CAMPUS BUZZ: Do you think that McGill should require students to have a working knowledge of French and English to gain admittance?
They definitely need a knowledge of English, because the courses are in English, but not really French because there are no classes in French.
-Raphaël Thézé, U1 biology
No. McGill is an English University.
-Julia Gillman, U1 environment
No. If that were the case, I would not have been admitted to McGill. I learned French by being and working in Montreal.
-Marcelle Kosman, SSMU VP Clubs and Services
No, absolutely not. Perhaps to take a French course, but as an entrance requirement, absolutely not. It's an English university.
-Sebastien Harart, U3 biology
No, because it is an English school, and most people here don't know French anyways. I think it's a great thing to know French to live in Montreal, but not necessarily to go to McGill.
-Melanie Shek, U1 international management
I don't think it necessarily should be a requirement to get into this school, but I think it would be nice for it to be incorporated into the curriculum. It's not important for students to feel like such a separate part of Montreal, which is part of a problem with McGill right now.
-Gavin Friedman, U3 mechanical engineering
No, not at all. I think we are an established English university and because in Montreal, you can speak English or French.
-Mahtab Firuz, U2 psychology
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Gavin Friedman
posted 1/30/08 @ 4:51 AM EST
There's a typo in my quote!
It should read
"It's NOT important for students to feel like such a separate part of Montreal, which is part of a problem with McGill right now. (Continued…)
gavin_friedman
Gavin Friedman
posted 1/30/08 @ 4:54 AM EST
There's a typo!
It should read
"It's NOT important for students to feel like such a separate part of Montreal, which is part of a problem with McGill right now. (Continued…)
Daniel SImeone
posted 1/30/08 @ 3:02 PM EST
"Under the College Education Regulations, students admitted to an English cégep are required to take two French-second-language courses at a college level of proficiency. (Continued…)
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