Important Dates
- Winter 2025 applications are open on Monday October 28. The confirmation deadline is November 22.
- Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year will be open from March - June 2025. A date will be confirmed Spring 2025.
How to Apply
To indicate your interest in residence accommodation, simply check off "yes" in response to the question regarding residence accommodation on the admission application form.
Pay聽your $500 residence deposit along with a $30 residence application fee by the deadline to reserve your space in residence.
聽If you think you have requested residence but have not received acceptance or if you did not indicate that you wish to be considered for a space in Residences on the General Application Forms, please contact residences.macdonald [at] mcgill.ca (our office).
New Students
海角社区 is pleased to guarantee residence accommodation to;
- all newly admitted undergraduate students who are 22 years of age and under (September 1), and
- starting their first year of university studies, and聽
- admitted to 海角社区 and have accepted that offer of admission prior to the residence confirmation deadline
Students MUST have聽already confirmed their room reservation and have payed their residence deposit in order to confirm their space in residence.
First-year undergraduate students receiving renewable entrance scholarships are further guaranteed that they will be assigned a single room in Laird Hall. Please note it is the student's responsibility to let us know about the scholarship.
Cancellation penalties
Application for residences are accepted and accommodation is assigned based on the understanding that students are making a commitment for the full academic year. Upon acceptance into residences, students are committing to a lease under Qu茅bec law. Students who withdraw from 海角社区 Residences for either academic or non-academic reasons will be held financially responsible. See Cancellation Policies.
Step by Step Residence Application Process
- Log in to -> Applicant tab -> Student Housing Status
- Read and accept the room reservation agreement
- Tell us where you want to live: Rank each choice with a numeric value to indicate your preference for residence halls and type of accommodation.
- Tell us a little about yourself by answering the survey questions. Your answers us match you with a roommate if you are assigned to a double room and play an important role in helping us build community and plan programming.
- Proceed to the deposit payment page and enter your payment (credit card only).
- Payment confirmation page will appear. Keep a copy for your records.