<p>A couple of questions to any mcgill students…</p>
<li><p>How are the freshman dorms? on the website they look like cramped hotel rooms…but clean, at least…</p></li>
<li><p>Is the cold unbearable? I live in CT, so I know cold…but not sub zero temperatures…</p></li>
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<p>i wrote a long post about rez beforee, try to find it. </p>
<p>its cold.
but just buy long johns and stay inside al ot.
everyone deals with it</p>
<p>For the n-th time, it's not cold. You'll adapt, especially if you don't dress up too quickly and don't crank up the heat in your apartment too much or too quickly either (provided you have control over it). That being said, you do need to dress up for it, meaning getting a winter coat (I'd suggest Chlorophylle but they make those in China, Kanuk ain't bad I guess), hat (properly called, a tuque), scarf, gloves and boots (slush/ice/snow/water/gravel/salt aren't so nice to walk in wearing shoes). Just don't wear those until it starts snowing for real (add layers, slowly, before that point).</p>
<p>It is not that cold. It is cold, yes, but there is central heating in Montreal afterall. And, alot of the city is undreground -i.e. shops etc that comes in handy for the winter months.
The dorms range from regular shoebox type dorm rooms to rather beautiful suites.<br>
You either want to go to McGill or you do not-the cold should not be a factor if you are serious about the school.</p>
<p>Well, if I come, I'd be coming from Hawaii, so I'm clueless as to where to start preparing for the cold.</p>
<p>ridon: Starting this spring, you need to go to a butcher shop and spend time in the deep freeze. Begin with 2 minutes and gradually work up to 60 minutes. You might also take cold showers and rub shaved ice over your body. (joke).</p>
<p>Seriously, you cannot really prepare. It is very cold and windy, but that is part of life in northern climates. The key is a good coat and gloves, a warm hat and (most important) secure, waterproof boots. Accept that it will be a shock to you and learn to enjoy telling stories to your friends/folks back in Hawaii about how savage the weather is. My tip is to take up a winter sport, such as skiing or snow shoeing so you get outside in the winter and keep in shape. But, you will be amazed how life just goes on in the cold and snow.</p>
<p>By the way, it is minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit here in
Vermont this fine March morning. There is 25 inches plus of snow on the ground. Everyone goes to work, school is in session and except for a few frozen pipes, and the way people are bundled up, it would be a normal day.</p>
<p>Another point is not to be afraid of "the cold"*. It's not the end of the world, there will be a shock at some point (depending on what feels cold to you), but you will adapt (as long as you accept the reality of it).</p>
<p>*Montreal has no winter to speak off, but many would not agree with my definition of "having a winter"...</p>