With the start of school less than a week away... time to get prepped! Here are links to everything you need to get ready for your first week at McMaster.
IN THIS ARTICLE: - Textbook tips (buying used, etc)
- Tuition/OSAP Payment Deadline info and how to pay
- Residence Move-in tips and what to pack
- Moving off-campus tips
- MACPASS info and pickup locations
- Campus Map and Building acronyms info
- Important Dates, and much more!
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TEXTBOOKS
Buying textbooks is something you should hold off on doing unless you're buying USED textbooks for required questions. For electives, wait until the first class to see if you like the course or not. Read all the
textbook buying tips here.
Go
here to get your textbook list printed off so you know what to get for each class.
STEPS:
1) Click your program from the left column. Wait for the next column to load.
2) Next, click your term (eg. Fall 2012)
3) Choose your department
4) Choose the course code
5) If applicable, choose the section
Use the
MacInsiders Marketplace: Courseware section to find used books and you can contact MacInsiders users directly to negotiate a price and location to meet on campus to exchange. Also, you can buy used textbooks at
Titles Bookstore (now known as the 'Campus Store'). Details on the links above.
GETTING YOUR TUITION PAYMENT READY FOR SEPT 1:
First payment for Tuition is due SEPTEMBER 1ST. You can't miss this deadline. Have payment ready through one of the accepted methods that McMaster accepts. They DO NOT accept credit cards. The best way to pay is online via Interac (through the Payment Agreement in MUGSI/SOLAR), or by dropping off a cheque on campus. You can also do telephone banking if you wish.
IF PAYING BY CHEQUE
Drop it off in person to:
Student Accounts & Cashiers
Gilmour Hall, Room 209
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8
Payments should be made payable to “
McMaster University”.
Ensure that your name and
student ID number are written clearly on your payment.
Payments can be deposited in our convenient before/after-hours drop box located outside
GH 209.
IF PAYING ONLINE VIA INTERAC
Select the “PAY NOW” button from the Payment Agreement/ Account Statement
- All payments made through INTERAC Online show on your Account Statement as "pending" that day, then as a payment the next business day
- Currently, students who bank with BMO, RBC, Scotiabank or TD can use this method.
- You will need to have your bank debit card ready. (PLEASE NOTE: Students who have the new VISA/Debit client cards will find this service currently unavailable).
- Follow the directions as indicated.
For international payment methods and more options
click here to read about those.
RESIDENCE MOVE-IN
If you're moving in residence,
make sure to print off this list of things to bring when preparing your suitcase and bags of stuff to bring to your room!
When you arrive, follow the arrows on the map found at the link below (depending on which res you're in):
http://housing.mcmaster.ca/movein/
Then read this MacInsiders article about Preparing For Move-in Day:
http://www.macinsiders.com/showthread.php?t=2324 6
Then read our Residence Survival Series to get ready...
http://www.macinsiders.com/forumdisp...iving-126.html
Looking to rent a fridge for res? Visit
http://www.coldexrents.com
Post an introduction in your
Residence Forum here!
MOVING INTO AN OFF-CAMPUS HOUSE
Ready to move into an off-campus house with friends, or new 'house mates' you don't know very well? Check out our
off-campus housing series to learn tips on how to deal with stressful housing situations and move-in.
Don't have a room to rent yet? Time is running out! Check our
off-campus housing Marketplace here.
MAC PASS
MacPass online registration closed August 25th. But if you didn't register your MacPass for Welcome Week don't freak out! You can sign up in person at the MacPass pick up location. It's simple... just show up on campus and go to the MacPass Pickup location. Then register there.
MacPass pick up will be in T28 (located near Ron Joyce Stadium on Michell Drive).
Pickup dates are: Saturday August 31, Sunday September 1, Monday September 2
Saturday August 31 - 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday September 1 - 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Monday September 2 - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Starting Tuesday, Sept 3 MacPass pickup will move to the Student Success Centre (Gilmour Hall Room 110)
Tuesday Sept 3 – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesday Sept 4 – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Thursday Sept 5 – 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Friday Sept 6 – 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Once you pick up your MacPass and swag bag.. go to your FACULTY office to pick up any faculty-specific swag!
Health Science
Health Sciences Centre, Room 1J11, (905) 525-9140 ext. 22815
Science
Burke Science Building, Room 129, ext. 27590
Kinesiology
Ivor Wynne Centre (IWC) Room 109
Arts & Science
Commons Building, Room 105, ext. 24655, 23153
Engineering
John Hodgins Engineering Building, Room 121 ext. 24646
Social Science
Kenneth Taylor Hall, Room 129, ext. 23772
Humanities
Chester New Hall, Room 112, ext. 27423
Business
DeGroote School of Business, Room 104, ext. 24433
WELCOME WEEK
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Click here for the Welcome Week 2013 Schedule
Once you have the schedule printed out, plan which events you want to go to. Some events overlap so you can only go to one. Pick which you are going to and plan them out with friends.
Travel down to McMaster for free using
your student card with the valid HSR bus sticker on it. This lets you travel on the bus for free within Hamilton without paying for fare.
If you're a first-year student make sure to go and pick up your MacPass and receive your
Mac swag listed here.
KNOWING WHERE TO GO FOR CLASSES
When it comes to Thursday and you start your first classes, make sure to know your way around campus so you know where the classrooms are!
CLICK HERE for a campus map and we break down what all those acronyms of the buildings mean.
IMPORTANT DATES
September 1
PAYMENT DEADLINE! All payments as outlined on your last confirmed PA are due.
**OSAP students - see September 15**
Fees for courses added after this date will be due upon registration
The $35 per-term Flex Payment Plan fee will be assessed to students who have not paid in full by this date
A $50.00 Late PA Fee will be charged if students complete the PA after this date
September 5
Classes Begin!!!! WOOOO!
September 12
MacInsiders Social Night 2013 at Kelseys (Main/Longwood) 6pm! Details on macinsiders.com
September 13
Last day for dropping (please see definitions below) Term 1& 3 courses without incurring financial penalty.
September 15
PAYMENT DEADLINE for OSAP students! All OSAP entitlements are paid directly to the student's personal bank accounts. Students must make all required payments from their personal bank account to their McMaster student account, as outlined on the PA by this day.
September 30
Interest is charged at an annual rate of 14.4% (1.2% per month) subject to change. A full month’s interest is calculated on any unpaid balance on the last day of each month starting today.
