Waterloo Vs. McGill

[CS_Student]

Hello guys,

I would be grateful if anybody here could help me decide which university to join. I have been accepted for the Master's programs of McGill and Waterloo.

My most important criterion is the academic level and the quality of the research environment. If I am going to join McGill I will mostly research in discrete algorithms, while in Waterloo I will research in self-managing databases. Could anybody help here?

[w_guy]

can you please share your profile with us?

[CS_Student]

I have already posted it here:
http://www.urch.com/forums/computer-...e-schools.html (Any hope to get one of those schools?!)

[w_guy]

well this is thumb of rule for CS in Canada.
For undergrad go to Waterloo and for MS go to McGill or Toronto.

I think Waterloo must have given you generous aid? Or is it McGill?

[CS_Student]

well this is thumb of rule for CS in Canada.
For undergrad go to Waterloo and for MS go to McGill or Toronto.

Could you please elaborate?

I think Waterloo must have given you generous aid? Or is it McGill?

Yes, it was Waterloo.

Actually, I haven't received about McGill's financial offer (it is in its way in airmail) but at least I know that my tuition fees will be fully covered.

By the way, are you Canadian?

[w_guy]

Yes I am Canadian. I completed my undergraduate from University of Waterloo Comp Engg Honors. Waterloo has an excellent computer science dept. It is famous for its undergraduate courses and lots of students do co-op and internship side by side.

its graduate program is also excellent but not as famous as its undergraduate. So if you have an offer from McGill, I will honestly suggest you to keep that as your first choice.

[CalmLogic]

Originally Posted by w_guy

well this is thumb of rule for CS in Canada.
For undergrad go to Waterloo and for MS go to McGill or Toronto.

On a similar note, Waterloo is better for undergrad AI but not for grad AI:

For Undergrads, go definitely to Waterloo, but for grad studies we [Toronto] are the best.

http://www.urch.com/forums/admission...tml#post577726 (Waterloo vs Toronto, CS)

(However, I would guess Waterloo is better for NLP since Open Text has a building at the border of the campus.)