r/mcgill

I have emailed 10+ profs in early August to volunteer for research and have yet to hear anything back. I have a perfect GPA heading into U2 and I just can't find anything. My emails have all been polite and concise; I introduced myself, expressed my interest in their specific research area (which I am genuinely interested in) and asked to volunteer and still nothing. I even attached my CV and transcript too, but I only got replies from two profs saying they didn't have anymore space but that's literally it. Am I cooked? What am I doing wrong? I lowkey ran out of profs to email since I only email those whose research I'm interested in.

How the heck do I get to volunteer to do research? Please help, I do not want my dreams to be crushed simply because I cannot find a volunteer opportunity

has anyone tried to opt out of the virtual healthcare insurance plan? it says the opt out period for all forms of health insurance is from august 12th to september 26th, but for some reason it won’t let me opt out of virtual care. send help

I'm looking into getting a mac campus parking pass but I can't find the cost anywhere. I filled out the form but couldn't find anything on that site or any others about pricing.

I planned to get the annual pass.

I went on exchange last semester and accidentally took a class that was 3 ECTS instead of 6. I was under the impression that the entire course was 6 ECTS but turns out I had to take a whole other module to receive those credits. I received 7 ECTS in another course, which I believe would leave me at 14 McGill credits for the semester instead of the usual 15.

I emailed Arts Oasis, but I am stressing over the fact that I will have to either add a course to my workload of 5 courses or postpone my graduation over 1 credit. Has anyone been in the same situation or know of any 1 credit courses I can take in the 2026-2027 year as an arts student?

Hi! Incoming U1 student, was just wondering which clubs at McGill have had the most international and national competition success/breadth. Feel free to list some you know! Preferably STEM related but I am interested to hear about all of them!

I need to add a class and make some changes and im kinda worried because I messed up course registration. Do people actually drop out of class before the add/drop deadline or am I cooked.

For people doing grad school: how did you choose your field of research? Was it mostly stumbling into a research project by chance in your undergrad days and then sticking with it?

Waitlisting for frosh is kinda crazy. I wouldve expected it to be open to everyone but ig not. I get that they have limited space its just that ive never seen anythint like this before.

I’m an American moving to Montréal, and the internet providers I’ve been trying to sign up with keep telling me that I need a Canadian phone number. Are there any providers who accept non-Canadian numbers, or is there any way to get around this without swapping my phone number?

I’m moving into an apartment in the Mcgill Ghetto this year and it’s not too convenient to take it inside. I’m wondering if its a bad idea to leave it outside overnight. Obviously I would get a good lock. Its an old, low-end bike but it was expensive enough I would really prefer not to lose it. Does anyone gave experience with bike theft in the area? If so how determined are the thieves?

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!

Incoming U1 student here, I was wondering because I heard from some people, McGill is in the process of killing honours phys and a lot of honours courses are merging with major courses, and it seems likely the honours phys and joint honours physics + cs programs won't exist anymore?

Hello, wondering if anyone has any experience with this building? Any issues? Or would you recommend

So basically I got a gaming laptop and I know this is my first mistake but it’s too late now… So I guess I have to carry my brick charger everywhere now but I’m just worried that there won’t be any chargers in lecture for me charge my laptop lol, it can last around 2-3 hours depending on the tasks which isn’t really all that great. I’m doing computer engineering just to give an idea of what lecture halls I may be in. I’m hoping there’s specially the ones with seat outlets but I know McGill is old and a lot of their buildings have still kept their older features. Any help would be nice!

i’m taking anth338 as an elective (i don’t have the pre-reqs but it didn’t block me from registering, I also emailed the prof to confirm but no response yet)

Anyways did anyone take the class with Leslie? Is it easy?

Thanks

Hi all. I am an Ontario student who got into medical school (also in Ontario) last year, after my third year at McGill. Every other third year I know was able to "graduate" with a general science degree, but since McGill doesn't do this, I don't have my bachelor's degree.

Now that I have completed my first year of medical school, I am wondering what the process would be to try and graduate from McGill? I am honestly missing only 2 courses for my major, and my advisor is basically useless - I've tried to contact her for two summers in a row and all she said was that she would "inquire" and get back to me. Heard nothing!

Anyone else in this boat or has figured out how to get their diploma?

Hi everyone! I am living in La Citadelle this year and I just received my room number and room type. I’m living in a a large double and I’m trying to see if I can find my roommate on the internet lol pls reach of if you’re in a large double as well!