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Thank you. I thought waiting to hear about acceptance would be the toughest step for her, but deciding which offer to accept turned out to be much harder haha. I have another daughter in college working part time at a grocery store (scheduled like a full timer these last several weeks - but...

@gwnorth Thank you again! She mentioned she’s subscribed to those Reddits but I haven’t checked them out myself. It’s all a moot point now anyways since she just accepted the offer to Queens. She was a lot closer to her decision than she let on. I had a strong preference for Queens based on the...

Thank you so much gwnorth, a very informative reply! I think for her, smaller class sizes are most attractive, and there was a perception, perhaps from the Toronto uni fair in the fall, that there are more undergrad opportunities at SNOlab via LU. We were hoping to clarify this point at LU’s...

Thank you klotza that is helpful. Not much expectation that there will be folks who have direct experience with both schools, but shared experiences at either are very valuable! Thanks again.

Thank you berkeman and anorlunda. I have already forwarded this site to her as I think it is an excellent resource.

Correction: physics, not astrophysics

Mod note: Changed "astrophysics" in thread title and below. Hello - I am asking this on behalf of my daughter who plans to start her undergrad in the fall. She wants to major in physics. She has narrowed her choices to either Laurentian or Queens (with the coop program at McMaster a distant...

I have been searching for resources to help my daughter make an informed decision of which university to attend in the fall of this year. I stumbled on this site and will share it with her because she loves everything physics! I’m not a helicopter mom, but helping her out as she’s a bit...