McGILL UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

INFORMATION McGILL UNIVERSITY:

McGill is a world renowned university, is located in Montreal, one of the most fascinating cities in North America and the language used is English. The main campus is located in downtown Montreal, one of the Mont-Royal, a small mountain in the center of the island of Montreal. Most of the population of Montreal is French, however, the city has always had a high population of Anglophone and other ethnic communities of different origins. The services usually are provided in English and French.

Federal Real Estate has several buildings perfectly situated for McGill students. Two of our buildings are within five minutes walk from central campus of McGill. These apartment buildings are located at 3565 Lorne (a beautiful building medium size) and Clark 3687.
Just a little west of campus buildings have three students achieving at 2150 Mackay, a beautiful building of considerable height, 1650 Lincoln, which is less than 10 minutes walk from campus and Mackay 1225 & 1229, a three-story building only 10 minutes walk from the main campus of McGill.
McGill was founded in 1821 and attracts about 30,000 students. Approximately 50% of the students are from Quebec, while 23% come from other provinces of Canada and the remaining 22% consists of students from over 140 countries.
Eligibility to enter McGill University
Students must usually be in their first or last school year and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. The GPA for a “major” is especially important. Students wishing to study at McGill in the spring semester must apply no later than April 1 of last year.

McGill Academic Information:

Most materials are available. The courses generally and the United States, ongoing assessments. However, final exams, carry more weight than in the United States. Exchange students may register for courses at McGill provided they comply with the prerequisites and space is available.
The average load per semester is 12-15 credits. Students generally credited 3 credits for each course successfully completed at McGill. The degree obtained at McGill are not calculated in the same way that the GPA at the University of Richmond.