CEGEP for US Applicant to McGill?

tomofboston
Thu, 26 Jul 2012 23:48:39 +0000

Having to move off campus was a bit intimidating for me at first, but I adapted. McGill’s off campus housing office provided lists of rentals and leases are under strict provincial control: first month’s rent and a $200 security deposit. No last month’s rent or “finder’s fees” paid to agents. Housing costs in Montreal are low, at least compared to Boston. Part of the McGill experience is living in Montreal and discovering that there is a lot more to life than the dorm room, classroom and bars.

Also, I knew of no students at McGill who wanted to move back home after graduation. Having been independent for those years made that idea unfathomable, even if they were unemployed. If I’d lived four years in a dorm, on campus apartment or frat house, I wouldn’t have developed the life skills I needed when I got my first job in New York City.