<p>freshman science classes are large because everyone has to take most of them and its the second largest faculty</p>
<p>the basic sciences, gen chem, and bio will be about 300-600 kids, although most of the professors are very good, charismatic, and approachable. the labs in these classes are large as well, however one’s individual groups is quite small and intimate. I never had to take physics and calc/math, so i don’t know the class sizes, however most of the actual learning is done in the practice/TA sessions i believe, where students can go and ask specific questions to TAs and see how problems are done. Not everyone goes to these because they are optional I think but I would highly recommend them.</p>
<p>Well, Fist of all, thank you kmlnop for your help, it’s by far one of the best I have seen so far.</p>
<p>Since you seem to say that the Political Dep is fine, I guess I don’t have to worry much.</p>
<p>As for accomodations, I am completly lost. ^^
So here is what I have understood:
there are several different buildings :
°New Rez: expensive, good social life, “classy”
°Upper Rez: affordable, but mixed cantines, only bedrooms are private
°Solin: Far from the rest, appartement so I guess it’s expensive
°Victoria: Now available for men, but it seems it will be expensive because of the ‘tremendous’ accomodations.</p>
<p>As I have got it, it appears that not many accomodations are single-private. A lot of them are double room (not the correct word I figure), and some of them have cantines.
So well, if I say that I want to have something not too expensive, with a great social life, a private room (I guess it’s better right ?), what should I pick ?
New rez seems the best, but with approximately 1500 dollars per month, it’s not cheap. </p>
<p>for a relatively cheap, single room with a very good party atmosphere, i would recommend upper rez. read through that brochure though, because i am not familiar with all of the options and some of them i have never been to. The only issue with upper rez is it is a difficult and tedious climb to and from everything (as it is up the mountain), especially during the winter. but there are tons of students up there so you are not alone.</p>
<p>remember, A, B, C, and D are upon the side of the mountain
id’ say the walking distance between say F and H is under five minutes, just to give you some perspective. and likewise F to P would be about 5 or 7 minutes.
central campus is that fork in the road that is north of the “roddick gates” off of sherbrooke and mcgill college</p>
<p>The older part of RVC will remain women only. This is news to me. This is the closest rez to the campus and no hill climbing involved. </p>
<p>“Royal Victoria College
Tradionally a women’s only residence, RVC is going co-ed for the first time in history for Fall of 2010, with the tower of RVC turning co-ed, and the west wing housing female students. Richly steeped in McGill history, part of the building is the oldest in our residences family. RVC is located on University Street, just across from lower campus.”</p>
<p>All rooms in Upper Rez and all but a few in RVC are single rooms. It gives you a “personal space” but you are still in the communal environment.</p>
<p>Oh, by cantine I mean … err, a restaurant/self/canteen ? A place where you are hundreds of people eating the same food in the same place. :)</p>
<p>So I don’t get the real different between the different ‘Rez’ and the ‘MORE Shared-Facilities Houses’ … </p>
<p>And it’s my understanding that ‘upper rez’ means several different accomodations (Sherbrooke and so on.), right ? So is there any different between them ?</p>
<p>I know I am quite anoying but planning where I’ll live next year from a computer in the other side of the earth is quite … hard. :P</p>
<p>ps: it’s horrific tkdkid, isn’t it ? Have you picked anything ?
Pps: thanks, thanks again !</p>
<p>Upper Rez refers only to the four traditional residence halls half way up the mountain. RVC, Carrefour Sherbrooke and New Rez are separate and each has its own atmosphere. The latter two are former hotels. The MORE houses are small and essentially coverted apartment houses that the university owns. I was never in one but the MORE houses are sort of like living in a shared apartment only your landlord is McGill.</p>
<p>@ klmnop - that map is very helpful thank you!</p>
<p>@ alerol - Haha, I think I’m down to New Rez, Sherbrooke & RVC. I feel like the apartments are too impersonal for me, and though I think I would really like the environment in Upper Rez, that climb in the winter is not for me… </p>
<p>So I guess I am going for Upper Rez, whatever hard the climb is. :D</p>
<p>So as I have understood, Douglas seems the best, but is there a lot of single rooms available (since I have since that people with scholarships tend to choose New Rez or Douglas) ?</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and I amgetting afraid:
when do we choose our courses ? Mid-Juy ?
do we have to apply to compete to have a minor scholarship ? Or is it given without asking for it ?</p>
<p>The climb up the hill is not bad at all! It will take the wind out of you the first few times, but you get used to it very quickly. It is also a neat environment up there. The views are spectacular, you are removed from city noise and, yet, downtonw is a a ten minute walk away. I would not have luved anywhere else, personally!</p>
<p>So I’ve figured out that I’ve taken enough calculus in high school to cover MATH 140, but not MATH 141. Those two classes are prerequisites for an honours/joint honours path in economics. Since I’ll probably be entering as U1, would I still be able to do (try) the honours path and take MATH 141 in my first semester in addition to other classes (as an elective?) </p>
<p>…or would McGill not let me do the honours program? I’ve e-mailed McGill about this a week or so ago and am waiting for a response. </p>
<p>McGill is definitely THE top choice for me because of the econ honours program, so I don’t really want to get to advising in late August only to be told I can’t take the honours course. </p>
<p>The other option is to take the equivalent of MATH 141 at a local community college over the summer, but I’d rather not do that. </p>
<p>Any help/insight about this would be appreciated. :/</p>
Have you picked anything ?