| Last year my daughter had requested Douglas but was put into RVC. She was very disappointed, did not want to live with all girls, etc BUT it turned out really well for her. After getting over the initial shock, she started to look into RVC and found that the west wing (older part) was far nicer then the newer (1960's?) wing. She requested to be put there, and had a slightly larger room overlooking an inner courtyard and could here the pianos from the music school (a good thing).
She made a lot of friends very quickly. There were very few girls who had actually chosen RVC, except for the international girls whose parents had made the choice. Except for one very loud music playing girl, no one made too much noise, so sleep and studying were possible. The bathrooms were clean. The location was excellent. RVC is on the corner of University and Sherbrooke, across the street from the campus, so when it was 20 below, she didn't have to stay out in it for long. She also didn't have to slide up and down the hill where most of the dorms are. RVC is also downtown, so all those amenities were available, the metro, banks, food, stores, etc.
The boy issue didn't seem to be a problem as she met them in classes and social activities and extracurricular activities.
BTW, you don't live in the dorms at McGill for four years, only for one year. They only have enough room for first year students then you have to find an apartment, which is not too difficult and it is less expensive. |