College or university?

I've been wondering if I have to go to college before a university, is it nessesary to take sat's to go to college, what's the difference between a college and a university, if I going to college is a requirement to study medicine... Which are the best colleges? and which are the bests medical schools in canada? Finally, what are the requirements to get into colleges before going to university?

College or university?
They are NOT the same thing! Usually a college doesnt offer advanced degrees but there are exceptions like Boston College and Rollins College.


A college usually offers a better education because they dont use graduate teaching assistants. Some subjects require a university because a small college cant afford them.
Reply:A college and the university is the same thing. :) However, most colleges tend to be smaller than universities in terms of student population. However, it's the same thing. And yes, you must take the SAT's if you want to apply to a college/university.





As for the best colleges, it depends. what you want to study in the school. In the United States, the best colleges includes Harvard, Yale, Columbia, MIT, Cornell, UPenn, etc.





For medical schools in Canada, I would definitely take a look at McGill. McGill University is considered to be the "Harvard" of Canada and it is an excellent university with a great medical school I hear.





As for admissions' requirements, you must have an high school diploma and/or GED, high school transcript, taken SAT's, ACTs, good essay, etc.
Reply:Colleges are schools with only one or a few majors that you can enroll in, like a business college for example. While universities offer a more wide range of majors for you to choose from. Also some colleges tend to be a little more expensive than universities, because most colleges are private colleges. But there are a few exceptions.





As for the best place to go into medicine, I work in a medical office with about 60 doctors. The majority of the doctors went to local universities (I'm in the south so they either went to University of Alambam, Auburn, or LSU). I would really take into consideration on a couple of things such as what a school offers in terms of, extra-curricular activies, academic programs, etc. Sometimes the university that has the best medical school may not be the best for you because they have a lousy sports team say for instance. So my best bet is to first decide what you want in a college or what you want to do when you go to college.
Reply:Colleges and Universities are both schools of higher education. It sounds like you are not the brightest bulb in the lamp and medical school is difficult. Are you sure that since you don't know what a college or a university is that you are ready for that. And yes, the better your SAT scores the better the chance you have to get in a college or a university. It has to do with school size. I scored 1375 on my SAT years ago so college or university was no problem.
Reply:they're like the same thing...


college is just an institution of an university.





I heard McGill university is a good school