How are classes in McGill like?

Blobof
Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:37:00 +0000

I’ll concur with rougetardis, it varies a lot, and you’ll get used to large classes (hopefully; besides, the vast majority of new students have never been in such large classes either), and the numbers drop quickly in higher level courses (a little bit less so in larger programs).

On interacting with prof: it’s your job to make the contact, not the prof’s, especially in those extra large classes (in those cases, however, if you want help with course material, a good TA may be a better option). If you’re aiming for grad school, make sure you know about the profs in your department (it’s best to talk to your departmental undergraduate society), to see which are the best profs to contact and interact with. Not all the good profs are useful for letter of recommendations and research, and not all great researchers are good to work with (though they can be really useful for recommedations), and start working on it in your second year (don’t waste your time in freshmen year with that).