<p>I've visited UMich twice already, and a friend of mine who got in that had never been to campus before said Campus Day was kind of boring.</p>
<p>Should I go, or is it just a waste of time and money?</p>
<p>it is boring. youre not losing anything by not going.</p>
<p>i hear you get a t-shirt...:P</p>
<p>I never went to campus day...and I am yet a functioning member of the UM community...oh how did I manage?</p>
<p>Don't worry about it.</p>
<p>KB</p>
<p>it's really boring and unnesessary, but you do get a nice pen towards the end.</p>
<p>screw campus day, I just did a college visit, that was enough to hype me up about comin to UM lol</p>
<p>Yea, just what I was thinking.. sounds good ;)</p>
<p>I'm going to be participating in this fairly soon. What should I be expecting out of a typical Campus Day experience, and is there anything I should bring or keep in mind while there? Things to see or keep an eye out for, etc. I'm bringing along my parents, and Michigan is far from where I live now. Both are hesitant on sending me off to a faraway state like Michigan, but they acknowledge the repuatation of UMichigan, so they're willing to check it out and reevaluate the school after the experience.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that this will probably be my only chance to convince both myself and my parents that I'll have a great time in Michigan for four years of my life, if not more.</p>
<p>Campus Day itself really isn't terribly exciting. In the morning, you listen to a couple of presentations about why Michigan is great, then go on a tour, then split into groups by college. Most people go to LSA. Then you can sit in on a class. That's it. If you want to know more, I'd suggest that you contact the department you're interested in - and find out if you can talk with a professor. Other than this, I would just hang around the campus - go to the Union, maybe see if you can go to a hockey game, walk around the town. What kinds of things are you interested in?</p>
<p>D and I went to Campus Day in February. We had never been to AA or the state of Michigan for that matter, and selected that particular date so that we could sandwich the campus day in between basketball and hockey games. Campus Day can be somewhat tedious-how many campus tours are enough-but I thought it was worth the trip. The organizers did a good job of giving us an overview of Michigan and there were parts that were quite interesting and impressive-remember I am parent talking, not a student and maybe we are easier to impress although Daistrivan is on target trying to win the parents using this tactic. One suggestion, wear good shoes, I felt like we walked about five miles. The Michigan alums that I know, and there are many, are fanatic about the school and now I know why.</p>
<p>ahhh...those ppl with yellow folders are so annoying</p>
<p>Our family is visiting for the very first time on April 1 for a campus day. D is accepted, but has never seen the campus before. We'll be there on a Sunday, then do the formal thing on Monday.</p>
<p>Any suggestions for Sunday? Good restaurants, including pizza or Japanese food? Will we be able to get into the library?</p>
<p>Pizza House is pretty good for a nice pizza (they have a ton of variety) and is a short walk from Central campus.</p>
<p>My plan for campus day will be to go with friends and skip out on all the activites and hang out in Ann Arbor.</p>
<p>Basically it will be an excuse to miss a day of school and party at U of M on a Friday night.
But then I'm in Michigan and already know everything I need to know about U of M, and have been hard hit by senioritis already.</p>
<p>hayden, there's tons of restaurants on south main street. chop house is $$$ but good, and mongolian bbq is pretty much heaven. if it's pizza or japanese you want, pizza house is by far the nicest place (but NYPD has the best pizza), and sushi.come on north university has good japanese food.</p>
<p>from my experience the libraries, at least the UGLi and graduate, don't ask for identification, so you should be able to walk throughout them pretty freely.</p>
<p>j<em>cach is the only person i've met that thinks NYPD has the best pizza. Over half the students at Michigan will agree that Pizza House has the nicest facility AND the best pizza. It's a classy place along with the other places j</em>cach mentioned.</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone!</p>
<p>Pizza House is definitely nicer for a sit-down with family.</p>
<p>In addition to Sushi.come, there is Miki (which is about 8 blocks or so West of Campus, downtown) or Godaiko, which is down by a shopping area where I-94 crosses under Ann Arbor-Saline road. Champion House (about 6 blocks from campus) has a hibachi-style restaurant. I am certain there are other Japanese places but I'm not a big sushi or fish/seafood eater so I tend not to go Japanese.</p>
<p>I can't think of a good pizza place in ann arbor - they're all kind of mediocre. But, we have one of the best delis on the planet. If you have time, go to Zingerman's near Kerrytown. Yes, you'll spend $10 on a sandwich, but it will be worth it.</p>
<p>If you are there for a Campus Day on April 1st, you can also visit the Hash Bash. <a href="http://www.hashbash.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.hashbash.com/</a></p>
<p>Be sure and take your parents!</p>