I’m starting my first year at McGill this fall and im not too sure if I’m supposed to wait until courses start to purchase textbooks or if there’s a way to already see the syllabus and get textbooks now. Do I just wait until the prof tells us what resources we should study from?
thank you!
Im still not sure where I wanna go for uni so im posting this for advice.
I got into UofA Engineering, McGill Bioeng, and McMaster iBiomed. I’m mainly considering UofA and McGill. I have until May 1 to accept the McGill offer, atm I accepted UofA.
UofA pros:
- I’m still not 100% sure what engineering specialization I want to go into, so UofA’s common first year sounds good for me.
- I live near campus so I don’t have to pay for residence.
- lower tuition fees.
UofA cons:
- I’m mostly sure I want to go into bioeng so McGill might be better. Ik I said the common first year was a pro, but it’s actually a half pro lol.
- I’ve been wanting to study outside Alberta for years. Montreal seems so nice.
- I don’t really wanna see my current peers all the time; I want a new start in a new place as corny as that might sound.
McGill pros:
- again, I’m mostly sure I wanna specialize in bioeng.
- the three program streams seem really interesting to me.
- I like the McGill and Kyoto joint phd program in genomic medicine, so maybe it’s best to do undergrad there? I’m honestly not sure if this actually matters for admission.
- again, new city new environment
McGill cons
- About 6k more expensive per year for tuition
- would have to pay for residence (at least $825 per month)
- scary to live alone in a new province (I’m aware this contradicts me wanting to start in a new place)
ty so much!! I’d appreciate any advice.