<p>I remember how useful this website was when I was looking/deciding about where to go to college so I would love to help you answer any and all questions you have about McGill.</p>
<p>About me:
I am a U1 student at the Desautels Faculty of Management, majoring in Accounting. This is my first year here at McGill and I currently live at Carrefour Sherbrooke Residence.</p>
<p>I grew up in Southwestern Ontario and lived half my life in the United States before moving to Montreal. Last year I applied to universities in the UK, US and Canada and was accepted by Pittsburgh, Penn State, Davidson College and of course, McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management. I also was accepted, but declined an offer from the Faculty of Arts.</p>
<p>I work part time at McGill while balancing a full-time course load and participating in case competitions and MUS social events such as the infamous Carnival (was a Captain). For incoming froshies in Management, I will be a frosh leader so I will see you there.</p>
<p>Feel free to ask about anything about McGill, Desautels, or Montreal. Cheers and best of luck wherever you decide to go to university.</p>
<p>Few tips and tricks
a) Enjoy the rest of your senior year
b) Learn to love/hate Minerva.
c) Go to the McGill Alumni Association send-offs. They're fun. The Alums will tell you the truth.
d) All your questions can be for the most part answered by the McGill website. Trust me. I work for McGill's bureaucratic IT department.</p>
<p>hi! i am accepted into the faculty of management and is 100% going there next year! Just a couple questions:</p>
<p>1) I applied for the new new rez, the one that has a French sounding name, do you know anything about it?
2) A lot of people have assured me that I do not need to know French to live in Montreal, is that true?
3) If I am not good at French, is it still possible for me to get an internship or a job in the city?
4) Would you say it is easy to make friends in McGill ?</p>
<p>Congratulations on entering the Desautels Faculty of Management! Bienvenue a Montreal.</p>
<p>a) New New Rez/Carrefour Sherbrooke is where I live now. Wonderful people, a bit overpriced. Very close to campus. Only downside are doubles which means you’ll have to deal with a roommate. </p>
<p>b) Ahh the French Question. To go to McGill/live in Montreal you can live completely in English. You can be served anywhere in downtown Montreal in English. This includes liquor stores, nightclubs, banks, stores, cafes…liteally everywhere you can think of, even the corner dep cashier speaks english</p>
<p>c) Like many students I originally came here with the intent of leaving Montreal after undergrad, unsurprisingly I have grown to love Monteal and currently I plan to stay here after undergrad. That being said French is most useful if you’re looking for a part-time/summer job and certainly if you plan to stay here after graduation.</p>
<p>As a Management student most firms/companies do hire anglophones however it’s always really good to work on your French. </p>
<p>d) As someone who has lived in both Canada and the US, McGill is home to some of the most friendliest and interesting people I have met. However that being said I’m sure that most universities are home to friendly and nice people. </p>
<p>The Faculty of Management is especially tight-knit, actually I compare it to high school sometimes from the aspect that it’s about 550 or so each year, we all take the same core classes, we all study/work in the same building (Bronfman).</p>
<p>Heyy!
I’m an international student who’s going to start her undergrad in the 2012 batch. I’m not sure about going to McGill, because I’m not sure about how much the exact fees will be. (I’ve also been accepted at UofT) I found the link where they talk about tuition fees but I’m not sure about the residence part of it because I haven’t accepted yet, so I don’t get to have a look at the residence application.
Is there a particular residence that students from desautels go to?
If not, which one is closest to campus?
Also, which one’s not super duper expensive and isn’t so far away from campus?</p>
<p>Comparing it to UofT, which adds up to fees of 36,100 , McGill is 32,600 just tuition. And I think I’m willing to live anywhere in any condition (dorm, apartment, 1 room mate, 2 room mates) so long as it’s close to campus, and isn’t super expensive.</p>
<p>Hi!
