For those of you who are U.S. citizens considering the MA programs at McGill, don't forget about the option of applying for a Fulbright grant. I've applied for one to study history, and the professors at McGill were really great about writing me recommendations to secure an affiliation with them (even though I hadn't even applied or been accepted). I've recently gotten my letter of admission, though, and have also made it through round one of fulbright. I'm not sure that I can go if I don't get the grant, but if I do, funding will work out perfectly!