Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? It is pretty exceptional that people live on campus. Only Frechman do. It is also more fun to live in an own appartement, with other students

Personal comments:
It is very hard to find a good place to stay if you arrive to late in Monteal.

Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

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

Course recommendations:
Be sure to 'shop around' in the beginning. There are great number of courses and you want to make sure you choose the best ones. All modules dont offer seminars paralell to lectures so be sure to find out which because seminars will help you considerably in your studies.

Personal comments:
Most modules have midterm exams which is a bit of a hassle if you also have a lot of essays to submit. But then again, the exams are really easy - reminded me of the type of exams I had in Upper Secondary School.. The essays however will require a fair share of time - especially if you are pursuing those A's!

Language of instruction: English

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
A private grant

Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits:
FOOD: I often spent long hours at school and ate at restaurants. TELEPHONE: I mostly made long-distance calls. Cost/minute is pretty low (compared with Sweden) when pre-paid cards are used. You can buy these pretty much everywhere and the competition between the different providers is cut-throat (good for your wallet :)

Food, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Nightlife: was the same price as at home.

Telephone: was less expensive than at home.

I wish I had known...
I didnt really have any difficulties whilst being in Canada but be sure to sort everything out with visa and registration before getting there. Also, arrive early to find a decent place to live because if you arrive too late - you might end up living in a dump!

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!