They say the LAST day to add courses is May 9th, but when is the FIRST day?!!! ughhh

It should say on SOLAR.

but it doesn't :( do you know when it was last summer, just to get an idea? is it in march, april? should i even be worried yet? i want to register asap!

Can we get osap for the summer and how does that work and when can we apply?

You can get OSAP for the summer but you have to take a full course load, which means at least 6 units each semester (May-June= Sem 1 and July-August=Sem 2)

And no, it doesn't say on SOLAR when you can start applying but its usually in the beginning of March. Keep checking.

OKAY let me clear things out a bit here...

there are two terms in the summer at mac. one from may - june and the other is july - august

Now,,, You are eligible to apply for OSAP if you are a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident or Protected Person and are planning to enroll in an approved undergraduate, graduate or MBA program in at least 60% of a full course load (per term) at McMaster.

The maximum amount of courses that one can take per semester is 3. So even if you take 2 courses in a semester you are still good in terms of eligibility for the OSAP because you would be taking 66.67% (2/3 = 66.67%) of the full course load.

As far as dates for applying for the summer courses is concerned ,,,I was at the academic councillor`s office a few days back and she told me that the dates for applying for the summer courses run till early may ... but i would recommend checking up with the science office again or else keep checking MUGSI in specific SOLAR...

Hope This HELPS...