Welcome to Montreal!

Helping McGill students on exchange to get life in Montreal easier.

Congratulations on considering studying at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. You will find an experience of being exchange student here to be the most fascinating, rich and fun! We are sure youy will find friends fast and succeed in your academic goals, but we are here to help you for free and any time.

Once you arrive

Whether you stay in student residence, apartment, friends or family, it is easy to find your school. McGill's main campus is located in the middle of downtown, you can enter throug gates at Milton and University or main gates at the intersection of SHerbrooke West and McGill College Street. At the beginning of each semester Discover McGill event takes place, a fun way for new students toget familiar with campus and its habitants in not time.

Register for your courses

As an exchange student, you will be studying the same courses as local and international students. Go to your faculty office where you can see an adviser who will help ypu to determine the appropriate classes to take, assist with future transfer of credits and answer any other questions. Feel free to talk about anything with your adviser he will help you to take the most from your McGill experience

Being on exchange

As an exchange student you might want to use S/U option for your courses. This will help you not to worry about your grades and enjoy life in Montreal. Please ask your adviser in andvance if you wish to extend the terms of your excchange (i.e. from 6 months to 1 year)

Finding housing in Montreal

If you are not sure where do you want to live we suggest you live at student residence or find another McGill student, whether on exchange or not, to live with. Go to McGill Exchange classified website to find apartments and/or roommates easily.