<p>I'm a HS senior, considering going to McGill but frightened by the reputed size of classes there. I'm interested in Math & Biology (possibly neuroscience). Can you give me any info about these things as well as social life there and accessibility of profs (or would it be TA's?)</p>
<p>Here's the link to the McGill University forum: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/forumdisplay.php?f=264%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/forumdisplay.php?f=264</a>
You'll probably find some people that can help you there.</p>
<p>There seems to be more activity in this forum which is why I asked here</p>
<p>great school my friends sister went there for a year but couldnt come back this year...for other reasons but loved it if she couldve gone she wouldve this year!</p>
<p>My son just started McGill. He's registered for five classes. It looks like four of the five are lectures but the fifth is small (17 students-Arabic language).
My husband and I were very impressed with the school when we dropped him off two weeks ago. The move-in was extremely well organized. The students had a multitude of activities to hold them over before classes started last week.
My son chose McGill for two reasons, the program they offered (Poly Sci major, Middle Eastern languages minor) and the location.
I can tell you that his history prof is a prof, not a TA. My son tells me that this prof formerly taught at William and Mary.
If you can join facebook-(seems they've all joined facebook) you might be able to get more info from the McGill students.
Good luck.</p>
<p>u cannpt join its college students only!! my sister was a member during college...but is ur son IN the big Campus or small my friends sister was in the small campus</p>
<p>My son is on the main campus.</p>
<p>Tell me about the different campuses and why your friend's sister love it, fwfgirl. And bklymom, how big are the lecture classes, do you know?
Also, where is your son rooming and is he pleased with that?</p>
<p>I really don't know how large the lecture classes are. I got the impression from his email that his history class (a lecture) was not that large.
He is dorming in one of the residences up on the hill. The room is quite small, even by NYC standards, but it is a single and he seems pleased.
I can say that his floor fellow has been wonderful. The dorm had a BBQ the first night of moving in and have pretty much stuck together, under the direction of the floor fellow, an upperclassman, during the whole moving in process.
I got the impression, at least from the freshman on campus during moving in, that it is a campus of rather high achievers. Amiable high achievers.
My son is in a three year program as he was IB in the states. AP credit is also recognized.</p>
<p>Sundancer-I see you mentioned a French Bac. IB and AP does earn advance standing. From what I have ascertained, almost everyone with those credentials (French Bac has to be included) is given U1 status. U1 is sort of like second year in a traditiona; 4-year setting. It seems that most students are on a three year program to a BA, BS or both (Faculty of Arts and Science -dual degrees-one in arts, one in science). You apply for all Faculties at the same time. Your application is first reviewed by Faculty of Arts and Science. If you are not accepted to that Faculty, it is then passed along to Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Science. My son did not get into Arts and Science owing to limited space. Actually, it didn't matter as we didn't even know that that option existed. He was always after a BA only. But he was accepted to both the Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Science.</p>