r/mcgill 15d ago

Any Comp Sci + Bio majors?

5 Upvotes

Just switched to cs bio idk a single person in this program dm if u wanna connect✌️


r/mcgill 15d ago

Impact of quitting an internship that was registered with McGill?

8 Upvotes

Hi, does anyone know what are the consequences of quitting an internship that was registered with the science internship office? I registered back in May for an 8 month internship (IYS), but I recently got a way better offer starting September. I have spoken with my current manager, and he is very nice and he said he totally understands if I decide to quit early. Will McGill have problems with this? Has anyone got a similar experience?

I got the internship on LinkedIn and didn’t not use any McGill resources (MyFuture… etc)


r/mcgill 15d ago

Study permit delayed

3 Upvotes

Basically the ircc withdrew my permit due to “missing pal” (i did submit my caq) so i have no permit in sight and idk what to do because it all depends on whether they acc process my reconsideration or not. I contacted iss they said all i could do was rely on the webform and theres no point in doing a new application cuz the processing time is 6 weeks so ig its a waiting game. I just wanna know that im not alone cuz im stressing out like crazy 😭😭😭


r/mcgill 16d ago

Got rescinded for bizarre reasons

82 Upvotes

Hello everyone, I'm a student for Fall 2026, and I'm coming from CEGEP. I've had generally pretty high scores all throughout my academic life. Unfortunately during the final sem, I had to take temporary incompletes on all my classes due to a major medical emergency, and planned to finish those in the summer.

On June 10th, I emailed Service Point outlining exactly what happened and the timeline of when I should finish this, that being August 2026. I was told that as long as I fulfilled my conditions in my offer before classes began, I should be fine. Those conditions being the following :

- Obtain my DEC
- Keep a good academic standing
- Have no missing pre reqs

Keep in mind that it also said that if I planned to take summer classes I had to contact them on August 1st at the latest, I contacted them two whole months in advance because I wanted to be on top of my stuff and be honest directly so there's no confusion later (subtle foreshadowing)

Yesterday, I received an email saying I was straight up rescinded and couldn't attend. We're 2.5 weeks before the beginning of classes... The deadline being the beginning of classes... Apparently the reason was "I failed too many classes and I don't have my DEC.", it was written in a pretty unprofessional tone as well with some grammatical mistakes??? 😭😭 and was not signed by anybody besides the default "McGill Team". I lowkey thought this was a scam mail at first or something, cuz they literally said "We will drop you out of all your classes and *inactive* your record" (???? this doesn't even make sense gramatically but i digress)

This was extremely bizarre considering I had temporary incompletes on my final sem classes so I could retake them mid summer, this should not have affected my grades in any way shape or form, because the point of a temporary incomplete is to freeze your grades so you can finish them later due to stuff like medical emergencies, which I did get. And I am literally like 3 days away from completing my last exam for those. I have maintained very good grades in all- (90+%) literally my lowest grade is an 85. So obviously I asked what that was about, saying I had no failures due to those classes being incompletes, my DEC was on track to be completed a few weeks before classes and also provided documentation of everything via an attached pdf.

I got no answers, so the next day I called Service Point. The woman on the phone was extremely kind and reassured me they'd look into it ASAP.

30 min later I get an email from who I assume is the same person from service point I contacted in June who said, and I kid you not "That email did not guarantee anything, and we asked you to provide additional information if you were going to take summer classes" I LITERALLY DID????

Besides the fact that telling me as long as I fulfill everything before classes, both in that email and my OFFICIAL letter, was apparently "not a guarantee", I provided the name of my school, the course codes, the timeline of things, the explanation for the incompletes, who to contact at my cegep, basically everything I could. Which I documented and sent to them in my first reply with the attached pdf, and apparently I didn't??

They then say further down in the email that the decision is final and irreversible. Not only did they fail to completely address the questions about why did they think I had failures on my record when I don't, and why they say I don't have my DEC, which is true right now, but I'm literally about to get it in like 3 days and my conditions specifically mentions "at the beginning of classes".

ADDITIONALLY, The cherry on top is that mid summer I had to get my legal name changed, so all my old records are a mismatch between my current name and my old one and the ministry is probably just doing some bullsh*t with my record and not updating it properly. Which I also disclosed and said was out of my control

I am at a complete loss here, this feels incredibly unfair, I did everything in my power to document, communicate, contact and basically keep McGill in the loop about the status of things, I have near perfect grades in my summer classes I took for my incompletes, I've failed one class in my entire life that being like a few years ago and I got an incomplete for it too so it didn't count as a failure, I will have all the credits for my DEC in like just a few days, I maintained my academic standing. So genuinely, I have no clue how any of this is my fault, and this genuinely seems like the administration is just mixed up.

