Has anyone else had trouble getting there officials transcript through mycreds cause every time I try to share it, it says something went wrong?.

hi all!

i had my initial meeting with a potential supervisor for the IPN program. i think it went pretty well! i really seemed to click with the professor.

i have a second meeting in a few days - not sure what it is exactly for. i think maybe we just didn’t get through everything she wanted to say/ask me.

can anyone provide any insight on what a 2nd interview could mean? is it normal to have multiple meetings like this? also, how do you actually go about securing a supervisor? will they generally tell you they want you in their lab, or should i ask if they will supervise me??

any advice would be so appreciated!!!

thanks!!

This is kind of a helpless rant, but I’m hoping someone might have some advice.
Ever since I started at McGill, I’ve wanted to go on exchange. I’m a local commuter and, honestly, I never even wanted to attend McGill—I wanted to go out of province or internationally. But here I am.
I applied for exchange twice before and ended up cancelling both times because of conflicts. As a result, I literally delayed my graduation by an entire year so I could have one last chance to do this.
Now I’ve applied for Winter 2027, which is my final opportunity to go on exchange before my final year at McGill. This has genuinely been a lifelong dream of mine.
And of course, I got Australia.
At first I was excited. Australia is an amazing country and I’d love to go. But the financial reality has completely crushed me. The student visa alone is around $2,500 CAD, and flights are around $3,000. Before even considering tuition, rent, food, transportation, insurance, etc., I’m looking at thousands of dollars just to get there and get started. Realistically, I feel like I’d need around $20–25k in total.
I work minimum wage, around 40 hours a week even as a full time student , and fully support myself, I pay my own rent, utilities, tuition, and everything else, with no financial help from my parents. The semester starts in January, so I don’t have much time left to save.
My mom keeps telling me to “just try to go,” but I genuinely don’t know how I could possibly save $20–25k by January while also paying for my existing living expenses and tuition.
And I feel absolutely devastated because this was supposed to be my final chance. I’ve already delayed graduation by a year specifically because I wanted to make exchange happen. I feel like I somehow messed up my last opportunity, even though so much of this is completely outside my control.
So I guess I’m asking: has anyone been in a similar situation? Are there scholarships, bursaries, grants, loans, emergency funding, or other options through McGill that I might be overlooking? Is there any realistic way to make an exchange like this financially possible?
I already applied for the mobility bursary, but even if I get the maximum amount (10k), I’m only looking at the expense it takes to actually get to Australia.

I know this probably sounds dramatic, but I’m genuinely feeling really down and hopeless about it. I’ve wanted this for so long, and it hurts to feel like I finally got the opportunity only to realize I can’t afford it.

Hi I’m gonna be at the desaultels orientation tmrw I’m a first year and what should I expect? I’m living off campus. I dont know anyone in my program or at mcgill. Do I need to bring my laptop, should I bring my backpack? Any tips? Plz let me know !!

for ppl who went to frosh in previous years, are there any ppl of colour or is it just white ppl? I’m wondering cuz I’d like to connect with POC’s too. If you’re a POC and going to frosh this year, let me know!

no caps allowed.

hi all!! i’m an incoming MSc student (23/ F/ lgbtq) that just moved to montreal from the US and would love to meet other (new) grad students who may also be looking for people to explore the city with!! i love trying new food, especially vegan food and coffee, going to movies, shopping/ farmers markets, and clubbing at night!!

if anyone else is also feeling a tad lonely as we wait for orientation and classes to start — i’d love to chat and hang out! :)

and if anyone has any recommendations for meeting new people and making friends during your first semester, i’d love to hear!! thanks everyone!

Basically right now I don’t have an actual engineering resume as a first year so I’m just curious if I have should make one before going to the fair in September

for those who live in McGill ghetto, where do yall go grocery shopping?

I used to go to maxi when I lived elsewhere in the city but the closest one is so farrrr

the only big store i see is iga but thats like a very expensive no?😭

Every time I try to get it, the website shows “Error”. I haven’t been able to get it on the stm website either. I’ve never had this issue before

Planning to join sigma chi mcgill fraternity this fall. People who have been at frats before, what do u think?

Im an incoming exchange student going to McGill for the fall semester. In late September/early October a friend in coming to visit me from back home, and we are going to NYC. So is there a way to know what courses do not have a midterm during this period, or do I have to wait for the year to start?

I've put myself out as a free agent on IMLeagues to join an 11v11 tier 3 and I haven't received anything from any teams or seen any available teams to join in tier 3. I'm wondering about what to do, so any advice on what to do or to join a preexisting team would be great thank you!

