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Awesome! Guys, I'm so excited. I'm watching the YouTube tour of Molson right now. I'm pretty sure that I'm set on chosing Upper Rez.
And after this whole rez fiasco is finished, I have to gear up to choose classes. I mean, tis' good that I can take more than 5, but deciding which 8 to chose is still a total hassle.
frodolf - about being independent and grocery shopping. That's a good point, but I think that since it's first year, everything's going to be crazy hectic and I would just rather not worry about things unless I absolutely have to. Once you get the hang of classes and the city, it's easier to map out your schedule. I just dont want to take on too much.
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I mean that each semester you're allowed to take more than 5 classes, and then drop however many until you have 5.
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Ohh. Yes I was confused too. Are you guys signing up for all those workshops like "discover McGill's Academic Expectations"? And First-Year seminars with maximum of 25 students per class? (p. 7 in the welcome booklet)? Facts about Fees? Sign up for a 'buddy'? Lol. I can attend Discover McGill with the Arts students in Leacock or the science students in the music building. Bah. As dumb as it sounds I hate having to make little decisions like these. I keep thinking they are bigger of a deal than they are. I really want a single room, and I heard most are doubles at New Rez. so I'm opting for upper rez or douglas  I'm excited all over again. Bahaha.
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What is this discovering McGill's expectations workshop? I've never heard of it. I'm thinking of doing a FYS, but I still haven't really looked into it too much. Is there anywhere that we can find more info about each course? I don't want to base my picks on that little blurb they have.
I'm watching the Douglas tour right now. It's reaally nice. The dining hall - haha, Harry Potter theme.
I think bringing people into New Rez would be a hassle since the security guy takes their ID and doesn't give it back until they leave. It's just going to get on my nerves if I lived there.
i know, right? I want to go already!!!! How awesome is frosh going to be? Ahh, can't wait.
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Quote:I think bringing people into New Rez would be a hassle since the security guy takes their ID and doesn't give it back until they leave. It's just going to get on my nerves if I lived there. Only make friends with people from New Rez? (lol, not likely) But I am glad that not everyone wants New Rez. More slots open for me  That discover McGill week is all during Frosh Week, so I doubt that I will be able to make it. Sucks. I am going to be so lost when I get there. I really want to take a first year seminar. I was looking at ones from past years, and they seemed to have pretty good ones. However, I looked at the list for next year and there doesn't seem to be as many. As well, next years seminars don't look as interesting. I wanted to take this one called Aspects of Globalization. Hmmmm....
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What's FYS? I just read the welcome book from front to back. hahaha. All it says is to check out www.mcgill.ca/firstyear/academic/ And I feel really weird kind of wanting a buddy next year :S and yeah, new rez seems like a big hassle when it comes to guests and bringing friends and stuff. Upper Rezs seemed more chillaxed. Edit: d'oh. first year seminar. I will be the lone idiot at this school, haha.
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Yeah, I want a buddy too! Mostly just to talk about classes and which profs are what, etc. FYS is first year seminar. 
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by the way, ARTS AND SCIENCE?? So you officially accepted??
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Haha yeah, I figured after about 5 minutes  I think a buddy would be pretty good actually. Get the inside info and hook ups on who the good profs are, places to go for cheap beer, etc etc. Bwahaha.
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Nope but I've made up my mind I'm just going to wait out on getting my rejection letter from Mac to tie up all loose ends and then I have to snag my dad's credit card to make that deposit
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sweeeet. yeah, i can't wait. i still can't believe that my number 1 school accepted me and i'm going.
guys, can you imagine how weird and different the beginning of next year is going to be? in some cases, none of our friends will be there, you'll be on your own, not knowing anyone. and then you're thrown into classes and meeting new people. it's scary and awesome at the same time.
