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McGill UniversityFacilities Facts & Statistics

Location
Montreal, QC
Undergrads
20,181
Tuition (in-state)
$15,420 ($5,378)
Admission Difficulty
Average
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Facts & Statistics

Campus Size
80 acres Downtown Campus, 1600 acres Macdonald Campus
Student Centers
The University Centre a.k.a. William Shatner Student Centre
Main Libraries
  • Birks Reading Room (Religious Studies)
  • Howard Ross Library
  • Islamic Studies Library
  • Macdonald Campus Library
  • Marvin Duchow Music Library
  • McClellan Library of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Nahum Gelber Law Library
  • Red Path Library
  • Schulich Library of Science and Engineering
Popular Places to Chill
  • Caferama
  • The Food Court
  • The green (in nice weather)
  • Lower Field
  • McGill Bookstore Café
  • Oasis Café in Red Path Library
  • SSMU Lounge in University Centre
  • The steps of the Arts Building
  • The steps of the Red Path Museum
Bar on Campus
Gert's in Shatner University Centre
Bowling on Campus
None
Coffeehouse on Campus
The McGill Bookstore Café
Movie Theater on Campus
Screening Room: Cultural Studies Building, 3475 Peel Street
School Slang
  • First-year, Second-year, Third-year, Fourth-year: McGill doesn't use terms like freshman or sophomore, they identify by year.
  • Frosh: McGill's orientation for first year students; bonding/drinking activities held the first week before school starts
  • The Ghetto: The area east of campus inhabited predominantly by students
  • Kraft Dinner: What Canadians call Kraft Macaroni and Cheese; a student dietary staple
  • Marks: Grades
  • Pre-drink: The Canadian term for "pregame"
  • Reading Week: McGill's spring break that usually occurs at the end of February
  • Rez: Short for residence, what McGill students call dorms
  • RVC: Royal Victoria College, the all-girls dorm
  • SSMU: The acronym for the Students' Society of McGill University, acts as a sort of student government/union (pronounced "smoo")
  • Upper Rez: The dorms on the hill
  • Write Exams: Take exams
Traditions
  • Carnival: At the beginning of the winter semester, Arts, Science, and Management each put on their own faculty carnival. Students form teams to participate in a week of scheduled drinking events and debauchery. Management Carnival is notoriously insane, and with your deposit you receive a "puke suit" - decorated coveralls.
  • Frosh: At the end of August, McGill welcomes its newest class to a week of debauchery in Montréal. There are three different Froshes to engage in: faculty frosh, SSMU frosh, and Radical frosh. First are the faculty froshes, which are put on by each of the individual faculties. SSMU Frosh follows the specific faculty frosh and is open to everyone. Froshies play drinking games on the campus lawn, then go on endless pub crawls led by upperclassmen. This is McGill's idea of orientation. Rad Frosh is the socially conscious alternative. Instead of getting wasted on lower field, froshies get proactive, attending panel discussions, loft parties, tours, and workshops that address current social issues.
  • Open Air Pub: At the beginning of the fall semester, and the end of the winter semester, McGill has OAP with live music, cheap beer, and food on the lawn.
  • Reading Week: Don't be fooled by its name, this week of vacation is not study time. It is McGill's version of spring break and usually occurs at the end of February. Wealthier Canadians usually leave their American friends behind and escape to Cuba.
  • Ski Trip: Every January there is a weekend trip to Mount Tremblant that many students go on. There are also other ski weekends at different mountains, like Mount Ste-Anne, but Tremblant is by far the most popular.
  • St-Sulpice: Last day of classes, tons of people head to St-Sulpice, a bar with a great terrace to hang out before starting the summer.
Urban Legends
There is a tunnel that connects the main campus to the residences on the hill.
Favorite Things To Do
Eat biscotti while browsing through the bookstore; split a pitcher with some friends at Gert’s; play Frisbee on the lawn; learn kickboxing, ballet, or belly dancing at the gym; see a guest lecturer; or get cheap ice cream at Frostbites and lounge on the lawn. There is always something to do on campus. Because of the nearly infinite amount of clubs at McGill, there is at least one film screening, panel discussion, meeting, or fundraiser going on somewhere every day of the week. For those who don't feel like getting quite as involved, there are plenty of places to just hang out. There are numerous lounges around campus and in nice weather Lower Field is the place to chill and run into everyone you know or make new friends. At the beginning of each semester there are beer tents (OAP in fall and SnowAP in winter) that offer cheap beer and food on the field in the center of campus.
Student Activities Offered
  • Campus ministry
  • Choral groups
  • Concert band
  • Dance
  • Drama/theater
  • International student organization
  • Music ensembles
  • Opera
  • Pep band
  • Radio station
  • Student government
  • Student newspaper
  • Student-run film society
  • Symphony orchestra
  • Television station
  • Yearbook
Did You Know?
  • McGill has a small system of underground tunnels connecting various buildings on campus. These make it possible to go to all of your classes and even stop at the library without ever having to step outside.
  • In 2007, SSMU passed a motion to recognize a number of buildings on campus under Star Trek-themed names in order to emphasize their devotion to William Shatner.
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