<p>BUMP up my post!</p>
<p>Do you know anything about La Citadelle? I’d like to stay here but haven’t been able to find much because it’s so new…And how is it compared to Carrefour (my second choice at the moment)?</p>
<p>How easy is it to become involved in research at the science faculty of McGill? As in working with professors and graduate students on high level projects.</p>
<p>How integrated is the student body? Is there real school spirit and a “community” setting feeling at McGill?</p>
<p>I have to ask: how bad is the weather? I’m from New York so I’m used to the cold but is it possible to even venture outdoors on an average day in, let’s say, February?</p>
<p>Last question: How easy is it to take French classes if you’re in the science faculty? I would really love to take French classes at McGill with other students and McGill professors, not in private classes.</p>
<p>You can take french as an elective.</p>
<p>[Suggested</a> elective courses | Faculty of Science - McGill University](<a href=“http://www.mcgill.ca/science/student/newstudents/u0/bscfreshman/suggested-elective-courses%20#languages]Suggested”>http://www.mcgill.ca/science/student/newstudents/u0/bscfreshman/suggested-elective-courses%20#languages)</p>
<p>Hey, is the proof of English Proficiency required? I called McGill today and they told it isn’t a necessary requirement, but on the checklist it says that it isn’t processed yet. Should i call again or send them an e-mail? I don’t know what to do.</p>
<p>Thank you very much.</p>
<p>Hey econgrad, hoping you could give me some help on this.Just got into the faculty of Arts I’m looking to pursue the Honors Economics course at McGill. Other than classroom study, are there opportunities for undergraduates to get involved in research at the college or through internships, or is studying mainly confined to the class? Also, how big or small are average classes?</p>
<p>Im hoping to pursue a master in economics in the us after college, so how hard is it to maintain a solid gpa in the honors economics course?</p>
<p>Dear econgrad, I am planning transfer to mcgill from another Canadian university. I am interested in Econ honor program. Do you Know how the department evaulates transfer credit. In my current university, there is no distinction bewteen honor and major course. If the econ courses which I took in current university could not transfer into Mcgill honor program, is there any chance i can take honor micro, macro and stat in the same year. Thank you</p>
<p>Hi econgrad:
First of all, thanks for doing this it’s extremely helpful. I applied to McGill management. I wanted to do accounting and econ honors, is it hard to get in? And how is the job perspective for grads? I heard that McGill isn’t very strong in this field, but US news ranked it okay. So I’m confused. I am in CEGEP now, do you know when the department usually make decisions on CEGEP students?
Thanks so much!!</p>
<p>@zz2626safin It is highly unlikely that your current credits will transfer over towards the honours economics program at McGill. Especially so since you mentioned that there is no distinction between honours and majors in your current school. The honours economics track at McGill has its own classes (e.g honours intermediate micro and honours statistics) and these classes are extremely different from those who are in the normal economics track (e.g major or concentration). Also, it is highly unlikely that you will be able to take honours micro, honours macro and honours stats in the same semester or even year. I think the way it goes is that they plan it such that you will need to pass one class before you go on to the other. In other words, classes have pre-requisites and therefore, you cannot take them all at the same time. Have you done calculus 1 and 2 yet? They are pre-requisites for the honours economics program and without these two classes, you will not be allowed in. The attrition rate for the honours economics program is extremely high and from what i’ve heard, the first honours class (intermediate micro) usually sees anywhere from 50% and up of students dropping out.</p>
<p>@ironvivs you cannot do both a major in accounting and honours in economics together. You need to choose one. If you are from CEGEP, the decisions have already been rolled out and it doesn’t take long for them to make a decision since all they’d have to do is to obtain your transcripts from the ministry. It is not unheard of for CEGEP applicants to receive their decisions 1-2 days after the March 1st application deadline.</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>My question concerns the ability to switch from the Faculty of Arts to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Though I would like to double major in English and Biology, I had to apply to the Faculty of Arts program because I take only one out of three IB science subjects rather than the two that are required for admission into the Arts and Science program (as I didn’t know I wanted to pursue biology until the middle of 11th grade, when it was too late to change my IB courses.) Firstly, would it be possible to obtain credits for another science such as chemistry during my first year (and if so, how could I go about this?) And consequently, could I then switch to Arts and Sciences after my first year? It would also be very helpful if you could point out any logistical challenges I may have to face regarding this. </p>
