Prospective student from the U.S seeking advice from students, alumni,
etc. who can defend one school over the other based on any of these
factors:
1. reputation
2. student life
3. city
4. career opportunities/potentials
5. other miscellaneous things which will add to university experience.

I am faced with the dilemma for which school to accept my admission to.
I understand these two schools are nearly on equal footing in terms of
reputation. I will be studying in the faculty of Arts and Science.
Basically what I am asking is for someone who has attended either of
these institutions to give their personal insight, be it subjective,
objective, biased - anything goes. I merely want some guidance on the
matter so I will not regret my decision four years down the road.

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Request for Question Clarification by jbf777-ga on 01 Jun 2003 16:03 PDT

Hi -

You might want to increase your list price.

jbf777-ga
GA Researcher

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Clarification of Question by peterlee-ga on 01 Jun 2003 16:39 PDT

Simply looking for a personal opinion regarding the question at hand.

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Request for Question Clarification by tox-ga on 02 Jun 2003 20:40 PDT

In terms of the criteria you've given and in general, I would choose
Queen's University.
Queen's is more reputable in general, their program is more sought
after by high school students, the campus is stunning, etc.  For
science, commerce, and other various programs, I have not yet met a
student here that ranked Mcgill over Queen's.  Having friends who
graduated from both universities of various programs, if it was my
choice, it seems like Queen's is hands down the clear winner.

Hope this has helped,

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Request for Question Clarification by tox-ga on 02 Jun 2003 20:54 PDT

I should add though, that what I said is merely my personal opinion
based on my observations.  As for making the final decision, I agree
with tisme-ga's advice .

Best of luck,
Tox-ga

Hi,

My personal opinion is there is no way you should let someone else
decide this for you. You will have to schedule a visit to both
campuses and decide for yourself. Magazine ratings, reputation
rankings etc. are all objective and largely worthless. I made the
mistake of following the advice of Maclean's Magazine rankings to
decide what university to go to in Canada, but switched twice until I
found what I was looking for. You really need to visit both campuses
and see them for yourself. If you can, bring your parents or friends
with you to see what they think, but leave the decision to yourself.

tisme-ga