<p>How much do you (or your parents) spend for you to attend McGill on a yearly basis?
Kind of a private question i know, but if anyone is willing, could you say how much one would be spending realistically with tuition, books, room, and living? What kind of expenditures do you have to explain how much you pay?</p>
<p>Since living in an apartment is much cheaper than in dorms, can you reduce the price even further by getting a roomate. Like moving into a 500/600 dollar a month apartment with a roomate?</p>
<p>There is an estimate of total costs on their website somewhere.
Off the top of my head...</p>
<p>Tuition ~ $14k CAN
Room and Board on a 5 day plan ~ $8800 CAN (I believe it's the 3rd most expensive plan - RVC being #1.)
Books ~$600 Brand new (I've already seen better deals on Amazon.)</p>
<p>We have kind of a wait and see attitude re: meals on the weekends and regular old spending money. (S is kind of cheap when it comes to spending his own cash, though!)</p>
<p>Travel one way ~ about $125 US AMTRAK to NYC. Don't know about flights.</p>
<p>IIRC, it comes out to about $28-30K I don't remember if that's Canadian or American, but the Loonie is so close to the Greenback right now it would be maybe a $1000 difference either way. </p>
<p>Woody, Montreal has a low cost of living. You're very correct in that you don't need to worry about spending money, especially if your son is pretty thrifty.</p>
<p>Oh, umm... I dont have a son...Im just in high school. My parents and i both really want to know how much it is realistically, because i want to go to grad school, and the only way ill be going without any problem is if my total undergrad costs less than 110k ish (investment stuff).</p>
<p>Do you mean 28-30k realistically for freshman, because i always hear that you can get housing in montreal (apartments) for like 500 a month, which would mean that if you split it with a roomate, it would be 250 a month each...totaling like 2k a year, instead of like 9-11k a year for dorms</p>
<p>Thank you for your replies so far. I am not really looking for rough estimates from the site. If your estimates are from experience, than that is what i am looking for. Actual assume prices for a second year. So for a second year tuition, off campus appartment split with a roomate, and food in montreal. And im not a heavy spender at all, almost all my spending would be on groceries, and maybe a movie or something once every week or so.</p>
<p>Oh, there is no possible way you would go over 110k at McGill. I don't know from experience, but I'm certain of that fact. McGilldad can back that up.</p>
<p>for all 4 years you mean right?
Because i would figure that for me, being from america, especially california, that my first year would be most expensive.
So first year, i would basically be paying like what realistically with a dorm room, tuition, supplies, a new wardrobe (i don't get snow where i live, so i need snow clothes), a meal plan, and eating a few times a week and probably a movie or a concert weekly, should be less than 30k right?</p>
<p>And then, then next year, if i moved out into an appartment and split with a roomate, than thats another 13-15k for tuition, 2-3k for apartment (if roomate is splitting price), and then groceries and entertainment. Does that seem about right?</p>
<p>Could i definitely get away with all 4 years under 100k, and still have fun.</p>
<p>Yes. Living in Montreal is pretty cheap. Also, foreign students can now work in Canada; you should not have trouble finding a job. Don't worry about not speaking French. To quote glendalais, it's not hard to learn "bienvenue chez <em>magasin</em>".</p>
<p>BIGTWIX: Dont underestimate your college costs. Your tuition is correct, but dont forget the voluminous fee structure (designed to keep Quebec tuition low).
Fees run about $2000 per year, including the required health insurance.
Also, apartments in the area outside of the downtown core are about $700-900 per month for a decent size and shape. My daughter just rented a three bedroom in LaSalle for $700, but she is putting in some sweat equity also.
That does not include utilities. There are also books and travel costs.</p>
<p>I estimate it is costing us about $28,000 Cdn. next year--and the weak US
dollar is killing my budget plans.</p>
<p>Your family needs to be realistic about what is possible. Of course, my daughter has a nice job, part-time now that students can work in the City and that helps.</p>