<p>which is the best housing considering it should be social and stuff</p>
<p>my brother was in New Rez his freshman year. What was nice about it was that it was a converted hotel, so each dorm had its own bathroom and shower.</p>
<p>I'm sure any dorm you go to will be very social, so you probably can't go wrong.....</p>
<p>I'm working on a big thread with all the details about residence, from info about each rez, to how you apply for rez, to what you do when you arrive in mtl. I should have it posted by this afternoon.</p>
<p>sirously for all the lengths you go to you to help us...noelle you need a big medal</p>
<p>List up and posted. Stupid word limits made me have to put it in three posts...sorry 'bout that. So somewhere in my relatively coherant ramblings is pretty much all you need to know about residence.</p>
<p>haha, thanks dkm :) I like posting here, not only does it provide a very effective way of procrastinating during finals period, but I was soo freaking confused when I did the whole McGill application/acceptance thing and the people on the old cc (no longer here unfortunately) were amazing. So I guess sorta in tribute to the help I got from them and others, I like to try and help out.</p>
<p>well when we get there, and get settled, all the new comers will surely arrange something for u..</p>
<p>oh definately...</p>
<p>I always thought of McGill as a big commuter school..hmmm</p>
<p>thanks you guys :) you rock.</p>
<p>Well....commuter school is an interesting label to give McGill. A lot of first year students live in residence. The only ones that don't are the ones with family in Montreal, they usually live at home. After first year most students move out of residence and into apartments because housing is pretty cheap and you can find some really nice places. So I guess after first year it's kind of a "commuter" school but...I dunno, the residences aren't actually "on" the campus anyway so it doesn't make that much of a difference.</p>
<p>how does one apply for donship? does that mean u have to remain in one of mcgill's residences as an upperclass man? do U3 and U4 students usually get the residences after all the rooms are assigned to the freshman? does it matter if you end up at a different rez than ur first year?</p>
<p>The don applications are available 2nd semester, around march/april. You fill them out, and then have to do an essay and an interview thing at the residences that are considering you. If you become a don, you get free room/board, but it's a lot of work. You have a bigger room than the regular students.</p>
<p>10% of the rooms in each residence are allocated to returning students. If you want to return to residence, you just have to walk up and apply and if you do so early enough, you can have your pick of residences you want and can even specify a specific room number/floor you want. The deadline is tomorrow, incidentally, for payment of the $1,000 deposit for residence for the returning students. So you can choose. I reapplied for residence as a backup, Solin with my friend, but had another housing opportunity come up that I took, so I'm not living in residence next year. However should I want to, I'm fairly confident that as long as I applied in a timely fashion I could return to pretty much wherever I wanted (greenbriar suites go fast...but the others are pretty open).</p>
<p>and FYI, there's no such thing as a U4 student. The classifications are U0, U1, U2, and U3 ;)</p>
<p>lol damn those zeros! so it doesn't matter if u lived in another residence ur first year? do u know what the process is? like do u get on a residence council for a year, then eligible to applyfor donship? i'm so excited! like in the US, they call it R.A. but Don is omg...such a better name!</p>
<p>Well actually, we only have dons in RVC ;) the other residences they're called Floor Fellows. </p>
<p>You don't have to be on residence council to become a don, though it certainly helps. Every floor elects a floor rep, and the floor reps are like mini-dons...first year students that work with the don and help with floor events and stuff (it's a volunteer thing, but if you're a floor rep, you have a better chance of becoming a don). There are a lot of applications, so a lot of it comes down to how well you're known in the residence...like do you help out with activities going on, are you a leader, whatnot. I know a couple friends of mine, going into U1, who will be dons next year. It's a very good thing.</p>
<p>what kinds of responsibilities will you have as a don/floor fellow? room and board is free for dons? that's a huge financial burden gone. What's the catch? What kinds of activities go on on the floors and in the residences? How can you get involved and help out?</p>
<p>Wouldn't worry about that one just yet, guys ;) Wait till you get here, then you'll find all the answers you need based on what residence you end up in. No matter what school you go to, Don/floorfellow/RA requirements and benefits are basically the same.</p>