sirtuin Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Looking to hear from any current McGill Med students or anyone familiar with their program...why should I consider McGill? Based on my initial research of their curriculum on the website, they don't seem to be very different from other traditional-style schools, such as UofT. (p.s. I'm an Ontario student, so I'm trying to understand what makes McGill stand out from the others, especially those local to me such as UofT or Mac) Btw, I understand the prestige factor and the fact that McGill is highly ranked in terms of medical research, but these two points don't have me convinced. Any insight would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samy Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 I might not be part of the med curriculum but the fact that McGill is located in Montréal plays a big role regarding to me. You may say "ahh it's only a city, I don't really care where I'll end up doing my med school " Montreal has : a great nightlife : (Crescent, St-Denis, St-Laurent streets) multiculturalism (French, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, Korean....) and this means a lot of great restaurants, cultural events all year long... Great Parks (Mont Royal, Jean-Drapeau, Lafontaine......) Underground shopping centers Mostly everything is close of metro/bus McGill has a lot to offer too... a new hospital is being build http://muhc.ca/new-muhc/dashboard A Campus located downtown Montréal. 5 mins walks from 2 subway stations ! The few elements I've listed may be unrelated to McGill MedSchool, but it is the environment you'll live in for 4 years and even more... better be something cool and diversified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corie Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Campus is beautiful. That was the biggest reason for me. Your close to everything too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakoulias Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Personally, I would like to return to study Medicine my original hometown of Montreal. As several posters have said, it's a wonderful city. The curriculum itself, as far as I can tell, does have much in common with other Canadian med schools. One thing that makes McGill stand out is its ridiculously low acceptance rate for out-of-province applicants (since they only offer a few spots for OOP). It adds a certain amount of cachet for people from Ontario... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Reasons Montreal is awesome: 1) Sexy french chicks 2) Fairmont bagels 3) Schwartz smoked meat 4) Mont Royal 5) Everything is max 20mins walk 6) Underground city 7) Pubs / bars / night life, etc. 8) Poutine at La Banquis . . . . They're in no particular order EDIT: I'm also from Toronto. So I feel I can compare the two well. EDIT2: McGill isn't full of type A personality med students. And the faculty doesn't try to grind you into the ground. EDIT3: Tuition is cheeeaaapp. Even as an OOP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caide Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 And the faculty doesn't try to grind you into the ground.! What's your major? I've heard others say different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Reasons Montreal is awesome: 1) Sexy french chicks 2) Fairmont bagels 3) Schwartz smoked meat I see that you know Montreal pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 What's your major? I've heard others say different You mean for UG? I went to UofT for UG so I'm not sure what you're asking for. I was comparing mcgill's med school with other med schools that I know personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjsdefz Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Congratulations on being invited to the interview, Sirtuin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.