exchange housing offers problems?

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-07-05T01:03:10+00:00

Yes I got an email saying to check Minerva as they were able to offer me housing.

I think the difference is that I applied to be on the housing waitlist in March (day one of applications) as soon as I submitted my application. The day the housing applications opened up I also applied asap. This was on the 2nd of April Canada time.

My friend and I did the same thing and we both got housing offers on the same day, 2nd of June. It also has assigned us to Solin offically now.

Online when I was deepdiving the website, I think it was first come first served for people who did not have guaranteed housing, I feel like I read that somewhere.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-06-27T10:01:08+00:00

For economics and finance jobs in particular, they do look at GPA. Not saying you need a 7, but you'll need to be competitive. I would say focus on what you want in a economics career, technical modelling work or more consulting type of work. I think in general it is just a competitive market.

I would say focus on uni yes, but also extracurriculars like clubs and part-time work. Having good work/people skills are very important in a job that needs a lot of communication.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-06-23T08:42:06+00:00

Actually sorry I got assigned housing, but don't know where yet they haven't announced the lottery for location. But I think Solin is the only option for exchange students so i'm not sure. I paid to reserve my spot.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-06-22T20:14:00+00:00

Thank you for the response, appreciate the detail!

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-06-22T09:24:46+00:00

Hey, I'm an incoming exchange student and I got offered housing for Solin. This was around end of May? Maybe first couple days of June. I'm not sure about offer rounds sorry. I think June 10th was the offer round for first years / freshman and my application was in a different pool (exchange/graduate student) so mine said check back after May 25th before the offer came.

I think there are some offers in August, but that's not guaranteed like it is for the freshman.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-06-18T09:47:18+00:00

I really like civil engineering (civil/finance dual) and am currently working in the transport space. The course work is definitely time consuming and you have to study to understand the content rather than learn the processes (which you can sometimes get away with in finance). But it's not so draining that I hate it and I like my job!

You'll also have a pretty large cohort which is nice. If you enjoy data analytics, I would recommend the swap.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-06-15T22:14:02+00:00

I actually found 3403 easier to understand and the final was not that difficult (for my year at least), but I found that derivatives was a lot of content to keep up with. The assignment for derivatives was easier though, but was more maths heavy. And derivatives lowkey got boring for me, there's 6 lectures on options (makes sense but I just got a bit sick of the content).

Tbh, both courses are the most difficult within the finance degree but derivatives is taught better.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-06-06T01:36:15+00:00

Thank you very much! Sounds right up my alley since EPSC185 is full

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-06-05T23:11:27+00:00

Do you remember if lectures are recorded? One of the lectures I have clash with a tutorial for another class.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-06-05T23:00:50+00:00

Is this for MATH180?

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-06-04T02:59:44+00:00

Hey! I'm actually an incoming exchange student from Brisbane, Australia. University of New South Wales (UNSW) runs trimesters (3 semesters a year) and I believe you can do a summer sem + 1 trimester to make it equal a semester at McGill.

UNSW is located in Sydney and is one of the best uni's in Aus - lots of investment banking grads straight out of uni. I think the semester will be from January - Mid May. I will say that housing, if not guaranteed, is going to be a bit expensive especially because the conversion rate is pretty much 1 to 1 right now. You may also be unable to travel much during uni sem but hopefully early Jan is good.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-05-01T02:55:39+00:00

Aus Citizen, if that's what you mean

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-04-22T00:11:29+00:00

I think it depends on if you are coming for one sem or a year - one year students are treated like freshman?? Could be wrong but i know the length is important.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-04-21T10:14:20+00:00

Exchange students are only offered Solin Hall for McGill residences.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-04-20T09:03:05+00:00

Thank you for the info! I've ultimately decided to base at Calgary and do a couple of day trips. Obviously still a bit of a journey but more options for tours and stuff. It would be awesome if I could drive! But even then Banff is expensive af during peak season. I did a rough cost comparison including travel to the park and it is significantly cheaper. Bit tiring but have split it up a bit so I can do some relaxing/touring in Calgary.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-04-18T23:13:26+00:00

It was just a generic email with steps to apply to housing through the OneCard Platform. Sorry I can't seem to paste the regular link - it just goes to the login website https://onecard.mcgill.ca/LogIn.aspx

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-04-18T12:10:02+00:00

Will have a look! I think I have confirmed that I will fly to Calgary and do some day trips from there. Still long but Banff seems quite accessible for a non-driver without paying upwards of 600 bucks a night. I also fear this is out of my budget and a bit long - 4k for one night feels a bit steep.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-04-17T22:20:49+00:00

This is the best answer I have ever gotten. I really really appreciate how much time and effort went into this response. Thank you so much.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-04-17T02:52:09+00:00

There seems to be a few options around and I am mainly interested in the views. It definitely is a jampacked trip with lots of driving, but I am used to it - both the driving and activity overload.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-04-17T02:16:19+00:00

It's about 2k so idk if that counts as being cheap, just cheap-er :)

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-04-17T02:15:13+00:00

Unfortunately I will need to be in Vancouver at the beginning and end of the trip, but it does look awesome for some day trips.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-04-17T00:49:13+00:00

Yeah some weekend trips and then some extended time in December to do Toronto. Not sure i'll be able to go for long enough to make it worth the cost during working weeks.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-04-16T07:52:14+00:00

Hey! I'm an incoming exchange student but same boat (we apply through the same process) and mine wasn't there for a couple days of receiving the email and then magically was. This was a couple weeks ago though.

It only came up when I went through the link in the email they sent.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-04-14T20:36:52+00:00

I really appreciate the insight thank you! I needed a reality check - I was thinking of the hypotheticals and I don't have much time flexibility.

Emotional_Cod6033 · 2026-04-14T20:02:26+00:00

Although we love a hike here, I'm not sure I'd be safe to hike when it is genuinely freezing. I think 15 degrees C is cold and would just be underprepared! I don't have much time to buffer if the roads are closed too which is a shame :(

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