hey hasseb,
According to the mcmaster enterance scholorship information (here): with a 81% average you will get $750 this year and can be renewed again for your second year as long as you meet the terms and conditions.
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McMaster's Entrance Awards are renewable in the second year of University study provided students remain full-time and achieve a 9.5 (approximately 80%) sessional average."
You can find out if you got hte scholorship on MUGSI (it really has all your information and everything if you ever need anything). You can enter in MUGSI >> Financial and Scholorships (right column)>> Scholorships and Awards (left column). It should indicated if you are either pending for it or is approved. if it is approved, another place it will indicate is your payment agreement.
Under the section where you can select payment alternatives, like osap, there is also "McMaster Scholorships" and it will be indicated there for you to deduct from your tuition
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Books are usually recommended to be purchased after your first day of class. that way the prof can tell you if you really need to buy it and their suggestions. The booklist this year will be out on Aug 11th.
Here is the mcmaster bookstore site. You can either buy the new editions there at the bookstore, or you can try getting them used
there's lots of articles on books and where to buy on macinsiders.
Past articles:
Where to buy my books?
Buying your textbook
Saving money with used books
For incoming first year students, if you want to learn more about the McMaster Titles bookstore, how to buy textbooks, where, and many more, please check this
website.