<p>I'm really interested in all the residential college has to offer (the language focus, good dorm location, sweet concentrations); however, I've heard that the majority of the people are a lot to handle. My question is, from people who know from experience, how exactly is living on east quad/how are the rc people? I'm worried about spending 2 years of college in lame living conditions haha.</p>
<p>EQ is fine and the RC kids are great. You will have a blast. Unless you like a lot of ethnic and/or vegan food you’ll probably have to walk a block or two for dinner, but that will likely be your only complaint.</p>
<p>The RC students I know personally are a strange bunch, but this is just the ones I know.</p>
<p>My D, who is a junior in the RC, (and her friends) is no different than other students at U Michigan. You put any cross-section of a population together and, yes there will be some “strange” ones, but most will fit the norm. </p>
<p>RC students do, however, tend to have a more focused interest in the arts and languages…even if they still have a regular LSA major. My D and her friends participate in all kinds of activities and clubs across campus such as dance teams, marching band, Greek life, etc., so your social life will definitely not be confined to just RC students.</p>
<p>If you find RC courses interesting, don’t let other people’s attitudes affect your choices. College is not high school where peer pressure affects who your friends are and what you do. This is your opportunity to find your own niche, not conform to others.</p>
<p>As far as East Quad goes, my D loved living there. It may be a bit old and outdated, but it does have some character, like hardwood floors and sinks in some of the rooms. But the best thing is the location and that your RC classes are in the same building you live in…very nice on cold winter days.</p>
<p>I would strongly recommend against choosing the RC solely for the location of the dorm. You would have to be interested in the rest of the package. If you have a chance, it would help to take a visit and meet some of the students but it is close to finals and there may not be time.</p>
<p>Well, what are the rc people like compared to people in other dorms that are mostly freshman, like markley or bursley?</p>
<p>@res ipsa why don’t you recommend the location?</p>
<p>The location is fine but location should not be the reason for selecting RC.</p>
<p>One, no one should ever fall to peer pressure, high school or otherwise. It’s a lame excuse for why u did something.</p>
<p>Second, east quad sucked when I was there for orientation. It is not tall person friendly (a lot of umich isn’t it seems ) and the rooms were really small.</p>
<p>Finally, dome kids I know that are in RC are weird to me. But I’m an engineer, I’m sure I’m weird to a lot of people as well</p>
<p>what would be the biggest differences between living on east quad and the rest of the freshmen dorms?</p>
<p>My EQ room was 14x19. Can you beat that elsewhere on campus, MLDWoody?</p>
<p>All I know is the room I stayed at for orientation was tiny as balls.</p>
<p>You really can’t judge EQ by the orientation situation. Not all parts of the dorm are in use and the food is different. My D had a very different EQ dorm experience from her 2 years of actually living there.</p>
<p>Oh, ok… then if you get a room where I was for orientation, it’ll be tiny as balls</p>
<p>Is it possible to graduate in 3 years if i’m an RC student if i fulfill all the requirements?</p>