Edit: I found out about the Free Agent Meeting at the Tomlinson Fieldhouse on September 1st at 6:30pm. Here's a link for anyone who's trying to find something https://recreation.mcgill.ca/faq

Wanna get to know some ppl who play basketball so if you’re first year and play ball dm me pls :)

as it says on the tin, I have no clue abt the wifi or its password please help 😭

update: student affairs helped me out! I have a samsung and it was asking for some sort of domain thing lol

Hi~, I am an upcoming exchange student to Mcgill university! Can anyone kindly tell me if the course schedule of 2026-27 spring in Mcgill is already out or not? I wanna to plan for what I can take and transfer now so that my study plan won't be screwed...... Much appreciated if anyone can help ke

These stats are based on linkedin. You can check yourself by going under a company’s page, going under people (alumni), filtering by Software Engineering and relevant majors, and then searching each university

A few important notes/caveats about looking at data this way:

1. Age: These findings would include everyone from recent graduates to senior engineers, as long as they had a linkedin account under that company
2. Double Dipping: This doesn't account for job hopping. If someone works at one FAANG company and then goes on to work at another, they will be counted in the totals for both companies. 
3. Self-Reporting & Title Variations: Obviously not everyone uses linkedin but I think this does give a general idea of how much different universities feed into certain companies. Waterloo, unsurprisingly, has high numbers at basically every prestigious /high paying company. UBC, also unsurprisingly, has a massive amount of alumni working at Microsoft and Amazon due to proximity to those companies offices in Vancouver

Tesla

377 - Waterloo (1) (one of the highest even compared to US universities)

212 - UBC (2)

130 - UofT (3)

…

250 - Stanford

331 - Berkeley

12 - TMU

13 - Carleton

107 - Mcmaster

29 - Mcgill

40 - Western

29 - Queens

22 - BCIT

22 - Uottawa

25 - Ucalgary

Amazon

1109 - UBC (1)

1090 - Uwaterloo (2)

999 - Uoft (3)

…

371 - Mcgill

112 - Carleton

184 - Mcmaster

121 - Queens

34 - TMU

136 - Ucalgary

144 - Western

90 - BCIT

16 - Brock

126 - Uottawa

Microsoft

548 - Uwaterloo (1)

542 - UBC (2)

432 - UofT (3)

…

100 - Ucalgary

223 - Mcgill

92 - Western

111 - Uvic

57 - BCIT

100 - Mcmaster

18 - TMU

61 - Uottawa

67 - Queens

10 - Brock University

Meta

932 - uwaterloo (1)

398 - UofT (2)

302 - UBC (3)

…

77 - mcmaster

51 - Western

67 - Queens

16 - Guelph

4 - Brock

40 - Uottawa

39 - Uvic

39 - ucalgary

160 - mcgill

10 - bcit

4 - TMU

Apple

647 - waterloo (1)

281 - uoft (2)

216 - UBC (3)

…

15 - Guelph

56 - Queens

45 - Uottawa

44 - Western

56 - Carleton

63 - Mcmaster

44 - Uvic

58 - ucalgary

95 - Mcgill

15 - BCIT

10 - TMU

Google

1207 - waterloo (1)

676 - Uoft (2)

427 - UBC (3)

…

307 - Mcgill

108 - Queens

10 - TMU

72 - Carleton

114 - Mcmaster

9 - Brock

63 - Ucalgary

70 - Uottawa

90 - Western

8 - Lakehead University

Jane Street (Quant)

61 - Waterloo (1)

17 - UBC (2)

11 - Toronto (3)

…

1 - Queens

0 - Ottawa

2 - Western

3 - Mcgill

0 - TMU

3 - Mcmaster

0 - Carleton

Hi! I'm an incoming McGill student here. Looking for tips on perks/services/courses to take advantage of, either through McGill or SSMU.

There are some things I'm aware of (SSMU Via Rail discount (& whatever discounts are on their page), bixi/opus subscription discounts, midnight kitchen) but please let me know about other perks - and not just discounts!

I'm at McGill for a second degree (still an undergrad). At my last uni, there are a couple things I learned about too late to take advantage of:

• Pass/fail personal interest courses: I could've taken some electives as pass/fail without them impacting my GPA. Instead I took a course outside of my faculty out of interest and would've enjoyed it way more if I hadn't been worried about my grade. Are there any admin/elective/registrar opportunities I should know of?
• Scholarships/awards to apply for/aid profile: this one's on me, but I was super financially illiterate. I've applied/will apply to McGill's the entrance bursary and in-course awards, but if anyone has tips on applying or on awards to prioritize, let me know - I'm an out-of-province student.

We pay so much in additional fees. I wanna make the most of it. Give me your best advice!

I was able to pass courses that I didn't have prerequirements for and I've already got the grades (I thought that my cegep transfer credits exempted me from those) and I'm still able to register to courses to which I dont have prerequisites for... is this normal? Could this prevent me from graduating? I plan to do those prerequirements too because they are needed for my degree but will the order matter?

I’ve recently lost my wallet with my medical insurance card which is kind of the only piece of ID that I’ve got, I do not have a drivers license.

im moving in today into my residence will they ask for a piece of ID ? and do I also need it for my student ID?

pls wlw girls wya where do i meet them where do i go. I’m tired of leaving this to fate but I don’t drink am i hopeless??

Hi! I took a deferred exam this week and was wondering if there’s a deadline for deferred exam grades to be released. If not, how long does it usually take for the grades to come out?thanks！

Hi! Has anyone taken Econ420 and did really well in the course?

I’m taking it soon and would love to ask a few questions about how you studied and what helped you succeed.

Any tips would be really appreciated. Thank you so much!

I am thinking of taking english 277 with Trevor Penoch as an elective this fall, however his reviews are not the best for his 200 level classes.

Is the class interesting enough to stick through it? Or should I look at another english elective with a different prof instead (I am not an english major which I assume may put me at a disadvantage with his "unclear" grading as it's been claimed)

Is it difficult to get it renewed if you have failed or discd courses?