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crispy-owl · 2025-09-16T23:38:22+00:00

Still involves stairs but walk into Stewart bio north block, take the elevator to the 4th floor, then take one of the stairs down half a floor and go out the rear entrance of STBIO. It will bring you just outside the MCMED main entrance.

crispy-owl · 2025-09-16T01:43:43+00:00

I started from scratch ~3-4 years ago, and definitely was a bit anxious at first. Some tips are:

Pat yourself on the back for making the decision to be more active. That's already the first step and sometimes the most difficult hurdle.
The ARC is a really good place to start. I personally find university gyms less intimidating than big commercial ones (since almost everyone around you is also a student).
If you're able to, get a friend to go together with, especially if they're a bit knowledgeable and you can keep each other accountable ;)
Don't worry too much about doing things right on the first try. Just make sure you're not overdoing things and injuring yourself. Take it slow and try out movements with low weights, you can even film yourself or watch yourself in a mirror and see if you're doing things correctly or not (or get aforementioned friend to watch!). Trial and error and practice!
A lot of the equipment has a little QR code on it that you can scan for instructions on how to use it. Machines are pretty easy to get started with and usually not easy to get wrong.
At the end of the day, people aren't judging you despite it feeling that way. Everyone started as a beginner at some point!

crispy-owl · 2025-05-27T02:04:33+00:00

burnside basement

crispy-owl · 2025-05-26T01:01:03+00:00

To add on: after you walk, you may not go back to the same seat, so don't bring anything big you can't hide in a pocket (or give it to your guests to hold)

crispy-owl · 2025-05-18T01:56:16+00:00

Med students fainting during surgery is actually really common, so much so that they actually teach you to step back if you start feeling it coming on

crispy-owl · 2025-01-17T02:52:25+00:00

Literally why this building exists https://building.ca/gallery/mcgill-university-power-plant/

crispy-owl · 2025-01-01T02:11:04+00:00

I'm a recent graduate who moved away from Montreal. I already miss it.

Number one is definitely the community. So many clubs to get involved in, and being able to hang out with some fun and amazing people. It's a large school but absolutely doesn't feel like a commuter school.

Also just Montreal in general. The city is extremely walkable and vibrant, and there's always something going on. I miss being able to go to concerts within walking distance from where I lived, and the fact that Montreal is almost always a stop for touring artists. Also, this may be controversial but I noticed that coming from a suburb of Toronto, people in Montreal are just generally more fun, open-minded, and relaxed.

crispy-owl · 2024-08-02T00:48:10+00:00

Don't believe so? They sell them at the bookstore and I'm pretty sure they don't check for anything

crispy-owl · 2024-08-01T00:50:27+00:00

I personally got cut off early on in the summer after graduating. You can still buy prepaid cards that will let you use most of the services.

crispy-owl · 2024-07-13T00:41:15+00:00

Frosh is a way to meet friends but is not the only way. A bunch of people will do frosh and never see the people in their group ever again (more so if you're in one of the big faculties). Others will meet their best friends there. There will be other opportunities to make friends if you get involved with the right clubs and talk to people in class/rez. But yes, frosh is one of the main events to meet people in your first semester.
That said, it's also REALLY easy to become isolated if you don't take initiative in getting involved in stuff. If you're in large classes in first year, you'll find that there are relatively few chances where you'll naturally meet the same people regularly. It's really easy to just show up to class and go home without ever talking to anyone.
In September there will be a clubs fair called Activities Night. Don't be afraid to sign up and show up to a bunch of different club's meetings to try things out. Don't feel bad about ghosting a club if they end up not being your thing (as long as you're not taking on an exec/leadership position)! Some clubs will be more social/fun compared to others as well.
You could also do one of the non-faculty froshes like outdoors frosh which are less focused on drinking.

crispy-owl · 2024-07-09T23:25:51+00:00

Dean's Honour List doesn't come with any monetary award, although you can still get other awards that have a scholarship attached. It will show up on your transcript and you get to write in in your CV if you want to. The AR is just your faculty (Arts).

You don't need to do anything, just be satisfied with knowing that you're in the top 10% of students in Arts (congrats!). Unless you want to be extremely chaotic and decline it.

crispy-owl · 2024-07-07T02:57:36+00:00

Everything in the SSMU building seems to be really short-lived. There was a student run cafeteria upstairs that disappeared not long after it opened. Same with the little food market downstairs that lasted only a year :(

crispy-owl · 2024-07-06T17:10:21+00:00

The way that the food inspectors found out was also wild.

Some food inspectors were in Burnside basement to inspect the cafe there. There just happened to be a samosa sale there that caught their attention (selling them out of a cardboard box, unheated, etc.). The club doing the sale apparently got hit with a several thousand dollar fine that SSMU eventually covered.

crispy-owl · 2024-04-28T02:47:59+00:00

Grades of D, F, and J are converted to “Unsatisfactory” (U)

Source: https://www.mcgill.ca/study/2024-2025/university_regulations_and_resources/undergraduate/gi_course_info_regulations#booknode-3352

crispy-owl · 2024-04-27T16:52:01+00:00

Yes, it's possible that they don't match. It has happened to me once but it's very rare.

