<p>hey! i’m an international student too and i recieved a huge package. along with those three letters of acceptance i got the massive undergraduate programs book, the welcome book, and the international student book. they’re all pretty important and if you haven’t gotten all of them you should make sure to let mcgill know. they will probably answer a lot of your questions if you take the time to read through them. but most of the stuff is online at <a href=“http://www.mcgill.ca/newstudents[/url]”>www.mcgill.ca/newstudents</a></p>
<p>also as for the CAQ that definitely needs to be sent away as soon as possible. as for applying to get your study permit without having gotten your caq approved yet i do believe you can send off for your permit while the CAQ is still being processed. however, they do say it is ‘preferable’ to have a copy of your caq when sending off for your permit. and i’ve seen a lot of conflicting information in this area. i don’t know how you’re supposed to get the caq to them once it comes but that’s something i would assume they’ll request for. if you’re an american student you can get your study permit from a port of entry, i dont know how practical that is, but if you’re from most other countries you’ll have to get it from a canadian visa office in your country (there’s a list of which one to apply to for each country at <a href=“http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/offices/missions.html[/url]”>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/offices/missions.html</a> )</p>
<p>also, what’s this about a perminet code? i thought we do all that once we arrive?</p>