<p>Thank you very much; your insight would be much appreciated!</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I have been admitted to the Faculty of Arts and am super excited to attend McGill, but I am a little apprehensive. Mainly because, I really want the ‘traditional’ university experience, like in America. I want to live on a traditional campus and walk to class with friends from our dorms, go to football games in huge stadiums, join a sorority if I so desire. I just want to experience that now because there will never be a time in my life when I can do that again! Schools like NYU and UPenn are both in big cities; yet UPenn has the traditional aspect I want while NYU does not. Does McGill have a traditional campus and the traditional college experience I want? Or is it more like NYU or BU?</p>
<p>There is no greek society at mcgill</p>
<p>McGill is not traditional. On campus housing is only provided first year. Sports exist but are not a focus of student life. Fraternities and soroities do exist but are a very small aspect of the experience. The campus is in the middle of downtown Montreal but is not a concrete campus and there is a lot of green space. </p>
<p>The experience is unlike any other in North America though. You are part of a linguistic minority (anglophone) with deep roots in a city that is majority francophone. You will be able to experience a culture, if you choose, that is truly unique. Some things will make you scratch your head (the recent student protests at other schools in Quebec). Other things will give you pause for thought (Canada’s socialized medicine would never fly in America). </p>
<p>If you are looking for a cloistered 24/7 campus though, McGill is not for you.</p>
<p>I apologize if this is a stupid question haha but ultimately, what is the significance of “honours”? How big of a difference does it make?</p>
<p>Also, how difficult would it be to double major?</p>
<p>@Uni2013</p>
<p>it depends. honours in what? in general though, honours demands more coursework compared to non-honours. this means you potentially have to take more classes.</p>
<p>however, if you’re talking about the honours in economics or any of the joint honours involving economics, the difference is one of quality rather than quantity. that is to say, the curriculum of the honours econs class is decisively much harder than the normal major econs. if you don’t know yet, honours econs at mcgill is “infamous” for being notoriously tough and it is not unheard of for 50% of people to drop out after the first “weeding out class” which is intermediate microeconomic theory.</p>
<p>what difference does it make? well obviously it looks better on your transcripts/resume if you can pull the honours off without taking too much of a hit on your GPA. no?</p>
<p>I’ve got 41 for IB predicted and 2140 for SAT I, and a few SAT IIs though Canadian colleges normally don’t required them.</p>
<p>UBC and University of Toronto has generously granted me almost full scholarship before I applied for it, whereas for McGill I’ve got no scholarship. But I personally like McGill more.</p>
<p>What’s the class size of McGill? For UBC there are many 200 students classes, but I’ve also heard that it’s the same in McGill. So which university would you recommend me to choose? Also, is UBC really a University of Billions of Chinese? </p>
<p>By the way, does McGill have very Greek school life? Are there more Koreans than Chinese? Also, if the class size is huge, is it possible for students to learn well?</p>
<p>So even for international students, residence would only be provided for the first year? Also, are there any classes like writing or social sciences that I need to learn even if I have a science major?</p>
<p>@eddalton</p>
<p>(everytime I see your name I think of Dalton Ames from sound and fury hehe…) what do you think looks better: joint honours with lower gpa or double major with higher gpa? (kind of expands on my original question a little) I am thinking about doing IDS and/or industrial relations and/or something else probably more practical like economics/finance/management/administration, but I honestly have no idea haha Do you have any recommendations as to what I should do? (if it helps, I am very hardworking and taskoriented, but it takes me longer to grasp concepts and I’m not all too smart haha)</p>
<p>Hi, I’m a sophomore planning to do IB next year. I’m also an international student and I did really bad on the first semester of freshman year but I improved by a lot (around 0.6 GPA wise) getting around 3.8-3.9/4.3 throughout last semester of freshman year and sophomore year. Will McGill overlook my freshman year? and whats a score in IB & SAT that will likely get me accepted? Also, I heard a rumor that some colleges will delete PE grade off of the transcript when recalculating our GPA, is that true? Thankss <33</p>
<p>Hello, I know there’s a Joint Honours option, but as it sounds like more than I can handle, does anyone ever take an Honours + Major combination? Like, Honours Psych + a major in Linguistics?</p>
<p>@Airglass McGill really just accepts based on your final IB/SAT scores and cumulative GPA, so as long as you’re in the range of acceptance in the end a difference like 0.6 during freshman year won’t matter. Their average SAT is around 2080 if I remember. If you do the full IB diploma, it’s a big plus.</p>