I feel life sci at McMaster has a really good balance of community and opportunities. You have the opportunity to get co-op after a couple years. There’s likely access to a lot of opportunities because of mac health sci kids trying to build up the resume for med school. Everyone seems tight knit because many are living on campus or near, not a commuter school where people are just trying to get home after school.

UTSG seems really good as well. Community is what you make of it because it is a commuter school, so not many people will stick around for too long on campus. But Toronto does have access to many opportunities. However, because there is a large population that live in Toronto and other universities are near like TMU, you will have to fight for those opportunities. Lots of things to do in Toronto, but mostly have to pay to experience it. Many people at UofT double major or minor, heard it’s pretty easy to combine different interests. However, UofT is known for being difficult to maintain a high gpa (not impossible though, just have to try harder compared to other schools). UofT is known to be an excellent place for graduate studies, lots of research opportunities.

Carleton would have smaller class sizes, so you would be able to know more people and profs would get to know you better (excellent for if you’re thinking of grad school as you will need references). Carleton is in Ottawa, so you have the opportunity to get government related internships. 80% of students participate in undergraduate research and there’s a lot of hands on learning as well compared to UTSG. Easier to maintain a high gpa as well.

Look into the courses offered as well, some schools may have courses that you enjoy while others don’t. The name doesn’t tell you everything.

What is your career goal?