69 things I learned first semester freshman year at Michigan

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<p>@skiingfifi–We were there at the same time (Bo and Ricky Leach). Perhaps you will relate to some of these comments.</p>

<h1>4. Live on central campus…</h1>

<p>Should go without saying</p>

<h1>14. Social lounge…</h1>

<p>Great place to hang out and watch first few seasons of SNL with practically the entire dorm</p>

<h1>28. Football tickets…</h1>

<p>Walked in to Michigan stadium once freshman year and walked out never to return (hate crowds), sold my student tickets for play money every year thereafter</p>

<h1>30. Mailbox…</h1>

<p>Back then, no other way to get mail. Great social hangout. Checked it every time I walked by. Got excited when I could see an envelope through the cloudy plastic window</p>

<h1>40. Pizza Bob’s…</h1>

<p>Also agree. Great to see PB’s still there, but I miss Drake’s for cinnamon buns and Earl Grey tea</p>

<h1>49. Go to…orientation…</h1>

<p>Great advice. I started in January, never heard of orientation, didn’t know I was supposed to have a “program”. Just took every English class Mich offered and thought I could graduate early when I had run out the catalog junior year. Guess what? Non-English classes were required. Orientation covers that.</p>

<h1>49B Registration…</h1>

<p>So much simpler now than wandering from table to table in Waterman gym (no longer there). Is it still called “CRISP”? I always picked classes/sections based on final exam date as I always wanted to be done on the first or second day of exams. Also, always picked classes/sections that met on T/Th so I only went to class two days a week, three if absolutely necessary. (It is worth changing majors frequently to keep this schedule.)</p>

<h1>54 Keep your door open…</h1>

<p>You never know what will walk in. Gorgeous boy wandered into my room freshman year and never left. Been married 30 years now.</p>

<p>Oh, and “Rick’s” was “The Blue Frog” and drinking age was 18 so it was always a party.</p>

<p>GO BLUE!!!</p>

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<p>The comment about UROP is spot on. I’ve had multiple undergrads work for me in my lab. Some are on it, some aren’t. It never mattered to me one bit. I didn’t even know what it stood for until a year ago. Just get your work done and show up at least a few times a week, and I’ll be happy.</p>

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<p>awesome list and nice writing
2:31 am in germany</p>

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<p>A guy from my high school goes to UMich and this is all so true! hahahahaha this list cracked me up</p>

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<p>I’m just gonna bump this up for all the freshmen that are moving in in like 2 weeks or whatever. Get those fake id orders in.</p>

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<p>I have a 3 day-a-week schedule (MTW). Success.</p>

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<p>Same. No classes on Monday or Wednesday. Pretty awesome. I had a 4 day schedule last semester but this is the first 3 day week one.</p>

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<p>I originally have just Tu/Th classes, but now I’m changing it to M through F… pretty much like 2 hrs of classes a day</p>

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<p>every sem for the past 4 i have had atleast one day when i had class till 9… on north… sometimes multiple days…did have Friday off last term somehow, but that will neve rhappen again</p>

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<p>hello,
guys please i am looking for some unniversity with premedecine and i cant find them can you please help me/? and also i heard that after pre mdecine you have to pass the MCAT test, what happened if you fail it? do you have to take it again?
thank you.</p>

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<p>^You should start your own thread to get answers to your question. You should probably also not post directly into a school’s thread if it’s not generally that school that you’re interest in.</p>

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<p>^ And he should probably learn proper English before trying to get into med school</p>

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<p>But Michigan is a great university for premed. At least half the incoming freshman class is premed, too!</p>

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<p>lollll 69 69 69 69 69 69 69</p>

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<p>rhythmgaming, although it sometimes feels like over half the the incoming freshman class at Michigan is premed, it reality, I would estimate that 20% or so actually are. Of those, only half will remain premed and apply to medical school.</p>

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<p>During orientation this year it felt like I was the only non-premed, non-engineering, non-business student on campus, haha.</p>

<p>Though, most freshmen come in with ambitions like that until many of them realize it’s not for them or they’d rather go into something else. So I’m not too worried about being lonesome.</p>

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<p>This is one of the best posts I’ve read on the Michigan forum. Could we stay on topic please? I propose we delete all the off-topic posts … including mine.</p>

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<p>High quality post indeed.</p>

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<p>this is the most beautiful post</p>

<p>ever</p>

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<p>Disagree with #3 and #4. I am a GDI that lived on north campus freshman year, definitely not limited party wise and north campus is really not that bad. Everything else is pretty legit lol</p>