I'm in my first year at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. It's located away from the downtown area, which is nice because there's a lot more trees and such. It's not stuck way out the country though. There are many places nearby to eat, go shopping, etc. Getting around is easy too because a bus pass is included in your fees, and there are buses that run every half hour or something on campus. Actually it's much like how Xantar described Swarthmore. Except Philadelphia and train ride should be replaced with Toronto and bus ride.
I think McMaster is mainly known for its nursing and engineering programs, but I'm taking Humanities I and next year I'll be in the Bachelor of Arts program. I find their Humanities program to be very good, actually. I love the university and would most definitely reccomend it to anyone.
If there's one thing I've learned from being in college, it's that a lot of people are going to ask why you decided to go to the particular college that you chose. Anyways, I decided to choose McMaster because they were the only ones to respond to my application without a restraining order attached
. Actually, it was because out of the three I applied to, McMaster seemed to have what I was looking for. A good Arts (or "Humanities") program with Japanese included as one the language courses and an all-around nice campus. Plus I was looking for a place that would give me more independance. In order to get home, I would have to drive for about 18 hours, so I think I managed to accomplish that task somewhat.