Humanities/social sciences UofT vs McMaster
Hi my friend is thinking of humanities and social science programs at UofT and McMaster. She is wondering which school she should go to. I am not in any of those programs at Mac so I can't advise her.
She has heard rumours that it is extremely hard to get A/A+ mark in UofT which she needs to go to graduate school as they intentionally mark harder than other universities to keep up their "reputation". At the same time, UofT has more course variety in her subjects of interest, and has more language courses.
On the other hand, she hears McMaster is easier, but there is a less variety of courses, less language courses, and the university's reputation is not very good compared to UofT.
So while she is afraid of getting a low GPA from UofT and won't be able to go for M.A. AND PhD, she is also worried about the quality of the program and reputation of McMaster. Reputation may be important for getting accepted into job or grad school.
If these assumptions are wrong please correct her. What are more pros and cons of UofT and McMaster? She would appreciate an honest answer. Thanks.
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