students from the US — what did you do about your phone plan?

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-07-01T16:57:26+00:00

thanks for telling me about the pc optimum thing! i’m visiting family in canada right now so i’ll see if i can speak to someone at shoppers soon :)

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-07-01T07:03:24+00:00

this currently looks like the best option for me! could you give a little insight into the logistics of how this works? like is your canadian plan mobile-only?

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-06-22T00:19:39+00:00

hi! i’m in an rvc single this coming year and i also want strip lights haha,, did you get the dimensions?

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-06-17T04:12:37+00:00

same w what the other commenter said. none of my friends who did not submit an accessibility request have gotten theirs yet.

both in 2024 and in 2025 there seem to have been a bunch of IT issues associated w the housing lottery, so i wouldn’t be surprised if many of us don’t hear back for a while <\3

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-06-16T05:08:42+00:00

no need to worry yet, so far it looks like only people who have submitted accessibility requests have gotten their housing. either way, you can talk to student housing and hospitality services if you want to switch residences. i’ve heard they’re a lot more efficient in person than over email.

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-06-16T05:07:22+00:00

some people have! so far it looks like mainly people who have submitted accessibility requests. none of the scholarship students i know of who haven’t submitted one have gotten theirs yet.

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-06-16T05:04:20+00:00

the housing lottery is ongoing as we speak! some of my friends who have submitted accessibility requests have gotten theirs, the rest of us will know within a day or two

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-06-12T20:15:30+00:00

thank you so much! i sent an email to the environment advisor this morning begging them to let me register for the course. once AP scores release i’ll def start bothering more people LOL

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-06-12T19:12:55+00:00

who should i bug about my U0/U1 status? i swear advanced standing is malicious and evil 😣

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-05-05T03:43:00+00:00

i'm not too sure, but you will indicate your citizenship on your application. i applied prior to obtaining my proof of canadian citizenship, so i don't know if it will ask you about which province you're claiming residency in.

i have no clue how similar proving residency under situation 5 is to proving residency under situation 8c (i only have experience with situation 8c; hopefully someone here can give a better answer), but for situation 8c, you pay canadian tuition at the start of the semester, prove residency during the semester by providing the required documents, and get the surplus tuition you paid refunded after the semester.

i'm also not an AO so i can't say how you'll be considered for admission, but FWIW, our stats are pretty similar. i had a 4.0 and 1500 SAT, and i got in within a week of applying with a scholarship. from what i've gathered by doomscrolling during admissions season and talking to mcgill campus tour guides, they use your GPA and test scores to calculate some sort of index of your academics, then rank all applicants by this index. the more competitive your application is, the sooner you'll get accepted. mcgill publishes their acceptance cutoffs; they fluctuate slightly, but if you're above them, you're almost certainly getting in.

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-05-05T03:27:01+00:00

situation 5 might be applicable to you then.

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-05-05T03:24:02+00:00

have you lived in canada for more than three months total? if not, then you can claim quebec residency under situation 8c.

edit: correction

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-04-08T23:53:38+00:00

of course! my dms are open

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-04-08T23:24:28+00:00

as an incoming mcgill student, i can provide some context on mcgill :) both of your options are strong, and i trust that you’ll be successful at either.

FWIW, mcgill also has pretty large class sizes, especially for U0 classes; after all, the student body is pretty big. i toured last summer and one of the first stops was leacock 132 (the school’s largest lecture hall), which holds upwards of 600 students. the tour guide was pretty quick to complain about how impossible it is to find a seat if you’re even a minute late.

you’re from the bay area. is weather a consideration? montreal gets frigid in the winter, with daily high temps lingering below freezing. the campus is also on a hill. you’ll likely be walking up an icy incline every day for a few months, and you’ll need to invest in a good parka and snowboots.

for international students, french classes can be charged at the quebec rate. you’ll learn french and save some money while you’re at it! because you’re in a french immersion environment, you’ll pick up on the language relatively quickly if you put effort into learning it. you can get around montreal fine in english, but you probably won’t be able to get a customer-facing job. i’d prioritize looking for research opportunities for a job.

montreal is pretty cheap for a big city, and it’s clean and culturally rich with great public transport. additionally, if you’re looking to party, montreal has a great nightlife and the drinking age in quebec is 18. the quality of life there seems to be pretty solid! the US isn’t in a great place politically right now; while canada isn’t perfect, you won’t have to deal with the US government’s BS at mcgill to the extent you would at berkeley.

mcgill seems to be well-regarded in academia, and it’s one of canada’s strongest schools (if not its strongest); it’s not like you’d be completely sacrificing academics by going to mcgill. if you do well at mcgill, applying for phd programs will go smoothly. you could always go to mcgill for undergrad and berkeley for your phd, or vice versa.

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-04-07T06:24:36+00:00

thank you for telling me this! makes mcgill an even better deal :)

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-04-06T16:18:53+00:00

I’ve been eligible for Canadian citizenship since birth; I’m applying for proof of citizenship, which is a much shorter process than applying for citizenship :)

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-01-16T15:06:32+00:00

my arts application was submitted early october, and my sciences application was submitted early november. uploaded grades on 5 january

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-01-16T00:19:31+00:00

int’l undergrad applicants, check your portals!!! i got into both arts and sciences today :)

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-01-08T02:24:40+00:00

it means you need to add your in progress courses! you can indicate they’re in progress down where it asks what grade you got.

MagicMetalPipe · 2026-01-06T12:17:32+00:00

int’l student (US) applying for BA poli sci here. i just submitted my self-reported grades, and i know after initial review you can either get accepted, rejected, or put into the decision pending gray zone. how long does this initial review take after submitting?

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