Montreal: European North America Past Review
By Terri C (Biology, General., The College of William and Mary) for
McGill University: Montreal - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
YES. I've learned how to adapt and live in a metropolitan city. I also now know that that is the setting I would like to live and studying in while attending graduate school.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Although the classes are very difficult, the grading is different: 85% and up is an A, 80-85% is an A-, etc. All my classes were lecture classes, and larger when compared to William and Mary classes, however that style worked well for me. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
I felt well integrated into McGill, as if I was just another student. I had to take the initiative to go out, meet people, and find things to do, but I knew that and took advantage of all the opportunities at McGill. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I was very lucky to get the housing I did. I lived with another McGill student from toronto. However, I had to completely find housing on my own. McGill was not able to offer any campus housing and only in september did I find a housing guide specifically for exchange students. It was very difficult finding housing because I was studying for just the semester and most people wanted to sublease for a full year. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Food is expensive. And there is 13% tax on everything in Quebec. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | None, just high school french |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Exchange |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Women in the Christian tradition |
| Course Department: | RELG 338 |
| Instructor: | Lucia Marr |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The course material and subjects covered were fasinating. The teacher was a little spacy at times and didn't do much to facilitate group discussion, but the material was well presented and the final very fair. |
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Molecular Biology of the Oncogene |
| Course Department: | BIOL 314 |
| Instructor: | multiple |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I loved this course. there is only a midterm and a final, but the information is so interesting and overall well presented, I almost wanted to study. |
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