<p>I'm a junior transfer that's going to Michigan this fall and I was wondering which dorms are best. I'm looking for a dorm that's in Central Campus and I want a dorm that's kinda social (since I won't know anyone at the beginning of the year).</p>
<p>I am in a similar situation. Any recommendations anyone?</p>
<p>you could always live in the co-ops. It is where I will be living. Cheaper than a dorm room, very social places. Different, but it can be rewarding as well…</p>
<p>I’d do anything you can to get on central campus. The social adjustment is really hard as it is and you want the best chance you can. I lived in EQ and it was okay, but my hall were all freshman so I didn’t bond with them very well. That’s not really avoidable unless you can get into Cambridge, and GOOD LUCK with that.</p>
<p>I have heard that the dorms on the hill are more social than the ones that aren’t. </p>
<p>I only know about the co op my friend lives in, but the impression I got is that they are very social and can be good for transfer students to assimilate to campus social life, but my friends at least had a lot of parties and that wasn’t something I was into-- particularly not at my home. So make sure to research the different ones if you consider that option to make sure the atmosphere is what you’re looking for.</p>
<p>what are the co-ops? I can’t seem to find them</p>
<p>what about living off campus? Do a lot of transfers do that? I was looking on there Off-campus housing website and it seems like there are a bunch of different options that are right on central campus.</p>
<p>I have some friends who live off campus, and in terms of socializing in the housing situation they are completely isolated. But I suppose that depends on where you choose to live, and maybe if you’re like me that is preferable. I’d rather get my socializing done elsewhere and come home to quiet. I don’t know very much about the specific off campus housing options. </p>
<p>Housing told me when I came here last year that most transfers choose to live in the northwood apartments (on north campus) or off campus. In hindsight I can see why, I really did not enjoy my res hall experience very much and am eagerly awaiting moving into my single room in one of the little all girls houses rather than the giant coed dorm. I think I grew out of that experience before I ever got to have it.</p>
<p>yeah I have been through the whole traditional dorm style and I think I really want apartment style similar to those in northwood. However I don’t want to live in north because I believe that most of my classes are down in central (I am a physics major) and I kind of want to be as close as possible through the adjustment period. How are the northwood apartments? Have you been up there at all?</p>
<p>My friend, who is also a transfer student, lives in a single apt in Northwood III. It is small, but more than adequate. She has a living room, a kitcheny area (this is small, more of a hallway with counter space and kitchen appliances-- but you’re not going to be cooking for a family of four) and a good size bedroom. Hardwood floors throughout, very clean, very easy to get back and forth to central campus. It is pretty on north campus and I think it seems like a nice place to live, while still being accessible to the vibrant lifestyle of central campus. It’s not for everyone, but for people willing to deal with the bus issue it can be the best of both worlds. I have disabilities that make public transport complicated or else I would have considered it for myself.</p>
<p>transfers don’t choose to live on north campus- they are forced into it. I tried to fill out the dorm application hours after it was made available and was informed that there were no more spots for transfers in the dorms. I didn’t want to be stuck on north campus so i looked for off campus housing. 411 lofts on e jefferson were beautiful but very expensive and so i settled for graduate house coop. it is cheap- great location.</p>
<p>They are not always forced. I was allowed to opt onto central easily, I got my first choice dorm. Housing told me that in the past they only had room in the Northwood complex for transfers but in the last two years or so they have opened up room for them. </p>
<p>What sucks is that you will still have freshman level priority when you to go register for your senior year, since your priority is determined by how many completed terms you’ve lived in university housing and it will only be one when you register. Don’t expect a single and good luck getting on central campus if you don’t get a good lottery number.</p>
<p>west quad for sure. it is on central campus and really close to everything. there are a bunch of upperclassmen there and is social… don’t go to cambridge house if you want social.</p>
<p>[Inter-Cooperative</a> Council - See Our Houses](<a href=“http://www.icc.coop/houses/]Inter-Cooperative”>http://www.icc.coop/houses/)</p>
<p>check it out</p>
<p>I transferred in this past year as a sophomore and applied for a living learning community. I lived in Alice Lloyd Hall and had a great experience there. Try e-mailing some of the people in charge of the different learning-living communities and see if they accept transfers. If they do, it would be a great way to meet people and live on central. If not, there are plenty of places to live off campus. Best of luck to you!</p>