if 70% of freshmen live in a north campus dorm, can they really be THAT bad?

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<p>everyone wants to live in central campus/the hill...but are those dorms really that much better than something in north campus or is it a matter of the scarcity causing a frenzy? I feel like I'm worried too much about getting "stuck" in north campus.</p>

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<p>Remember, 95+% of freshmen live in dorm while the percentage for upper classman are much lower. They would have to put them somewhere. Many of the dorms in both campuses have been or will be renovated. If you want to live in the main campus in freshmen year, you may consider some of the residential programs that would put you in their designated halls in main campus.</p>

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<p>North Campus isn’t really that bad. Some people like it so much that they stay there all four years. </p>

<p>Now, Bursley is no palace, and you will have to bike/walk/take a bus to Central Campus classes, but I don’t think North warrants all the horror stories. </p>

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<p>how bad are the odds of getting a central/hill dorm in the lottery?</p>

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<p>Around 10-15 years ago, students like to live in the North Campus as the dorm were newer. I remember how poor the ventilation was in Stockwell at Hill area before the renovation. Now after the renovation and building new dorms in central, it is more favorable to live on main campus for some students.</p>

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<p>So the north dorms were more “social” than the hill and central back in the day? That’s funny.</p>

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<p>I don’t think “social” is the right term. The condition was relatively better at that time though. Main campus is still better for party now and then.</p>

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<p>I find it impossible to believe that 70% of Freshmen live in North Campus. South Quad, West Quad, East Quad and the Hill dorms most likely house over 50% of Freshmen. I would be shocked if more than one third of freshmen lived in North Campus. </p>

<p>That being said, as Finnlet points out, North Campus, especially Bursley, is not bad. In fact, it is a nice dorm with good amenities (NCRB etc…). One just has to put up with taking the bus back and forth, but that’s not so bad.</p>

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<p>I also don’t think the 70% freshmen figure is updated. I can’t come up with the 4000+ beds required after Baits I was closed a couple years ago. Out of the 9500 students in dorm, 5900 are freshmen. The North campus capacity is only 36% of total (39% in Hill and 25% in Central). In other words, it can only be up to 60% freshmen living in NC even if they put only freshmen there. The percentage distribution may change when the new dorm in Central open this fall. Then it will be closer to 1/3 in each area.</p>

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<p>Hm. Where do you two put the odds of landing a central/hill dorm at in the lottery?</p>

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<p>I also thought the 70% seems odd, if only due to how can the most social dorms hold such a small fraction of students. Just seems fishy. If a legit 70% of freshmen are at north, it would seem it would be impossible for north not to be more social, no?</p>

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<p>My bet is if you are not part of those residential programs, you are more likely to be assigned to the North Campus. Here is a guide from last year that describe also where the freshmen may live in main campus.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/1469168-guide-to-dorms-at-michigan.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/1469168-guide-to-dorms-at-michigan.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;