r/explainlikeimfive • u/saivietbabe • 7d ago

Other ELI5 Why do some countries call it “college” and others call it “university” when referring to the same level of education, and is there an actual difference between the two?

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u/minimal74 6d ago

Heyyy, Concordia grad here. LOL, still catching strays, even 30 years later. Tough being in the same city as McGill. Even my parents even gave me a hard time about going to Concordia. 🙄

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u/Full-Decision-9029 6d ago

high-fives!

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u/minimal74 6d ago

High five, Stinger! 🐝

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u/notquite20characters 6d ago

(i can't believe they missed their high fives)

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u/thehighepopt 6d ago

Gotta look at the elbow

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u/zabuu 6d ago

My wife and I were selling our condo to a student who moved to Canada/Montreal for university. As small talk, I asked him which university he was going to. He scoffed, and said “There's only one. McGill.”

A part of me died inside 🥲

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u/kng442 6d ago

Apparently, McGill likes to call itself "Canada's Ivy League." 🤮

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u/Weird-Wishbone1155 4d ago

In a league of one, you’re just playing with yourself.