Greenbriar or off-campus?

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<p>Okay, so I am kind of confused about which one to choose. My major concern about accomodation is money because I can only set aside a maximum of $6000 for housing(but I'd rather keep it near $5000).</p>

<p>I am an international student so the 11 month lease for a greenbriar double apartment as opposed to 8 months for others would be great since I am not sure if i'll return the first year back home and I can always sub-let my place if I do.</p>

<p>The greenbriar double apartments come in three sizes, the smallest one is the chepest with an annual fee of $5,819. </p>

<p>1)On the minerva page, i cant specifically ask for the cheapest one so is it possible for me to change rooms afterwards if dont get the right one? </p>

<p>2)And more importantly how small is the Greenbriar "Small double apartment" really is. I have heard that Greenbriar's are usually larger so I am hoping its good enough. </p>

<p>3)And how do sleeping arrangements usually work for the double apartments. There is only one bed and one mattress so how do two people sleep?</p>

<p>4)If I sumbit my deposit earlier than most(as in now), would that increase my chances of getting my preffered rez?</p>

<p>If anyone has further insight on Greenbriars than any help would be awesome. </p>

<p>Off-campus is also a choice but only if the money is substantially less. I have looked on the apartment listings on McGill's own website but nothing in McGill Ghetto is cheaper than $450 a month. The fact that I cannot come a month before school actually starts to hunt for off-campus housing is also a con for off-campus housing. </p>

<p>I know its a lengthy post but i really need to know this stuff.</p>

<p>Edit: Also Does anyone know when you can move into your dorms and if McGill provides any temporary accomodation for internationals if they arrive a bit earlier.</p>

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<p>I don’t know the answers to all your questions, but I’ll answer what I can. :)</p>

<p>1) I think it’s possible to change rooms afterward but it’s probably a little more complicated and they can’t guarantee that you can change rooms.
2) No idea, sorry!
3) Hmm…not sure but I can’t imagine that there’s only one mattress, are you sure you weren’t looking at description for a single room?
4) Housing works on a lottery system so pay your housing deposit, rank your choices, fill out the questionnaire by June 15th and you’ll get assigned a number soon after. The smaller your number, the better your chance at getting your first choice. SO, as long as you pay by 6/15, it doesn’t impact whether you get your first-choice or not.</p>

<p>Move-in day starts August 22nd, I think. All the info should be in your Welcome to McGill guide.</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure they mean one bed per person. For example, for New rez, it says something like, one double bed, one dresser etc… but they mean per person. </p>

<p>Um for the first question… well you can’t but once you fill out the questionnaire (right after you click continue or w/e), after all the music and smoking and sleeping habit questions, it says, is there anything you would like us to know… you could include it there!</p>