<p>I've heard so much about staying away from North campus and that Central and South are the best. Where do the engineering students stay? Is there honors dorms for engineers or honors program for engineers?</p>
<p>Some people actually prefer North Campus. It's true it's not for everybody, but make up your own mind. There is no honors program or housing for engineering students. As a freshman you will have classes on both central campus and north campus, so either way you're taking the bus. It depends on what kind of a living environment you want. North campus is quieter and I hear the food is better. But then you're so far away from the sporting events as well as the night life.</p>
<p>Thanx- i'll just have to wait and see</p>
<p>Females can ask for all-female housing - all of which are on central campus, but male engineering students don't have that option. More than a third of freshmen live on North Campus - yes, it's a pain to take the bus - but you'll have a fine college experience surrounded by 1500-2000 other 1st-year students. And Bursley food is supposed to be the best.</p>
<p>as a freshman engineering student, will most of my classes be on north campus? or will i have required classes that will be on central and south campus?</p>
<p>Generally, most of your classes will be on central campus, with engineering classes on North campus. But depending on how many credits you enter with and how many math, physics and chemistry classes you don't have to take, you might even be half and half. You also have a few (about 8, I think) general ed credits that would be on Central Campus.</p>
<p>thanx boysmom..you know alot about u of m and engineering. how long is the wait for buses..i've heard 20 minutes and then the official stand is 3-4 minutes???</p>
<p>I'll have to ask my son and he's not home right now. I never took the bus myself. I don't believe it's that bad though. The busses come fairly frequently during the busy times. I have heard, however, that it helps if you're not too shy. Don't hang back and wait until everybody else gets on. And I bet it feels a lot longer in December than in August.</p>
<p>If you are absolutely sure you DO NOT want to stay on North Campus, then my best advice is to sign up for a living learning community. A good one that fits all interests and has mostly engineers is UIR(UROP in REsidence). It's a great way to get research experience.</p>
<p>The perks of north campus are the suite style bathrooms in Baits, and generally better food at Bursley. North Campus is a nice community and sometimes, it is easier to take a bus than to walk all the way down from the hill dorms.</p>
<p>As a first year engineering student, however, all my classes were on central campus(in the chem and Denn buildings) except one engineering class. I guess it all depends on what you are looking for. </p>
<p>The wait for busses varies. During the weekdays between peak hours(when you will generally need busses) the wait is 0-2 minutes. Buses keep coming through at stops like C.C. Little, so I have rarely had to wait. They are usually however packed. In the evenings, the most I've waited is 15 and same with the weekedns.</p>
<p>thankx JKBLUE- i would think that for the 1st yr (adjustment and all) North campus is good..what other bits of wisdom would you have for a first year engineering student? There seems to be so many opportunities a um that many are over looked.. anyone else--please respond too. i would appreciate it greatly!</p>
<p>I'd recommend central campus housing for first year students. Most of your classes will be in central campus. Chances are you won't have more than one engineering class in your first semester (engineering courses usually have prerequsities). If you live in East/West/South Quad, you are practically 5 min from any class. Riding a bus can feel like a long time if you are rushing to your first class in the morning, especially in winter.</p>
<p>Besides, you will be closer to everything else - shops, restaurants, Hill auditorium, power center, etc. Most of your other activities will probably be in central campus.</p>
<p>You can check it out yourself when you are in town for campus day or orientation. Be sure to ride the bus.</p>
<p>I think the biggest oppurtunities overlooked are the living learning communities, UROP, and all the help that's out there for students. A lot of people don't do the mentorship program(neither did I) and that seemed to be really good way to be connected from what I"ve heard. Also, the ELRC has lots of support for basic freshman classes such as Calc, Chem, and PHys, and would've been something I wish I took advantage of earlier. As far as dorms go, I'm really happy I live on the hill campus. It is close to the buildings I go to the most, Chem and Dennison where the science and math classes are, and has bustops close by to get to North campus fast. One bus (Northwood) stops right in front of my dorm, so that's nice. I also like the hill community, it's where you can meet tons of freshman and i think it has some of the most gorgeous looking buidlings on campus. I would not advise dorms such as West, East, or South quad for engineers simply because it is further away from engineering type buildings on central and will have less engineers in them in general. On hill, there are tons of engineers for group work etc. In the end, its all whay you prefer, but I strongly recommend hill.</p>
<p>Definitely look into the Mentorship program and the learning communites, especially UROP (whether you choose UROP in-residence or not is a separate decision). The Mentorship program can fill up quite early, so it is to your advantage to sign up asap after you've made your decision for Michigan.</p>
<p>wow- GoBlue81- you've given me alot to think about!</p>