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heythereb wrote:sweeeet. yeah, i can't wait. i still can't believe that my number 1 school accepted me and i'm going.
guys, can you imagine how weird and different the beginning of next year is going to be? in some cases, none of our friends will be there, you'll be on your own, not knowing anyone. and then you're thrown into classes and meeting new people. it's scary and awesome at the same time. I am looking forward to that aspect since I really feel that I need a fresh start
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supergrass, are you going to mcgill? I'm soo looking forward to university. I can't wait to get to know all the mcgillies.  But I know what you mean by scary.. and I think I am too, but my excitement totaly overruns it lol
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Also walking up the *Hill to Upper Rez will keep you fit throughout the year. I am set on Douglas. New Rez is nice but at almost $2000 extra per year, I'll pass. Having a 5 day meal plan will allow me to spend my Food money else where around the city in Montreal on the weekends, whereas New Rez I would just be wasting.
Haven't heard Prez & Dio been mentioned in this forum, but they are literally doorsteps to the University, soo check it out!
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About meal plans, do you guys know if you get back the money you don't spend like at other universities. I can't find a place on the website that tells me clearly. I am a small eater and worried I too will waste money on food I don't eat.
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frodolf wrote:fleurdelacour wrote:frodolf wrote:Tmhlee, hat French thing that you were talking about sounds very interesting. Do you know where I could get more information? One major pro of going to McGill is the french of Montreal, as I intend to live in Paris one day (hopefully) FYI, frodolf... the French spoken in Quebec is a TOTALLY different language from the French spoken in France. It probably won't help you all that much unless you learn the MAIN language first (because honestly, Canadian French, though dear to my heart, is kind of a butchering of the "real" French that they speak in France) People in France look down on you even more if you have a quebecois accent than if you only speak english, right? When you take language classes, at McGill or other Canadian universities, are you more likely to be taught "real" French, as you say or quebecois? I know that in high school, my teacher was originally from Paris, so we got exposed more to France French, and I don't want to pick up any bad habits.... Well, I honestly couldn't tell you about McGill because I went to Lakehead, but even though our French department was TINY (we only had 4 full-time French profs and a few on contract) none of them were from Canada, they all came from France (except for one who spoke like 10 languages and was originally from Hungary). So... you could call the French department at McGill and find out? In general, I don't think they would teach you anything that isn't "official" French. They shouldn't, unless it's a cultural studies class on Quebec, teach you slang or joual or anything like that... but you never know! It'll probably be more of an accent issue. But once you know the language well enough, it's not hard to switch between a "France" accent and a "Quebec" accent, depending on who you're talking to. Good luck!!
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heythereb wrote:
fleurdelacour - I don't think that speaking perfect "France french" is that much of an issue, especially if it's used for future jobs and everything. Whenever someone learns a language that's not their native (or whenever they learn the language as adults), it's kind of expected that they wouldn't have absolutely perfect grasp of it. I'm sure that a person from France would understand someone who speaks Quebec French and wouldn't hold it against them considering it's not their first language.
I think that speaking the "real" French is important, though obviously it doesn't have to be perfect. Mine certainly isn't, and I've been studying it for over 18 years! Though I will tell you that people from France DO have a hard time understanding Quebecers. I had a lab teacher from Paris who moved to Montreal before coming to teach at Lakehead, and he said that he didn't understand a word of what his neighbours were saying to him for a good few weeks before he got used to the joual they used. They really are two entirely different languages.
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I lived in Dio last summer, fall, and winter, and I'm returning this fall. It definitely is a nice place to live, being across the street from the campus. (PS. English was invented so French people and Francophone Quebecois could understand each other.)
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seaisabella wrote:About meal plans, do you guys know if you get back the money you don't spend like at other universities. I can't find a place on the website that tells me clearly. I am a small eater and worried I too will waste money on food I don't eat. If this question relates to McGill's New Residence - no. Which is why last year a group of students stocked up on non-perishables (like bottled water) for their future apartments. Other ideas include laundry marathons and an enormous last breakfast.
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@ martin - plus you're in close promixity to the other Upper Rez ie more chances to make friends.
So, yeah, I'm pretty much set on Upper Rez, although I don't know about Douglas Hall. Yes it does have its own caf, but other than that, is it worth paying one more grand?
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