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Originally Posted by 1overcosc
Went through this whole thread... and I'm amazed at how many universities in Canada are set up like country estates with big gaps between buildings, and campus locations way off in outer urban or even suburban areas. The only universities I've personally been to are McGill, Queen's, U of T, and U of O which are all located within the city centres, very close to the CBD, and have compact campuses. To me that's what a university is.
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In Canada and the states 80% or more of Universities aren't in the CBD or city centre.
I went to McMaster, it borders Cootes Paradise and is a relatively small campus with buildings crammed in tight as enrolment is reaching 30 000 and they're running out of space. Still they make a point to keep big gaps in certain areas like the massive lawns in front of JHE and BSB.
I guess you would classify the university as outer urban similar to Western, about 5 minute drive from the CBD.
The maritimes really have country estates and I love the setup of their small universities.