<p>anyone know wuts a good dorm for sci students? im use to warm weather so i kinda want something close to the classes. BTW, how do students usually get around campus...especially in the winter? just walking, driving, or any buses?</p>
<p>best dorm...molson or gardner hands down</p>
<p>u have to walk everywhere...quite hard in winter</p>
<p>molson...gardner...more walking up the hill = really tired legs come montreal winter time.</p>
<p>which dorm is best really depends on your personality, but this is what i have to say on the cold:</p>
<p>Walking up and down the hill (to/from Upper Rez) can pain in the ass (the pavement gets really slippery in the rain and snow. baaad for running to class.) I ended up skipping class a lot because I just hated the hill so much. and you're outside for about 7-12 minutes straight. but then again, you get an awesome workout.</p>
<p>I would reccomend Solin. Though it's far from school, there's definately an advantage to having separate places for "school" and "home". And though the commute takes a while (allow 30 mins), it's not bad at all. The time you spend outside is much shorter than it would be climbinbing up and down to Upper Rez, and even better, it's broken up by a (heated) ride in the metro.</p>
<p>wut about new res? how far is that</p>
<p>this hill thing is an advantage....u ll agree with me when u meet kids from other unis who have encountered the freshman 15</p>
<p>I was thinking that the Solin residence is pretty neat. Though since its so far away..I was wondering if it would be an inconvenience or interference even, to a freshman's social life?</p>
<p>If anyone has any opinions, it'd really help my decisions, thanks.</p>
<p>I've lived at Solin this past year - it's really not much of an issue. First of all, Solin itself tends to have a really great community, so you get to know lots of people there. Most likely, when you're hanging out downtown you'll be with other people from Solin, so it's pretty cheap to split a taxi ride if you miss the last metro. Otherwise, you'll probably have friends who live downtown who'll let you bum on their floor.</p>
<p>Solin's been a great place for me. The apartments are gorgeous, well-kept, and super spacious. Not having a meal plan is actually a blast (especially living near the Atwater Market!). The commute is easy, quick, and warmer than walking the hill, and, as newyorksnow said, it's actually really nice to have "home" separate from campus. You get to know the city and how to navigate it more than just staying in the campus bubble.</p>
<p>My opinion anyway. It really all depends on what type of thing you're looking for! Best of luck!</p>
<p>OH thanks! I just GoggleMapped Solin and it WAS pretty darn far, but after reading what you wrote it doenst seem half as bad.</p>
<p>What/where is the Atwater Market by the way? It sounds really interesting. :D</p>
<p>THanks again.</p>
<p>victoria, new res is about a 10 minute walk from milton gates on campus. Its in an excellent location as its in the heart of the student ghetto and just next to shopping marts such as Metro and Provigo which are synonymous to students at McGIll. There's also a cinema hall in the Metro complex, subway restaurant etc.</p>
<p>Yeah, it's about a 40min walk to get to campus - but when the weather's nice out the walk is LOVELY. I even chose to skip the metro and walk home the last two weeks of class! Haha. And in the winter, the metro makes it very easy (the student pass is just over $30/mo. for unlimited metro/bus use - not bad when you consider normal tickets are $2.50 each!).</p>
<p>The Atwater Market is a gorgeous farmers market that has tons of fresh fruits and veggies for good prices. There's also a fresh bakery, stores for organic foods, bulk goods, cheeses, meats, fish, deli foods, flowers, an SAQ, etc etc. It's a nice atmosphere.</p>
<p>If you'd like, this website has some pics of my room in Solin and one of Atwater, just to give you a taste: <a href="http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/StaringAtMyShoe/Solin/%5B/url%5D">http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/StaringAtMyShoe/Solin/</a></p>
<p>Getting around campus = walking. And you'll find some handy tunnels or connected buildings that you'll frequent more often in the winter. When it's crazy cold and I have to go from Bronfman to Arts, I cross McTavish and enter the graduate libraries in McLennan and go up and through Redpath before going down past the Oasis and through the tunnel past the Museum to Arts. Yeah. It's a condensed campus though so no driving or busing necessary.</p>
<p>All dorms are good and it really depends on what kind of environment you want, but if you're a really really really lazy Science student who wants to roll out of bed into class, I'd have to recommend Greenbriar because it's right across the street from the Science/east-side buildings. I don't think they have any more undergrad MORE houses on university but then again they kinda change every year. Some change into graduate and etc so I'm never on top of that.</p>
<p>Upper Rez might be bad if you want to control your own temperature. I remember that McConnell's central heating was horribly hot for those of us facing the hill, but just barely enough for the rooms facing the city (they probably faced strong/cold winds & gusts).</p>
<p>New Rez is "convenient" because it's attached to Galleries du Parc. I put the quotations because with the $1550/semester meal card, you don't really need to go buy groceries or any fast food - it just helps you blow away money on snacks/drinks/alcohol to stock your room up with :-D</p>
<p>Right now I'm deciding between Molson and New Rez, and I wanted to know which of the two dorms people seem to have enjoyed the most. I know everyone has their preferences for their own reasons, but I wanted to know why people liked or disliked Molson or New Rez over the others. Like, what made them specially unique?</p>
<p>Well I was in McConnell, which is the odd one out among the three Upper Rezes because it's not fully unisex (guys and girls on opposite wings of the building), but it was good because I don't think I could've dealt with fully unisex restrooms hehe. Lifestyle wise all the Upper Rezes are similar in how you keep your doors open and etc; it's a very friendly atmosphere. You'll hate the food from BMH by the end of September. RVC won't be any better. LOL</p>
<p>I liked New Rez too but you have to be a bit more proactive in your social life b/c people aren't as close, but it's definitely a pampered existence. I literally found it difficult to decide whether to stay in bed or go to class. Those double-extra-long (you use queen sized sheets) beds are the best beds out of all the residences. And eating salmon or steak cooked to your liking is not exactly a common thing in university cafeterias either :-D</p>
<p>can BMH ppl eat at new rez cafe???</p>
<p>Hahaha no. Nobody would eat at RVC/BMH if they could.</p>
<p>The New Rez plan is integrated with the other cafeterias on campus (such as the Bronfman Bistro and Trottier's Computer Science Cafe), so it's your McGill ID card with money on it ($1550 each semester for New Rez if I remember correctly).</p>
<p>davidsebastian, I'm a little confused - did you stay at both dorms? if you did, which one did you leave for the other?</p>
<p>I left Upper Rez for New Rez. It's not too much of a price difference (though you're in a double instead of a 'single'), and the luxury of huge beds and private restrooms and mealcards you can use at campus cafeterias is worth it.</p>
<p>my 100% biased opinion is that molson is the best: the hill gets smaller every climb, I'm one of the few who actually ENJOYS the mealplan, and there is basically 100% freedom at molson to do whatever you want (which tends to include smashing a lot of beer bottles, but hey 7th floor kids, whatever floats your boat)</p>
<p>u lived in 7th floor molson?</p>
<p>nice man...i know a lot of cool people on tat floor</p>