Fall 2003
"I chose McGill because I knew about its recognition internationally and
also its academic reputation."
Amos Odero was in the top five percent nationally in the Kenya Certificate
of Secondary Education and was active in student government and athletics
in his high school. The first-year science student plans to study medicine.
Quick facts
- McGill has one of the most international student bodies and faculty in
North America.
- 90% of McGill students ranked in the top 10% of their high school
graduating class.
- At 89%, the average entering grade of first-year students at McGill is
one of the highest in Canada.
- McGill University ranked first overall in the category of "Campus
race/class relations friendliest" in The Princeton Review: The Best 357
Colleges. McGill ranked third for "Great college towns."
- McGill students have won more Rhodes Scholarships (125) than those of any
other Canadian university.
McGill attracts the most promising students from around the world to study
in over 340 programs and 21 schools and faculties.
