be intolerable.
What do you think of parties at McGill and the condition of Residences? Also, of the two, McGill vs. U of T, help me out here, because I have stressed myself out so much concerning this matter. My mother wants me to stay, but my father encourages me to go to McGill. Is there a difference in academic difficulty?
Thanks.
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Hey Roojin, I know this won't help much, but: it's really dependent on what YOU want. Would you rather have the comforts of home and family or would you rather gain some independence and experience things you never would have if you were to stay home? There isn't much of a difference between the two aside from their locations and the social scenes. Both are in the middle of downtown, full of culture and events. Both are academically rigorous (from what I hear anyway. Mere high schooler here). U of T might actually be stronger in academics and a bit harder/more competitive; but McGill is excellent as well. Would you stay at U of T's residene or commute from home? McGill's rez is definitely not the best out there, with the exception of New Rez, maybe.. (I wasn't aware the bed bugs were there as well though, wow.) but I'm up for living in the crampy rez rooms just to experience it. Yes it will be nothing like the comforts of home, but when else am I going to have an opportunity to live with 200 other crazy students my age in one buildling? I'm not sure if that is appealing to you but I'm totally in. About Solin, I had a friend who stayed there last year and he enjoyed it despite the commute and bedbug scare. Since the bed bug problem was such a big deal in the media and had so much public attention, I'm sure they will take care of the problem and it won't be a problem for you. You might want to consider off-campus housing as well if you are not so keen on the residences though: http://www.mcgill.ca/offcampus/ I checked it out as well as some Montreal real estate and Montreal is so much more affordable than TO. (log in with your McGill id + pin) Most McGill students don't stay in rez after first year anyway. What program would you be going into? They are both really competitive schools. If you are not up for the constant partying (yes there will be frequent parties), by no means are you required to attend them - and if noise is a concern, you could probably request a quiet floor or something. I personally did not apply to U of T - not because it's a bad school; but I knew I wouldn't attend provided I got in elsewhere. The main things were their size (too big), location (too close), and the impression I got of the students' balance between social life and academic rigour. U of T seemed more like a place where students went for pure academics. Many commute and their sole reason for coming is to learn and study. There wasn't much offered for student life - everyone did their own thing; and I wanted at least a bit of sense of community. From what you've written, honestly, U of T seems to be the better fit for you - you will be academically challenged like nowhere else, and there isn't as much hardcore partying as McGill. But by no means does that mean you won't find what you're looking for at McGill. People there will always be keen on doing well and opt for hard core studying instead of binge drinking. Likewise there will be U of T students who will be partying it up 24/7 too. Take all this with a grain of salt. I've not experienced all this directly either. But you really can't go wrong with either schools. It's just a matter of whether or not you are willing to live far from home. But if McGill has been your dream school, you should go. They are both on par with eachother and it's now completely up to you. Logically it makes more sense for me to go to Queen's University too; not McGill. But I'm taking a chance and going to McGill. Sort of just because I've always wanted to. And even though I don't know whether or not I will be happy with my choice.. I will always have an option to transfer to another school if things don't work out (though I'm sure it will) It's not like what you choose now will be engraved in stone for life. In the meantime, G'luck on your decision.
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Wow, tmhlee. Very nice response.
Yeah, Roojin, everything she's said is true. I think that no matter where you go, if you'll find like-minded people, you will get what you want. Yes, there are people who go to McGill solely to party, there are people who go to McGill to be challenged academically but also to be able to let their hair down and experience the fun side of university, and there are people who to go to McGill purely to study. Since you appear to be the person who wants to maximize learning and minimize partying, you should consider rez where you will be able to do that. For example, I think MORE housing and Solin and Greenbriar are catered more toward people who are independent and aren't necessarily looking to get drunk every other day.
With that said, about the the bedbug problem - like tmhlee said, they will probably look to fix that by next year. But the whole point of university (at least on the first-year residence side) is to live in a cramped environment, in fairly sketchy buildings, and amongst your peers. All the while paying way too much to do it. I realize that it's not for everyone, and people have different monetary resources or dietary needs or a mountain of other reasons. I know for me personally, financially Upper Rez is not the smartest move, but I'm willing to pay more to experience the social, small community (although I guess it's not that small when it's 100+ people) aspect.
The only piece of advice I'd be able to give you is, don't base your decision on your "social perception" of the school. If you want to go to McGill, go to McGill. It's not like people will be forcing you to party. But it does limit what residences you can apply to. I mean, nowhere does it say you can't apply to Gardner if you like solitude, but your floormates will probably be confused why you don't want to party and you'll be annoyed by them staying up until the wee hours of the morning. University is more "independent" no matter what way you look at it. It's up to you to make friends with similar goals as you, and then it's smooth sailing.
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So today my majah and I went for a lengthy power walk, and talked about McGill. I basically squealed "Oh my god! I'm so excited! Ahahaahaaaaaaaa!!!" about a billion times. I told her about the Foreign Service thing (because I usually find something out, start planning something in my head and then tell my mom like a year later, and then get pissed when she starts asking questions about logistics). She thinks it's a pretty good idea, since the education part would be way less expensive than if I were to go to law school, and then end up doing public law because I don't want to do corporate law. Ughhh, though. I can't decide which language to take. Not to mention, my freaking schedule isn't working out too good.
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there's too many residences to choose from i'm so confused  adding on to the fact that i prolly will not be able to visit mcgill until move in day lol o wells
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I KNOW! Freakin residence is taking me forever to decide! I am really confused! Double vs. Single., Apartment vs. Dorm, Meal P. vs. No Meal P., Party Life vs. Less Party Life, Walking up a Hill vs. Not LOL!
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take a breath guys
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tmhlee wrote:Wow, Charles Roth, mcgillguy's math prof has amazing rating for Math 133.
I'm so easily persuaded. Now I will probably take that course. I wonder if he still teaches that course, though.
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No? Well hopefully I will be in one of his classes.. I'm not sure about McGill again. It's getting pretty annoying that I can't make up my mind. Coin toss coming soon. Bahhh.
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wait ppl are already looking at ratemyprof?
have you guys figured out your courses yet?
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