I am a student from BC who will likely be attending Desautels next fall. I am keen on pursuing a career in investment banking and was wondering how decent the recruiting process is at McGill. Do many undergrads get recruited after their four year program? Also, I am looking towards residing in La Citadelle next year. Is that close to the management building and do most bcomm students study together at the actual management building or are most study groups made off campus? Cheers.</p>
<p>Alright I’ll try to answer your questions to the best of my ability…just finished a killer Econ exam (that’s ECON 295-one of the mandatory core classes here at Desautels)</p>
<p>1) Honestly Desautels students are spread out in all the residences. There are quite a few in every residence considering that we do represent around 10% of the undergraduate population. Most of the management students tend to live in the larger residences, but then again there are more students in the larger residences…so feel free to pick whichever one you think is best :)</p>
<p>2) In terms of cost it’s going to run approximately $12,000-13,000 to live on campus including meals. Other than Solin and MORE housing, the other residences include a mandatory meal plan which is pricey. The price differential between Upper Rez and other catered residences was marginal ($1,000-$2,000 at the most). MORE housing is a bit cheaper because you aren’t obliged to have a mandatory meal plan (You can cook for yourself)</p>
<p>3) The Rez closest to Bronfman is either MORE housing located on Peel, or the nearest large residence is RVC/Greenbriar located on University. Carrefour Sherbrooke is also located within a five minute walk/run to Bronfman.</p>
<p>4) Finance is incredibly popular here at McGill, and all of the Canadian Bulge Brackets recruit here. My friends/colleagues have also been recruited by some of the bigger American banks i.e Bank of America-Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan. Keep in mind that there’s quite a few that get recruited for summer positions after U2, and even more closer to graduation. Overall I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how respected McGill is in the workplace.</p>
<p>5) La Cite is about a ten-fifteen minute walk away. It’s quite nice/posh/for people with serious money. After first year in Rez, housing prices get cheaper to the point that La Cite is considered very high end.</p>
<p>6) Especially starting in U1 people study/spend all their free/living time at Bronfman. We go to class there, we study there, some of us work there, and we even drink there together (4 a 7 -$1 beers in the basement on Thursdays. Great Tradition). </p>
<p>Great questions so far! If anyone has a super-specific question feel free to message me :)</p>
<p>Thanks for taking time off your schedule to answer these questions.</p>
<p>Just a few things that I’ve been wondering about.</p>
<p>1 - Do any of you do the Joint honours course with Finance and Econ? How hard is it? Is it respected as a degree ?</p>
<p>2 - I’m really more interested in taking economics completely. Something like the Honours economics program in Arts. Do they get internships or get recruited either like management? I know you wont know much about it but I’m just hoping you’ve heard something from your friends.</p>
<p>3 - How hard is it to graduate with a high GPA? I’ve heard some awful stories about how McGill has alot of grade deflation. I do intend to work hard, but I’m just wondering if thats enough ?</p>
<p>Typical Management Students…even more questions eh? No, in all seriousness keep them coming</p>
<p>1) Joint Honours is a great program. My colleague who is in the program is my friend working at JP Morgan this summer. Honours Econ is known as a killer degree though with a relatively high drop out rate. Check the Econ website which has more information about Honours and about changing from a Major in Econ to Honours and vice versa. However, if you’re interested in Honours for recruitment, it might be easier to just take a finance major. (Joint Honours students include a lot of BA students for which the program is a way to have a Management Majors</p>
<p>2) Recruitment is a bit tougher only from the aspect that you won’t be able to do any Management Career Events if you’re a BA student. That being said as long as you have a good GPA and a good resume the sky is the limit no matter if you’re a BCom student, a BA student or even an engineer (although Engineers get major slack with GPAs)</p>
<p>3) First of all marks at McGill are a lot harder to come by than wherever you’re used to (whether High School or CEGEP). That being said marks matter to a certain extent in recruiting, however extracurriculars will matter as well (such as Case Comps, MUS events, etc.) simply as my accounting prof puts it, firms want to see you do well in the classroom WHILE doing extracurriculars. </p>
<p>The curve in management is a B and you can take classes outside the faculty (bird classes, arts classes might have higher averages). If you work hard, you’ll still have time to participate in MUS activities, go to 4 a 7 (highly recommended) and still hit up St. Laurent. Time management is key.</p>
<p>Thank you for the very informative replies! I intend on majoring in investment management and was wondering if you had any colleagues that are of were in the program…how was their experience? Do many of the multinational banking firms praise mcgills investment mangement program ? I understand that it is an honors program but I feel I wi be ready for the challenge come my U2 year. I thank you for your time and look forward to your reply.</p>
<p>The Honors in Investment Management program is highly competitive; quite a few of my friends are applying for it. It does have a very strict GPA-cut off, I believe that you would probably have to be in top 10% or so in the faculty to make it. The program itself is very tough but it’s designed for students aiming to go to the buy-side vs sell side. The program itself is a wonderful opportunity and if your aim is to go towards asset management it is an excellent choice.</p>
<p>The hours for HIM are very long. I work at the Faculty and I wake up HIM students at 8 am all the time. It’s quite an entertaining exchange when I’ve gone out the night before and quite sluggish at work and still having to wake up people hunched over their Bloombergs.</p>
