Hahaa. Don't worry about it. It's pretty overwhelming, taking in all this info. Did you visit any of the residences before? I guess it depends what you want your rez experience to be like. I mean, you obviously can't predict where you'll have the best time, but considering money, party life, location, you can probably cross off a couple of your choices.

In terms of location, I know this has been discussed in this thread before, but think what'll happen in wintertime. Going up a hill several times a day is probably going to be a pain, not to mention embarrassing since you'll probably fall. Greenbriar and Solin are totally off-campus. Do you want to be near McGill at all times, or do you want a break when you go home? (So if you're planning on joining/running clubs, it's probably easier to stay on campus).

OK, so obviously McGill is a party school (I mean, it's a university, legal drinking age is 18, you can do the math) so it's not like you'll find any residence that resembles a nunnery when it comes to throwing parties. But Molson Hall has a pretty solid rep as a party rez. If you're in a fairly demanding program (although I guess that's all the programs) or if you just want an occassional break from drunken screaming or if you know you won't do so well if you have the option of either studying (yawn) or getting drunk every night, you might want to consider passing it over.

In terms of money, RVC (although from your name I'm guessing you wouldn't live there anyway) and New Rez are the biggest wallet deflators. Then you have to think about whether you would have to cook yourself or have a mealplan, which also narrows it down somewhat.

ALSO, while on the topic - I actually had no idea that McGill was a party school. I found out that at the Open House, embarassingly enough. I sort of assumed that top students in Canada + demanding programs = no fun ever. How little did I know. That's awesome, though, you get a real uni experience and a degree you won't be embrassed to admit to. WHOA, that was long. Hope that helps.

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McGill Arts '12

Ohhh. I must have been thinking of Solin Hall.

I guess you're right about the party thing. I definitely think there's some school spirit, although mostly it's stemmed from making fun of the other universities (Concordia and Queen's the most, though), I think anyway. see: http://www.overheardatmcgill.com/archives/2007/01/15/military-industrial-complex-aint-got-nothing-on-mcgills-superiority-complex/

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McGill Arts '12

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I'm so excited. I still stop sometimes and go like "WHAT?? I GOT IN??? YAY!!!!!!"

Yeah, I'm basically planning to write for one of the McGill papers, hopefully.

I think it's just that you got into a competive school, and it's internationally known, and it's not some backwards little 100,000 town but MONTREAL, and it's a totally new experience. I'm so excited, I'm pretty much ready to sit down with an encyclopedia-sized book about McGill and read it cover to cover just to be closer to actually going there (ok, not really but you get what I mean).

I don't speak French, but I'm hoping to learn some over the summer. OK, I'll admit to downloading a French lessons audio book and listening to it (actually on my way to the Open House). (How's that for nerding it up?)

I heard that it's possible to find a job that doesn't require you to speak French because there are some strictly English parts.

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McGill Arts '12

Whaat? I'm doing the Explore program too! In Montreal actually!

oh, yeah, when I went to Montreal for the first time, my mom and I had the hardest time navigating the subway. We kept going in their random directions. Finally we asked a guy, but he only spoke French so I had to use what limited nonsense I learned in grade 9 to understand him.

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McGill Arts '12

yeah, my first choice was Universite de Montreal, and I got in. my friend did the Explore program last summer, but she was in some remote Quebec town, and she said it was really good.

When was your application due? Mine was on April21st and I've been trying to call them today to find out if they got it because honestly, I am just expecting something to go wrong. Like I got the Explore acceptance on Thursday April 13th, along with bursary approval. Then on Friday April 14th, I got into McGill. Which, obviously is too good of a thing so now I'm waiting for McGill to either reject me or the Explore program to fall through, or a plane to fall on my head

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McGill Arts '12

I don't know if I will be able to go early, because I'll be in Cuba between prom and the Explore thing.

Ahh, you should have put Montreal first! I wasn't really expecting much because my friend told me Montreal is really popular, so when I got I was like . Plus, the program requires everyone to be over 18, ie I actually physically cannot wait. Although now my mom is freaking out with everything that I have to bring, and how I'll have to find ways to prepare my meals since they are very few kitchen appliances where I'm staying.

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McGill Arts '12

yeah, at this point I've got

1. MORE house - double
2. MORE house - single
3. New Rez

Unless something drastic changes, it'll probably keep these. I have so much to stress about, I am tired of giving this more of my time than it needs. I am sure that if you're friendly and willing to make friends, you'll have a great time anywhere.

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McGill Arts '12

It's basically a list of all the residences, and you list your choices from 1 to like 15. I've accepted and paid the rez deposit. McGill was basically my one and only choice. The other unis I applied to are pretty subpar, in my opinion.

Is Queen's and McGill really that different? I know some of their Arts/Sci programs/courses are very similar. What are the factors you're basing your decision on?

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McGill Arts '12

Wow, am I the only one who accepted?

I don't know how you guys make your decisions, but I could just see myself at McGill next year, walking up the hill to the Arts building. And I can totally see myself living in a MORE house. This is my dream school.

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McGill Arts '12

How do you know that you're getting 0 Financial Aid?

This is the corniest thing ever, but just go with your heart. I'm getting no scholarship at McGill, and I am with every other university. So that's kind of a downer, but I am kind of having epiphanies all over the place, and just came to the realization that I am really set on having fun in university, and just learning because I want to learn and not care about marks so much, and that I wouldn't want something like money to discourage me from going somewhere I want.

I think the university experience is what you make of it. I mean, if you hang around mostly live in the library, 4.0 GPA people then you'll probably experience little school spirit, whereas if you attend regular hockey/basketball/football (do we even have a football team??) then you'll meet similar minded people.

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McGill Arts '12