<p>Okay, so what's the weather really like at McGill? My daughter has applied and is really psyched, but I've heard too many years of complaints about cold weather here (we're from NYC suburbs) to believe she'll really be able to deal with it.</p>
<p>I would like to know this too. I'm from ohio and I adore the cold and the snow. I always thought it was a lot like ny weather</p>
<p>we're from NJ and my daughter is at McGill. She visited McGill during hher senior year in high school during the winter; and luckily it was very cold when she was there. She's been there two years now and I've never heard her complain about the cold or the snow. All you need to do is buy the right clothing, a good pair of boots and understand how to layer your clothing. The Metro is well-heated and takes you almost everywhere you want to go. And Montreal is beautiful at all times of the year.</p>
<p>OUT COMES THE SNOW PANTS!!! did anyone have those big snow pants with the suspenders in like 5th grade?</p>
<p>well frankly it hasn't been absolutely terrible so far this year. Not as bad as I had thought about. The -40 figures you hear bantered about are the exception, not the norm. </p>
<p>I'm not very adept in celcius, but I'll say that I didn't wear T-shirts really beyond the middle of september. After that it was sweaters. Fall was beautiful and windy and not terribly cold, except we had a few clear days when it was around 0 degrees C. We had our first minor snowfall end of November, but it was mid december before we started the deluge of snow. </p>
<p>For the most part the winter is clear with some snowy days. The clear days can get bitterly cold. Bring a heavy jacket (down is preferable), some good boots, long underwear (not a necessity), scarf, hat, mitts, etc. I was really scared for the winter, but up till I left for christmas it wasn't bad. I mean, it was chilly, in the 20s fahrenheit, but I expected it to be really bad when I came back from christmas and it wasn't. We were plagued this year by freezing rain and icy sidewalks. Ugh. Now however we have days (mostly the clear days!) when it's just freezing. It's mostly the wind chill that gets you--temperatures are alright without that, but in the wind, well, it's bad bad bad. However we also have days that are only like -6 C. Depends. Dress warm, cover all extremities (my neighbor got frostbite on her ears!), and you should be fine. </p>
<p>Like bondnj mentioned, the metro is good and if you live in rez you should be close enough to campus for it to not matter very much. The underground mall becomes a blessing too. </p>
<p>it's cold but you adjust and you deal with it. I wouldn't actually label it as a big issue for me.</p>
<p>...for not giving this question the cold shoulder, as I was afraid it might merit. Now we'll just wait for the admission decision to come and put fears on ice.</p>
<p>BTW, I 've seen some refer to checking status of the application on Minerva, but it seems that you need a pin number to log on. Have others been sent a pin number after applying?</p>
<p>in 1998, we had the infamous ice storm.</p>
<p>I lost power and had to live at a hospital for 3 weeks...but boy was it fun!!! The ice was half a yard thick!
I skated around instead of walking on some days.</p>
<p>But, on avg, Montreal is cold. Much colder than NYC.</p>
<p>Snow varies.</p>
<p>But u'll deal with it just fine...</p>
<p>In January, the lowest avergage temperature is 5.5 F. In February the low is 8.8. So, it really depends on what the weather is like at the moment, because the weather can be really nice.</p>
<p>Just curious, where in NY are you from?</p>
<p>Also, as someone else mentioned, the underground mall rocks. When I get there, I'm going to take a week of my time to memorize it so I hopefully don't get stuck freezing my ass off one night.</p>
<p>We're in NYC and our son is at McGill-winters generally same as NYC but a bit more severe. There is the underground city with shops and markets. It really is not that bad.</p>