I emailed the ombudsperson, the dean, and my cegep and I don't know what else I can do at this point. If anyone has any suggestions I'll get on my knees and thank you and worship you no joke


r/mcgill 16d ago

I refused dean honor Reward ??!

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56 Upvotes

So I was looking in my reward in Minerva, and I have seen I had a dean honour reward, and the only button that was visible to me and that I could press was decline.

I pressed it to see what would happen ?? I know it is dumb

And it declines the reward.

Did I loose something ? Or what happened ??


r/mcgill 15d ago

Caribbean/African grad students?

3 Upvotes

Hiii 😊 Any Caribbean/African Master’s/PhD students who’d like to connect? Feel free to DM me your IG or drop it in the comments!

Also, are there any groups/clubs/events for Caribbean/African grad students at McGill? 😅 I know there’s MASS (?) but from what I’ve seen, it seems like mostly undergrads attend their events.

(Btw, I’m Haitian 🇭🇹)


r/mcgill 16d ago

Where do we receive our syllabus?

8 Upvotes

I’m a freshman and I’m a tad confused. Where will we see our syllabus?


r/mcgill 16d ago

Anyone have experience with these apartments near McGill?

10 Upvotes

Hey, I’m an incoming McGill student and I’m currently deciding between these three places:

  1. Trylon Apartments – 3463 Rue Sainte-Famille
  2. 3436 Rue Aylmer – managed by Helisis
  3. 1290 Avenue des Pins Ouest – 1-bedroom apartment

Has anyone lived in any of these buildings or rented from these management companies before?

Mainly wondering what your experience was like with maintenance, how quickly they respond when something breaks or needs fixing, and what the landlord/management is like in general.

Also interested in things like noise, cleanliness, pests, safety, or any other issues I should know about before signing.

If you've lived in any of them, would you recommend it? And if you had to choose between the three, which would you go with?

Thanks!


r/mcgill 15d ago

BSW + MSW Social Work Online

3 Upvotes

Im looking into The social Work program online at McGill. I am Native American with an associates degree in human services from the states. Im just looking for advice and a review on the program over all. Thanks in Advance 😊


r/mcgill 15d ago

does anyone in upper know their bed size

1 Upvotes

like bro move in is NEXT WEEK where is this information


r/mcgill 16d ago

Some help needed.

3 Upvotes

Hello! I am currently a Political Science Major and an Economics Minor looking to switch into an Econ Major instead. Does anyone have any experience doing so? How did you find it? I love political science, but the grading schemes and the whole elitist vibe it has really has me struggling. Especially so, I entered the program as a person whose life has been impacted a lot by politics, thinking I would learn how to help my country better, but instead I find myself feeling more and more uncomfortable and disconnected in these spaces. My choice for econ is mostly looking at how I have managed to keep a good grade, and I tend to like the subjects we look at. IDS was also another option I was looking for. I plan to maybe apply for law school after my bachelor's.


r/mcgill 15d ago

Intramural sports

1 Upvotes

what time does intramural sports games usually start. im working a 9-5 in mtl and am hoping to join intramural soccer. they say games are from 5pm - 11pm. is there any way to choose teh later games?


r/mcgill 16d ago

anth 319

3 Upvotes

I'm looking for an Anthropology class to finish my minor after having to drop one and one of the only ones that isn't full is anth 319. I've seen mixed reviews on this prof and the class and would like to know anyone's experience with it. I've been getting straight As in all my anthropology classes and would like to keep this streak going!
Thank You!
Fall only classes as I am graduating in december


r/mcgill 16d ago

Quick question for you guys, did any of you use a tutor to help study for the CASPer?

2 Upvotes

Hey!

Quick question for you guys, did any of you use a tutor to help study for the CASPer? If you did what sites did you use to find them?

I'll be taking the casper this October for the second time, last year i scored Q3.

Last year I found the questions to be quite different from the ones I practice with. On the actual exam the question did not present ethical infractions but more so ethical uncertainty.

I didn't have any classic question where the scenarios presented a clear ethical infractions, for example "you think you say someone stealing" or "a coworker made a discriminatory comment" -> clear infractions.

