Your first steps

Accept your offer of admission

Let us know you're coming before the deadline given in your letter of acceptance. Log in to Minerva. Go to the Application Status page, select the application and click the Accept this offer link. You will have to make a deposit of at least $300 by credit card, depending on your faculty. If you don’t respond by the deadline, your place may be given to the next person on the waiting list – so be sure to confirm and register on time! If you run into problems while trying to confirm or register, don’t worry – just fill out a Service Point webform to request assistance. (Music students, email undergradadmissions [dot] music [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Music Admissions)).

Apply for financial aid

The University offers a need-based Entrance Bursary Program to students from modest-income families who have been accepted for undergraduate studies. Upon notification of acceptance to the University (either by formal letter or via the Admissions Status page on Minerva), newly accepted, first-year, first-degree students may apply for Entrance Financial Aid via the Financial Aid Menu on Minerva. The application deadline is 30 days from the date of formal acceptance to the University or June 30th (whichever comes first). More information is available at: http://www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/awards/prospective.

Accept your offer of residence

If you have been offered a place in residence, read the online information package carefully. Make sure you respond by the deadline.

If you are a Macdonald Campus student and have been offered a place in residence, read the online information carefully and make sure you respond by the deadline.

Send us your final marks

To complete your application file, we need your final marks, including confirmation of your graduation. 

• If you are coming from CEGEP or are an Ontario high school student (or graduate) with an OUAC number, we’ll receive this information electronically.
• If you are graduating from another Canadian, U.S. or international high school system, you must ensure that your school or the Ministry of Education in your home province or country sends your final marks and confirmation of graduation.
• If you have written International Baccalaureate, Advanced Levels and/or AS or CAPE examinations, we must receive your final exam results directly from the appropriate Examination Board.
• If you are a transfer student or a mature student who was enrolled in studies during the current year, make sure that your current university sends a final transcript as soon as possible. You must also arrange to send course descriptions for math and science courses.

Consult this information about sending your official documents.

Submit your required documents

You’ll need to send us a number of legal documents which vary according to whether you are a Quebec resident, Canadian citizen or international student.

These documents can affect how much tuition you are charged, and are also required to confirm your valid citizenship/immigration status. So it is important to ensure you have sent us all required documents for your student file. Make sure to send us clear, complete and legible copies of your documents. Send these to us as soon as possible so that we may update your file before the start of classes.

To review your file status, simply log in to Minerva and select
Student menu > Student Accounts menu > View tuition fee and legal status.

International students should refer to www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/predeparture/documents for immigration procedures.

For complete information and a list of all legal documents you need to send to McGill, go to Legal documents.

NOTE: Usually, no documents are required if you are coming to McGill directly from a Quebec CEGEP. Check the website above for any exceptions.

Where to send your documents

Electronic copies (PDF or TIFF) of your documents are preferred. For information concerning how to format your scanned images, and how to send them to us, refer to www.mcgill.ca/legaldocuments/submission/how/.

If there is a problem with your documents, or if you have further questions, contact us at:

Telephone: (514) 398-7878

Webform: http://webforms.mcgill.ca/servicepoint/request.asp

When should you get here?

• If you are moving into residence, be sure to arrive in time for Move-in Days on August 24 and 25! See the Residences website to know when your move-in date is.
• If you are not moving into residence, plan to be in Montreal in time for McGill’s Orientation Week,
  starting August 26 - September 1. We’ll look forward to meeting you then!

How are you getting here?

Montreal is an international hub, easily accessible from anywhere. See Google Maps or Yahoo Maps using
"805 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal", corner of McGill College Avenue and Sherbrooke Street as your final destination.

• From Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, you can take a taxi or airport shuttle to McGill.
• The Gare Centrale train station, a few blocks from McGill’s downtown campus, is served by both VIA Rail and Amtrak trains.
• The Station Centrale bus station is connected directly to Montreal’s metro (subway system), just three subway stops east of McGill.
• McGill’s Macdonald Campus is located in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue at the western end of the Island of Montreal, a 30-minute drive from downtown or 15 minutes from the airport.
• For more information, refer to Visit McGill.