Can someone who knows please explain to me how UM assigns housing to freshman?
Is it lottery?
If you are not part of any residential programs, it is pretty much random.
And you may not find out until the middle of August. :((
Pretty much random unless you’re in the residential college, honors housing, other MLC (Michigan Learning Comminity), etc. I found out in June about my housing last year, but I know some people who didn’t know until toward the end of August. I got lucky and ended up on central. With that said however, the bus ride adds more time to your commute but north campus is actually a pretty nice place and fun to explore. I visit my friends on north and enjoy going to Bursley/Pierpont/etc. It’s a lot different up there now than it was 30 years ago.