<p>sorry if i wasn’t clear.
if you choose to submit and use your AP credits, you usually cannot take the equivalent courses… and it does not count toward you GPA</p>
<p>if you choose not to submit your AP credits, you have the opportunity to take the equivalent courses (ex: Phys 110 for AP Phys) in which you already performed well, so you should be able to receive an A easily which would count toward you GPA</p>
<p>Hey guys, I wonder something: do the meals cost the same, whether you will in New Rez or somewhere else ?
I don’t really understand the differences in the Meal Plans.</p>
<p>Oh, and last question :what are the differences between McConnell, Molson and Gardner Halls ? :^)</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>
<p>1- no, at new rez you pay per item, at upper rez you pay a flat rate each time you eat and get unlimited food. the differences are new rez is open later and the variety and quality is better, although it costs more. upper rez caf is only open certain hours, the food is more cafeteria-style, but its cheaper and you can eat all you want in one sitting.</p>
<p>2- nothing really</p>
<p>Thanks, as usual you are very helpful. =D</p>
<p>What a pain that New Rez is composed of double rooms … Having a ideal roomate must vary a lot !</p>
<p>Oh, as you lived in McGill for sometimes, is upper rez really that bad to be quiet at some moments ? :S</p>
<p>The only difference between McConnell, Molson and Gardner is elevation. They are terraced with Gardner being the highest and McConnell being the lowest elevation. You’ve already climbed half way up the mountain so a few extra flights of stairs won’t really matter. </p>
<p>All of McConnell, Gardner & Molson and most of Douglas and RVC are unique in having single rooms. Double rooms are the norm for freshman housing at universities. Freshman roommate assignment is a crapshoot, but dealing with another person is supposed to be a “learning experience” Sometimes random roommate assignment is a good thing. My brother told me that at Boston University, some students requested roommates, mostly high school friends, and ended up requesting a room reassignment because they found out their best friend in high school was impossible to live with. </p>
<p>While upper rez can be pretty boisterous at times, at least you have a single room and a door you can lock if you want to get away from the din.</p>
<p>I’m sorry, I didn’t read the past 21 pages, but I’m interested in applying, however I’m terrible at languages and I don’t know a word of french. Can I still participate fully around the college and the area?</p>
<p>A knowledge of French is not required for admission or graduation from McGill, except in the Faculty of Law, which is bilingual. As a student, you can live in Montreal in English with few if any hassles. Working in Montreal without French is another story though.</p>
<p>I know its possible (though somewhat rare) to get a single in one of the hotels…how do you fi nd out if you got a single cuz on the survey it didnt allow you to determine single or double for the hotels</p>
<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>As an International Student, I am not fully aware of how it works to send my final transcript to McGill …</p>
<p>Do I have to send them via Minerva, should my school send it by the post or whatever ?</p>
<p>Thanks for helping !</p>
<p>=D</p>
<p>@brown14: The kind of room you get and where it is located depends on where the floor fellows decide to put you in. So, really, you have no control on what kind of room you are assigned, and when you select a hotel in the survey, it is a double as default. The only exception is major scholarship winners, who by default get a single if they choose hotels. Since New Rez is pretty popular, the single rooms are almost guaranteed to be all filled, but in the uncommon case they are not all taken, the floor fellow will assign it to whoever they feel deserves it.</p>
<p>That is how I’ve learned it works, but don’t take my word on it. </p>
<p>@Alerlol: I am an international student too, and I simply mailed my transcript (stamped by the school, signed by the principal, etc.). I used DHL because my country’s postal system is not reliable, but if you trust yours it shouldn’t be a problem. Do realize they have two addresses, one for courier and one for regular mail though.</p>
<p>Oki thanks. But don’t they expect the marks before a certain date ? 
And therefore, it is not the school which is supposed to send them as it did for the first transcripts ? :</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>
<p>I have a question
I’m going to be a senior next year in High school (American High school) and I just have a few concerns:
<p>I really need to improve my ACT/SAT scores I know that but I am just worried that I wouldn’t be able to pull it up to my desired scores: 2100 on SAT and at least a 30 on ACT
Do you think I should be worried, ACT would probably look better than my SATs and maybe I’ll take the SAT II’s in math and some other subject
I really want to go to McGill since i lack extracurricular activities and McGill seems to not consider them as much.
So please tell me your honest opinion on what I should do to increase my chances of getting into McGill
Should I be worried?</p>
<p>Hey does anyone know how difficult McGill Engineering is???</p>
<p>Say if I have a 95% average in highschool (w/ 3 APs) and I work very hard in McGill, can anyone predict my GPA?</p>
<p>Around 3.7?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>impossible to predict.
study hard and get whatever you want to get</p>
<p>Hey guys, just have a quick question: Does McGill care about your term 3 grades? I got accepted into Desautels, and they want me to maintain my average until my year is over, but I’ve been kind of slacking lately and I’m wondering if they’ll kick me out or retract their offer. </p>
<p>Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>If your later grades are awful, there is a chance they will rescind the offer, but they would have to be really bad. If you got a major scholarship, that would likely be rescinded.</p>
<p>@amina00:</p>
<p>Here are the MINIMUM stats for admission consideration for American students:
[Admissions</a> standards (US)](<a href=“http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/standards/unitedstates/]Admissions”>http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/standards/unitedstates/)</p>
<p>Your SAT is way below the minimum and your expected ACT is at the minimum. Coming out of an American high school, you will be considered as an American applicant, regardless of citizenship.</p>
<p>thank you tomofboston for creating this thread. i found it very helpful while reading through it :)</p>
<p>i am a current ontario hs student and have already been accepted into mcgill for B.A. i’ve accepted it, however, i dont believe it was an unconditional offer. i must maintain my average. even though ontario students (maybe other areas, too?) only need six 4U/4M courses in hs to graduate, i’ve actually fully completed five already (including english) and am taking three more in my last semester. </p>
<p>based on my past five course marks/average, i’ve been admitted, but it’s the end of the school year and naturally/unfortunately… slacking became inevitable for me. i am now sort-of-to-very worried about my acceptance and that mcgill might ultimately reject me.</p>
<p>my final average def. will not fall under 80%… or even 85% “top six”-wise. but i am nervous. i see that the average for B.A is 86%, so i think i should be good…? but i’m not certain.</p>
<p>should i be worried? and, if you can, what do you think would the minimum percentage I am required to keep in order to keep my acceptance?</p>
<p>thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I can’t really comment on minimum percentages. The Ontario top 5 or 6 system has always been a bit of a mystery to me. My understanding is that all offers of acceptance are conditional upon completing secondary school. I really doubt if an offer would be revoked for normal “senioritis”. On other threads on CC for other schools, I have read where the straight A student got straight D’s in the final making period and had their offer rescinded. That would be an example of an extreme case.</p>
<p>As tomofboston said, there’s nothing to worry about. All you have to do is get your high school diploma. There’s no rescinding except for extreme cases (we’re talking Ds, Fs and academic misconduct/fraud; medical issues suddenly preventing finishing high school would likely cause delayed acceptance until completion of diploma instead of rescinding).</p>