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4.14 / 5 based on 221 reviews
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Julian W
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
restaurants:
- l'Académie
- Café Lola Rosa
Clubs:
- Café Campus (the best! on Tuesdays!)
- House Niteclub (free entry with passes from McGill's MISN office on Thursday and Sunday)
events:
- Habs game!!! (Habs = the nickname of the local hockey team, the Montréal Canadiens) don't miss the chance to see a game at the always sold-out Bell Centre, it's amazing and Canada at its best!
places:
- Mont Royal is the best place to hang out and offers spectacular views
- Vieux Montréal might be a little bit touristic but is still a beautiful place with lovely cobblestone streets and ancient buildings
- Olympic Stadium and Parc, impressive architecture
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada's only Formula One track
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Susanne M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I didn't have a cell phone, I tried to avoid expensive food and opted for lots of vegetables and fruits (which are less expensive than in my home country); however, housing was way more expensive than at home and made a big part of my budget.
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Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try not spend money on useless little things (such as overpriced food in the cafeteria) but save it for your travelling.
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Rohit K
Overall
I wish I had known...
enggineering is tough!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Extremely helpful people generally though the administration can be a bit tough to crack. Engg. and medicine very well funded but sadly not arts
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
oh yes....sale season is post christmas....wait till then. All goods atleast half price
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Grenna
Overall
I wish I had known...
What the univeristy would assist/not assist in as a newly arrived foreigner
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Enjoy your time to the fullest
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
NY, Boston, Toronto, Quebec, and Ottawa are all within travel distance and excellent weekend trips. The nature and scenery are well worth a trip, places for hiking are easily accessible
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Julian W
Academic
Course recommendations
very hands-on, profs like to directly interact with students and involve them in discussions
continuous assessment through essays, papers, group projects, presentations etc., really annoying for continental-European students not used to this form of assessment
no blocked seminars since exchange students get the same treatment as regular students
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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ANDREA S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
BECAUSE IT WAS NECESSARY TO KEEP IN TOUCH BY PHONE. HOUSING WAS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN MY HOST COUNTRY BECAUSE I HAD TO PAY A GOOD PLACE NEAR THE UNIVERSITY, AND IT WAS RENTED. NIGHTLIFE WAS LESS EXPENSIVE BECAUSE I DIDNT USE TO GO OUT AT NIGHT AND TRAVEL WAS LESS EXPENSIVE BECAUSE I HAD NOT MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAVEL.
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Housing, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I DIDNT HAVE ANY SURPRISE.
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