McMaster University

[RedRight88]

Anyone heading to Mac this fall? I will be doing my MA in International Relations. 

[Postan92]

Wow... this thread hasn't been posting by anyone... Well I'm here to change that!

 

I'm going to head to Mac this fall for a Masters in Biology. Will be working with bacterial genes with my supervisor and I already have a part time summer job lined up with him! I hope there's more Mac people for this fall!

[PeterH]

Ha! Somehow, I feel a thread about Mac with only one post is appropriate. Oh heck, let's see what we can do about that.

 

I'm heading to Mac this fall to start a Master's in Physics. I have a great supervisor, but I foresee a lot of Skype in the future, since he's going to be at CERN all year. 

 

I'll be coming from Ottawa, so it's out of town, but not too far.

[reinhard]

Yeah here, still ttrying to figure out how to find a place lol?

[PeterH]

Yeah here, still ttrying to figure out how to find a place lol?

 

I'm not entirely sure I understand that sentence.

 

I think I have a good idea of how I'm going to go about finding a place (i.e., lots of googling, and then a visit in person for a couple of days in July). I'd be interested to hear how others are planning to make their living arrangements though.

[reinhard]

I'm not entirely sure I understand that sentence.

 

I think I have a good idea of how I'm going to go about finding a place (i.e., lots of googling, and then a visit in person for a couple of days in July). I'd be interested to hear how others are planning to make their living arrangements though.

I am worried about getting familiar with the city and getting around. I think I might do the same thing you do. Make a list of potential places, stay at a motel for 3 days and go out and look. I also hate the fact that i can't cook in the motel...

[PeterH]

Yeah, I think that's a good idea. I wouldn't be comfortable signing a lease without actually seeing the room in person.

 

As for cooking in the motel... Something you might want to think about is staying at McMaster. I'm not 100% sure how it works, but usually schools will rent out their residences on a daily/weekly basis during the summer, so you might be able to stay there and have a kitchen.

[reinhard]

Yeah, I think that's a good idea. I wouldn't be comfortable signing a lease without actually seeing the room in person.

 

As for cooking in the motel... Something you might want to think about is staying at McMaster. I'm not 100% sure how it works, but usually schools will rent out their residences on a daily/weekly basis during the summer, so you might be able to stay there and have a kitchen.

Have you been to the city before? How do you plan on getting around? Are you already familiar with the bus routes and schedules?

[mirah56]

Hey! I'm a Mac alum, still living in Hamilton (actually down the street from Mac)

If you guys have any questions about the area, feel free to send me a message!

[PeterH]

Have you been to the city before? How do you plan on getting around? Are you already familiar with the bus routes and schedules?

 

I visited McMaster for a day in March. The Physics department arranged the whole thing, and it was really quite a good time. I stayed very close to the school though, so I didn't see much of the city at all. When I visit in July, I'll drive down, so I'll have a car while I'm visiting, but I will eventually have to work out their transit system. 

 

 

Hey! I'm a Mac alum, still living in Hamilton (actually down the street from Mac)

If you guys have any questions about the area, feel free to send me a message!

 

Thanks! I may well take you up on that!

[reinhard]

Ohh so you have a car. That makes sense now...

[mirah56]

The transit system is quite good - there are bus routes that come through campus, quite frequently during peak times. No 24 hour routes though.

[reinhard]

The transit system is quite good - there are bus routes that come through campus, quite frequently during peak times. No 24 hour routes though.

I have a really weird question. Do you know (or happen to know) what rooms at MAC has white boards? I watched a couple of YouTube videos inside the university and found most classrooms use blackboards.

 

Also are there any open computer labs at the university? Library is excluded from this discussion...

[mirah56]

Do you mean classrooms? I know the older buildings have blackboards, not quite sure about the newer buildings and certainly the buildings that have come out after my time there.

I know the school of business has a computer lab and I *think* one of the buildings (I want to say in the basement/maze of Kenneth Taylor hall) - otherwise the libraries do have tons of open computers for use.

[reinhard]

Anyone thinking of using http://www.airwaystransit.com/locations.shtml to come to Hamilton? How reliable are these guys, does anyone know?

[mirah56]

I see their vans all around - pretty reputable company

[reinhard]

I see their vans all around - pretty reputable company

After googling for an entire hour, I am gonna give up and ask you.

 

Do you know if MAC has a cycling club that loan bikes? The closet I have got to so far is http://www.marauders.ca/sports/2011/5/18/Cycle_0518112619.aspx. I got troll'd hard.

Edited July 3, 2014 by reinhard

[mirah56]

the McMaster Students Union does have a cycling club, called MACycle.  

I don't think they rent bikes though.  Their website (and info) is here - https://www.msumcmaster.ca/services-directory/12-macycle

You'd have to pay for a membership (5$) and there is a contact email as well.  

 

Another thing is the MSU is for undergrads - not sure if you can become a member as a grad - again, you can ask the question!

Hope that helps

[vicky25]

What are the minimum GRE TOEFL or IELTS requirements for admission McMasters I am looking for admission in nursing program.