<p>That being said the Finance Major here at McGill is quite good and all the big firms actually primarily hire Finance/Joint Honors Majors (maybe b/c there’s more of them, I don’t know…I’m just a silly Accounting Major). </p>
<p>Either choice is equally good but I wouldn’t stress about it too much during your first year. Good marks, extracurriculars and interview skills are really what to be focused on. And having fun. Bronfman might be a serious place sometimes, but you’ll quickly learn that we’re all the most out-going, party-loving, insane-in-a-good-way students on Campus</p>
<p>From what I’ve heard you’re suppose to declare your Major or honours during U1 right? Well, I’ve never really studied in the Canadian high school system. I had a look at the Canadian high school material and was honestly suprised how simple the material is. I did the British GCE A Levels and have been told that I will get complete credit for the first year and start off directly at U1. Do many people do this and do they find it hard to cope? Also are they required to declare their major or honours as soon as joining?</p>
<p>If you’re entering U1 you must declare a major, but this is requirement across all faculties here at McGill. Keep in mind that U1 is mostly core classes, so you’ll have plenty of time to change your mind.</p>
<p>Quebec students who went through CEGEP (2 year program after High School, HS in Quebec ends after Grade 11), International Students-this includes the large component of French students who took the Bac, AP/IB students all enter U1 automatically due to transfer credits. The vast majority of students (other than Canadians from outside Quebec) usually enter Desautels during their U1 year. While at times I’m jealous at times that my U0 friends are allowed to take more electives its a double-edged sword, U0 currently is mostly non-business classes.</p>
<p>As a side note I wouldn’t say that the Canadian High School material is “simple”. It’s not easy to compare b/c A-Levels are typically taken during the equivalent of Grade 13 here if I’m correct (Upper Sixth). Grade 13 used to exist in Ontario, eliminated with the double-cohort of 2003. In fact Quebec has a similar system with CEGEPs similar to Sixth-forms which is why A-Level students and students from CEGEP enter U1 instead of U0.</p>
<p>@rosexc: Thanks for doing this thread! I started an “Ask a McGill Alumnus” thread a couple of years ago but it is good that CCer’s can ask a current student. I’m B. Com. 1999 BTW.</p>
<p>One clarification: Most American students enter as U0 too unless they have a lot of AP credits.</p>
<p>Do you know what kind of career do international management students usually get after graduation? Also, does mcgill do a good job in helping its students to find an internship?</p>
<p>The Major in International Management is relatively new and I think that there have only been a few years of graduates. I do know the president of the IMA (International Management Association) and they’ve been working on bringing in former MIM students in to talk about their careers. I would have to say that most of them would probably find similar employment to General Management Majors i.e working for a multinational or a large Canadian company.</p>
<p>McGill Management CAPS is a really good resource, and yes they will help you find an internship. That being said it is up to you to find a suitable internship. We have (like every other university) a online job database only for Management Students that has summer jobs/internships/full-time employment. </p>
<p>That being said the oft-cited statistic is that most people find a job through personal connections and networking. </p>
<p>Keep the questions coming! Surprised no one wants to know about the amazing Bronfman Culture/Frosh/4 a 7/McGill Life!</p>
<p>alright do management people spend a lot of time in the faculty building? if so, what do they do when they are not studying? tell me about the culture?</p>
<p>Hi!
I have decided to go to McGill Management. But i am not sure which area(i.e. accouting finance or management) i am most interest in. Do you have any advice about choosing major and courses?</p>
<p>Alright now that exams have finally finished keep the questions coming! </p>
<p>As a an example of a typical day of a Desautels student, after my last exam one of our professor invited us out to Gerts (the student bar) and I just had a lovely few drinks with my MGCR 222 Professor! (on the house-she paid for several pitchers for students) Just another reason why Desautels is such an amazing B-School. </p>
<p>Anyway to answer your questions.
You must declare a major going into U1. That being said you don’t have to really finalize it until you’ve taken all core classes, majors really come into play when you have to do course selection for U2 (i.e out of the 15 or so classes I have left, I have 10-12 accounting-Yikes!) Note: For MIM (International Management) and Joint Degrees it would probably be helpful to start planning now. The requirements for those degrees…are quite tricky.</p>
<p>2) McGill is Diverse. Canada is Diverse. As to people sticking to groups, I remember that seems to be quite a popular question on CC. As to that really all I have to say is that McGill is a really diverse environment, home to a large number of International students, Quebecois and Canadian students with a sizable French/American student population. It’s quite unlike most of the American Universities I was looking at. McGill students are open-minded, just like many of you :)</p>
<p>3) Management Frosh is insane. Just to be accepted to be a frosh leader 200 people applied and only 80 were chosen.Keep in mind frosh leader is already a self-selecting group so it was competitive, like I spent a day right before finals doing a scavenger hunt and filming videos.</p>
<p>I’ll be a frosh leader so I’ll see many of you come and say hi to the friendly Frosh leader from small town Ontario. Basically you’ll be put into a frosh group and then you’ll spend several days doing amazing events from Power Hour to Pub Crawl and my personal favourite Beach Day. All I can say is sign up, and I’ll see you there. Also there’s still plenty of things to do if you don’t drink and it is a really good bonding experience it’s how you get to meet many of your classmates and meet upper-year students a.k.a your insanely excited to meet you frosh leaders!</p>
No, in all seriousness keep them coming</p>