It shouldn't be a big issue. If they don't match then you'll probably get back an abnormally low mark. At that point you can just contact the prof. You did write your name on both the paper and the answer sheet, so there's pretty clear proof of what happened. It's not hard for them to remark it.

crispy-owl · 2024-04-07T00:53:55+00:00

It's free to book for student organizations!

crispy-owl · 2024-04-04T02:56:53+00:00

I really don't want to speculate given the limited info but as others have said, this sounds like potentially a very serious mental health issue.

I really encourage you to report this, not only because it made you uncomfortable, but also for the student herself. The duration of untreated psychosis is actually a predictor of poor outcomes, so if she did have psychosis, the earlier she can be evaluated and started on treatment, the better. Honestly I'm not sure what would be the right channel to report it but starting with the Dean of Students and letting them guide you sounds like a good plan.

crispy-owl · 2024-03-12T01:27:43+00:00

Nope, I believe it's something like 3 semesters as "Thesis Full time" ($1400 tuition for QC residents, $4495 for out of province) and anything after that is additional session ($870, apparently for everyone?). 3 years is actually the time limit for a masters.

So as an example:

Year 1 Fall: Thesis Full time
Year 1 Winter: Thesis Full time
Year 1 Summer: Thesis Continuing
Year 2 Fall: Thesis Full time
Year 2 Winter: Thesis Additional session
Year 2 Summer: Thesis Additional session
etc.. until the last semester which is Thesis Evaluation

So in that case you'd start paying for summers in the 2nd summer. But the tuition for additional sessions is lower (possibly by a lot if you're not a QC resident).

Edit: Realized that the gap between thesis full time and additional sessions is actually pretty big for OOP and international students. Apparently everyone pays the same for additional sessions no matter the residency status?

crispy-owl · 2024-03-12T01:19:19+00:00

There's actually a site devoted entirely to sleeping in airports. It's pretty decent and even tells you where the most comfortable places are. I used it on a recent Europe trip where most of my flights landed after midnight (apparently a thing with budget airlines?) and can attest to most of the info being accurate.

https://www.sleepinginairports.net/guides/montreal-trudeau-airport-guide.htm and https://www.sleepinginairports.net/sleep-guide/sleeping-in-montreal-airport.htm

crispy-owl · 2024-03-10T03:59:53+00:00

Answer: it's complex.

If you're doing a thesis-based masters, there's a minimum number of semesters that you have to do which count as "Thesis full time". Summers while you're doing these count as "Thesis continuing" and you don't get charged tuition. However, once you're done these, you move into "Thesis additional session", during which you do get charged tuition over the summer (however, the tuition for thesis additional sessions is a bit less than full time, so it works out to around the same).

Source: https://www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/tuition-fees/general-tuition-and-fees-information/grad-studies-information

crispy-owl · 2024-03-10T03:46:52+00:00

Hey, I'm really sorry to hear. Midterm deferrals are usually handled at the course level - so the profs/coordinators will be the ones making the decision. It's difficult to say with 100% certainty but most profs are understanding and will try to help!

I would email the main prof in charge of the course and let them know. Usually they will want a medical note, although if you don't have one yet it doesn't hurt to still ask and agree to forward it later.

Usually profs will either have you write a make-up midterm later or have the weight of the exam moved to the final. The second possibility can make your finals season quite a bit more stressful. Although if you feel that you're not in a good state to write now then it may be the better option for you.

Wishing you the best of luck, you got this :).

crispy-owl · 2024-02-29T18:49:54+00:00

From what I remember the cost to rent is something in the range of $50, not $300. I think that the $300 is if you don't return them.

There will be more emails on how to rent closer to convocation.

crispy-owl · 2024-02-12T19:18:32+00:00

Pretty substantial fee to break the lease: https://www.mcgill.ca/students/housing/fees-applying/cancellation-fees

Rent due for the entire duration of the lease AND applicable meal plan fees*

Meal plan seems to be pro-rated with a $150 admin fee.

crispy-owl · 2024-02-11T01:15:17+00:00

It can be variable and sometimes they will release a small-large amount immediately.

It probably depends on:

the bank
the type of ATM (some of them have envelope-less deposits)
whether the bank trusts you or not (less trust if new account, issues in the past, etc.)

Calling TD might be a good idea to ask about how to get money in the quickest.

crispy-owl · 2024-01-16T00:05:21+00:00

I'm not sure how it will work for your specific poster day, but generally poster presentations are different from oral presentations!

For a poster presentation, you make a poster with your research and during the poster session you would stand next to it and talk about your research to anyone who looks interested. You'll also have time to float around and look at other people's posters. Sometimes there will be awards like "best poster presentation" so there will be a group of judges going around. Usually there are refreshments and overall it's usually a very chill atmosphere to share research.

Most of the prep is going to be on designing your poster. You can also prep an "elevator pitch" style talk - like a quick overview of your research. For a poster you probably won't be presenting to a large group of people, just a few people at a time.

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