[jyl]

It is getting to be time to think about college . . .

What do folks think about McGill University (Montreal) or University of British Columbia (Vancouver BC)?

The schools I am most familiar with, in terms of breadth and depth of academic program, social life, reputation, and generally what it is like to be a student there, are the UCs. Specifically UCLA and Berkeley. I have some passing familiarity with University of Washington. If you can, how would you compare the two Canadian schools to these?

Oh, yeah, context. This would be for an undergraduate who is talented in/passionate about writing, reading, artsy stuff, also very adept at/intermittently passionate about math and science. French fluent. Probably is not going to enter college on any laser-focused track to a pre-determined end . . . i.e. there'll be some exploring going on - which may be a problem, in schools which require kids to enter in a specific degree program?