<p>I recieved my acceptance letter from Michigan about 5 days ago (Great christmas present) so now my big question is, what dorm should I be looking for? I'm a science/math kinda guy who's not big into the party scene and isn't a very picky eater. I mostly just want a dorm where everyone's social life doesn't revolve around getting completely smashed on the weekends and isn't too far of a walk from a good place to eat. I've heard (and seen) how bad the drinking parties can get at Michigan but that scene really isn't for me, so what dorm has alot of science/math types that don't look forward to pounding em down on friday nights? Also how big do the freshman courses get and is testing out of them via AP credits or an actual test an option?</p>
<p>You probably want to live in South Quad, and you have the best chances of getting in there by doing Honors College.</p>
<p>Freshmen classes get pretty big. Usually you will have lecture twice a week with a few hundred people, and then smaller "discussion" sections one or twice a week with at most 30 other students. You can get out of most of them with sufficiently high AP scores (or in some cases, you can just skip them. If you feel you know the material and want to move on to higher classes, you could convince a concentration advisor let you replace that prereq course with another upper-level course later on). </p>
<p>The only classes with placement tests are math, languages, and chemistry. The math placement test is basic algebra, and basically determines if you're capable of attempting any form of calculus, or if you need to take a remedial course. If you pass that, which class you take is based on AP scores, previous classes taken, and what your overall goal is. Chemistry placement determines if you're able to go straight to Orgo, or if you need to take gen chem first.</p>
<p>How do I go about the honors college buisness? Are students selected for that later on or is it something I need to apply to? IU sent me their honors colllege application because it stated I had been selected for it and I recieved no such application from Michigan.</p>
<p>Some people get invitations, some don't. In either case, application information is available at Honors</a> Program - University of Michigan . It basically consists of two essays.</p>