<p>any of u guys going for double room has their room mates with them already or u guys will just go normally and get anyone…</p>
<p>i called mcgill and they said if u have some1 from ure country coming u can get them as a room mate…</p>
<p>which do u guys think is better?
someone u know, or some1 different… which means diversity…</p>
<p>most people go home when their lease is over, I suppose. You can rent from someone who has a 12 month lease but wants to go home or find your own apartment early for next year if you want to stay in Montreal. </p>
<p>About the roommates…if you’re really nit picky about your living environment and would feel more comfortable with someone you knew, by all means request someone. If you want to take the risk, then go with whoever they give you. They try to pair you up with someone that matches your living…style and personality, so I’m sure you’ll be alright. Besides, you can always request to change rooms or roommates once you get there.</p>
<p>then again… the mcgill selection process isnt too extensive… like 10 questions max</p>
<p>true… im in a big dilemma here… </p>
<p>i want to save money, which would mean off campus…</p>
<p>but i also want the true college experience… which is on dorm…</p>
<p>sigh…:(</p>
<p>dorm! it’s only one year and you can get a job to pay off the extra, especially if they let international students work. the experience is priceless.</p>
<p>International students technicaly can only work through the mcgill workstudy program, which is difficult to get into, but not impossible. The only other option I’ve found, is that the visa allows you to have a job that directly applies to your major… ie… singers who have church-singing jobs. </p>
<p>It is also possible to pick up a few odd jobs slightly ‘under the table’, ie. I have a freind from the states who stayed up here the summer and is painting houses. I dont know how possible this is during the normal academic year. </p>
<p>Incidently, I didn’t live in res my first year, but that was because I was a transfer student. My first ‘real’ year of college, back in the states, I lived in res and I think it’s a good idea to live in residence for one year, as it is the fastest way to make friends, really. With that said, though, it is not impossible to make friends living on your own, and living in an appartment has it’s perks too. For one thing, you may be closer to campus living off campus than some of the dorms, amusingly enough. Lifes alot more private too, and you don’t have to worry about meal plans (though you do have to cook for yourself! ). If you want the happy medium, I hear Solin hall or the More housing is the way to go in that respect, as in a way, they are really appartments, and yet they are also dormitory like, in that the entire appartment building is full of mcgill students.</p>
<p>international students can now work on or off campus in canada just like any other canadian…we dont need anyother visa or work permits anymore…just a student visa is required</p>
<p>its a new law that has been implemented by the canadian government a couple of monthes back…basically to attract more intl. students…</p>
<p>woah… I didnt hear about that one!!
Very cool!</p>
<p>You still have to speak french to work in quebec though, right?</p>
<p>that’s my understanding of it-</p>
<p>i am sure u can get by without french in places around mcgill…i heard that montreal was bilingual, so it wont really be a problem</p>
<p>yea, I’m sure there are places that won’t require you to speak too much french, or to speak at all. There are also places that are geared towards tourists that may require more english than french, like the Hard Rock Cafe on Peel, I think.</p>
<p>after how long will we get opportunities to work in a company as an intern? by the end of 2nd or 3rd year?? or early?</p>
<p>well I know for management that if you want an internship you have to wait until you’ve finished all your core requirements. So…that would probably be after 3rd year.</p>
<p>it will also be extremely competative as well right?
i heard you need above a CGPA of 3.0+ or something</p>
<p>yea, I think there is some sort of condition like that. Also, the placements are limited and you still have to do interviews and stuff I believe to actually get the job. I’m sure it is competitive, but by 3rd year the class sizes should get smaller so the competition should start to wind down too.</p>
<p>Wow that’s awesome that international students can work off campus. time to practice french…</p>
<p>i am not so sure the classes will get smaller…about 90% of the people should remain </p>
<p>and mcgill has a bad reputation for having big classes even when its 3rd or 4th year classes</p>
<p>I looked into the changing of that law, or rather, asked a fellow cc’er i know irl who is more informed than I, and its apparently not applicable in quebec yet, but may be later. Its being experimented first in Vancouver and if successful (at bringing in more int’l students), it would then be extended to toronto, and then to Montreal. (Montreal already having the most int’l students, I believe).</p>
<p>yes, my tour guide pointed out that montreal just passed boston as the north american city with the highest % of college students per capita. this fact may or may not include cegep kids</p>
<p>There is a high chance of me attending…</p>
<p>Arts & Science (BA & BSc), Econ/Math/PoliSci</p>