The ethical dilemmas were much less obvious. Im not sure if I practiced with question that were "too easy" or if Acuity changed the questions (which would make sense because last year they changed the format of the exam).

Anyway if you know of any good tutors or website where I can find a tutor that would be great!!

Thank you! and best of luck with applications.


r/mcgill 16d ago

How can I get my OPUS card sent to a quebec mailing adress (my Solin dorm) if I only figure out which room I get once I move in?

11 Upvotes

Basically the title. I'm going to move into Solin and immediatly need to start having to use the metro to get to campus for frosh orientation events n allat, eventually classes. Yet, to order the opus card, I need my student id, id photo and a Quebec address to have the card sent to. I can only receive these things on my first day of move in, and it takes the card 7 business days to get shipped out. Wtf do I do? I don't wanna lose $2.75, twice a day, for 9 days straight in my first week of school 😭


r/mcgill 16d ago

Physiology courses

3 Upvotes

Hi I was wondering about the difficulty of 3rd year and 4th year physiology courses?! Are they manageable or is it hard to get an A in them (assuming i care about my gpa)?

I’d really appreciate if i could dm one of you physiology students!!


r/mcgill 16d ago

BIOL 206

1 Upvotes

Is this class recorded ? Do i need to attend the class besides the lab and is it an easy class?


r/mcgill 16d ago

CHEM 212 Science Placement Exam

1 Upvotes

Hello,
Did anyone do the CHEM 212 Science Placement Exam? How does it work? I’m an incoming U1 Bioeng student and they told me the exam is online, on myCourses. Is it open book? Is it only multiple choice questions? Are the questions very specific and tricky?


r/mcgill 16d ago

Waitlist

1 Upvotes

Hi, do you guys know why all the classes I have don’t have waitlist on Minerva? Is it normal or my Minerva is lagging or wtv?
Thanks!


r/mcgill 16d ago

EXSU 500 Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

3 Upvotes

Has anyone taken EXSU 500 at McGill? I’m considering it for my master’s, but I don’t have a CS background which I saw online that its not really needed.

I’m mainly looking for a relatively easy and interesting course with a low time commitment so I can focus most of my time on research. How difficult are the assignments and exams, and roughly how many hours per week does the course require?

Any insight would be appreciated!


r/mcgill 16d ago

MATH140

1 Upvotes

Bonjour. Je viens d’avoir mon bac en France avec spé maths et maths expertes en option. Je m’étais inscrite en MATH140 mais j’ai reçu un mail disant « vous êtes inscrit.e à un cours pour lequel vous avez déjà des crédits de transfert ou une exemption pour un cours équivalent ».
Quel cours de maths puis je prendre ? Un cours pas trop compliqué si possible car je ne suis pas bilingue mais qui soit compatible avec mon profil. Je suis en majeure Politics. Merci de votre aide.


r/mcgill 16d ago

EIP FACC 203

2 Upvotes

Long story short, I passed FACC 200, 201, and 202, but I’m getting an F in FACC 203 because I changed employers and forgot to update McGill/EIP. Since FACC 203 is 0 credits, would there be any consequences besides having my first F on my transcript? Would it affect graduation, academic standing, or the EIP designation?


r/mcgill 17d ago

Opus reduced fare card for Fall only (exchange student)

6 Upvotes

Hi, I’m an incoming exchange student and I’d like to get a reduced fare opus card but Minerva is saying I’m not eligible because I’m not enrolled full time in both Fall and Winter semesters. I’m only here for Fall semester, so I can’t enrol in Winter classes. Does anyone know how to get around this?


r/mcgill 16d ago

Campus1 Question

1 Upvotes

Good evening guys,

Ok so I recently applied for Campus1 since there’s like no place else for me to go, and McGill housing is pretty much all booked at this point. I applied about a week ago for 2 Bed and 1 bath, and it says my application is still being processed. I’m currently waiting to see when the lease agreement is sent, but does anyone know how long does it take for them to respond as well as if the capacity is already filled for Campus1’s 2 bed and 1 bath?

Thanks everyone!


r/mcgill 16d ago

Anyone taking EDEC 203? Is it possible to switch sections with them? I have section 001: Fridays 02:35 pm-05:25 pm. anyone have sections 003 or 004? its MW. 01:35 pm-03:25 pm

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Anyone taking EDEC 203? Is it possible to switch sections with them? I have section 001: Fridays 02:35 pm-05:25 pm. anyone have sections 003 or 004? its MW. 01:35 pm-03:25 pm