<p>I just got accepted to study one year in McGill, and after the initial excitement I am full of doubts related to housing. Since I am not in my freshman year -in fact, I'll be doing my junior year in McGill- I don't know wether it'd be better to be in residence or not. I'm hoping someone could give me some info about the residences and the alternative housing. In Madrid -where I'm currently studying- I have my own appartment and never lived in a residence. Is it really worth it? And, if it is, could you tell me a bit about them?</p>
<p>Did they offer you a spot in residence? McGill is very unique in that they barely have enough residence spaces for the entire incoming class, thus they don’t generally offer spots to sophomores, juniors, etc. Some of the dorms are very nice, and some are a little scummy, but figure out if you are allowed to first. </p>
<p>Seeing as you are older, however, I would try to live in the McGill Ghetto. There are nice studio apartments as well as large apartments if you are looking for roommates. If you live in a dorm you will only meet freshman. Montreal is very walker-friendly, making apartment living extremely convenient. Everyone your age will be in an apartment (in roughly the same area) so it is probably a better decision. Let me know if you have any specific questions.</p>
<p>I wasn’t offered a spot in any residences, however, I was told that if I wanted, I could apply for a spot in one of them. I thought that since I don’t know the city, that might be easier for me. I didn’t know that residences are mostly for first years, and I’d rather live with people that are my age.
What exactly is the McGill Guetto?
Again, thanks a lot</p>
<p>My son lives in a residential apartment with 4 other friends. It is in downtown Montreal and is furnished. McGill used it as an overflow residence for a few years. I am not sure if they still use it now they have added a new residence. It is nice, very close and I think that you can rent a room in one of the apartments and they will match you with roommates. My son and his friends wanted to live in the ghetto but 5 bedroom were hard to find and they ended up here. They like it a lot. The building is called 515 St, Catherines and they have a web site. Maybe this would suit you because it is all McGill and Concordia students and not just freshmen – but it is not cheap.</p>
<p>McGill ghetto is about a 4 x 4 city block section of brownstone-style apartments buildings as well as traditional apartment buildings that is composed mainly of McGill students (and some older people). Here is a decent map of it <a href=“: Image”>: Image;
<p>If you search for a map of mcgill you can find that parc rutherford and get your bearings.</p>
<p>Avenue du parc and Prince Arthur is where New Rez is, Rue University is the eastern edge of campus, Sherbrooke is the southern edge, and the campus extends a but off the bottom left of the photo as you will see. Either way, that entire red are can be walked in about 5 minutes, thus 5 minutes to class.</p>
