Major Scholarships

danielsl
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:48:18 +0000

4.0 weighted I guess. I got into McGill 4.3 unweighted, 3.9 unweighted, sans scholarship. McGill does not offer FA to international students (US included), some FA for out of province students. but I thiink you need to be in some aid, because I don’t know that many people on aid. And 10 AP courses? That is a lot of APs to take. be careful, because if you declare your credits, you will go into U1, and U1 is tough. McGill takes it easy during U0, but in U1,U2 and U3, they bombard you with really hard stuff. To sum it up, McGill has one of the toughest exams in the world, but not the best teaching in the world. (Ex.: For my Microbiology lab, we need to memorize about 25 procedures, and be able to identify about 15 bacteria based on their morphological and biochemical characteristics - you don’t identify your bacteria, you will prob fail). My hs friends at the Ivies looked at my exam, and they were like: ***?!

They will surely take you (looking at the people around me…), and maybe with scholarship, but you should apply soon, so that you have a chance on those “peripheral” ones that are worth like $3k (just in case you don’t get the big 20k).

And yes, it is about $28,000 a year. It is about $16,800-$15,000 for tuition, depending on faculty. Plus, housing, depending on where you are, will be about $10,000 for 8 months. You can easily opt out of housing, and stay off-campus for like $400 a month. Plus, since you’re international, there are a lot of compulsory fees, like health insurance and student society charges (SSMU). You could try calling Admissions, and they could help and are quite reachable, but I’d say: Don’t expect any freebies, McGill is quite a poor university.

Still way cheaper than like $50,000 a year (like double McGill) at a private college in the US.

But here is something to think about: In-province at McGill: $1,500. Seriously…the Quebecois…