<p>K, thank you! I really appreciate you sharing that info. The Learning Communities are a really attractive component of the Michigan experience for us as well. We had actually planned on using the bus quite a bit- navigating unfamiliar streets and dealing with parking does not always bring out the best in DD's parents! We'll be up there in a couple of weeks, so it will be a real test of whether or not D can handle true winter weather.</p>
<p>Ann Arbor must be experienced on foot. There is plenty to do. Just bundle up and walk around. It's really not very confusing at all. Most inner city streets run in a regular grid pattern and the vast majority of places you'll want to see are within a mile walk of the diag. It's a very safe city. You'll never feel threatened or make a mistake walking into a wrong neighborhood. The only part of the university where you'll really need to take a bus is to north campus. Even the athletic area is not that far from central campus.</p>
<p>Oh, don't be mistaken, the roads can be confusing for somebody not familiar with the area. Packard is a pretty major street that runs on a diagonal (at least from Main to where it merges with Eisenhower), and it still confuses me from time to time after living here for 21 years. There's lots of one way streets that run in pairs all over the place (Fifth is one-way southbound, Division is one way northbound a block east, same with First and Ashley, Catherine and Ann, Elm and Walnut, Sybil and Mary). There's also lots of sporadic one-way streets, some of which make no sense (like Madison, and how it starts going one way in each direction from Packard).</p>
<p>wow, I'm relieved. I thought it was just me. I've driven in Ann Arbor twice and both times felt like I was in the Bermuda Triangle. I usually have a good sense of direction. Really I do....</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! This thread turned into a wealth of information and will definitely be of great help to me.</p>
<p>Yes. I should clarify I meant mostly to walk, but in my son's case with school of music being on north campus, we did take the bus to get back and forth between the two. I should also note I love Ann Arbor and that its entertaining street schema is part of its charm...just not while driving :)</p>
<p>I think i was put in a similar situation by Ohio state. They sent me something that i had to send them a deposit by February 1st to get a spot in their scholars program...but then apparently it was a misprint, and i have until may 1st. This sounds very similar. THey may purposely send out the wrong date in order to get many people to freak out and send in their deposits immediately, then send out the apology letter to correct themselves. Sounds like it could be a commonly used scheme...</p>
<p>Hoedown, just have to thank you for the tip on Zingerman's Roadhouse. It was great! We went there for brunch and it was easily the best meal I've had in a long time. </p>
<p>We also received new information on the Tradition scholarship and the deposit issue at Campus Day. During the aid presentation, the aid officer presenting indicated if you had completed the FAFSA and Profile you could call for an estimated financial aid package so you wouldn't be going in blind when accepting the Tradition scholarship and paying the deposit. However, when we returned home my D had the following email: </p>
<p>"Dear D's Name:</p>
<p>Congratulations on your admission to the University of Michigan!</p>
<p>You recently received our letter regarding the Michigan Tradition Scholarship and an acceptance deadline of February 15 for your scholarship award. We would like to clarify that the date in the letter pertains only to your acceptance of the Michigan Tradition Scholarship award. It does not affect the deadline for the submission of the enrollment deposit for the University of Michigan, which remains May 1, 2009. </p>
<p>We understand that the acceptance deadline may have created some confusion, and we would like to offer our assistance to you and your family if you have any questions regarding your scholarship. If you have decided to enroll elsewhere, we would appreciate notification as soon as possible. Please send an email to <a href="mailto:financial.aid@umich.edu">financial.aid@umich.edu</a> to let us know of your plans. We appreciate your understanding and again apologize for any confusion this may have caused.</p>
<p>We hope that you choose to “Go Blue” and join us as a member of the class of 2013!</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Pamela W. Fowler, Executive Director</p>
<p>Office of Financial Aid"</p>
<p>Just wanted to pass that along to anyone who may be dealing with a similar issue. All in all, we were extremely impressed with Michigan. It was our first visit and we loved the area and the campus.</p>
<p>So how exactly do you get the Michigan tradition scholarship?
I did not get it but no one has been accepted from my high school in 8 years. Two kids i know go to Michigan now went to two different bordering public schools and live within a half mile radius of me. Sounds like its their way of getting around affirmative action IMO.</p>
<p>There is no application process. Every accepted student is automatically considered for scholarships that they are eligible for.</p>
<p>I just visited this weekend, and can say with 100% certainty Michigan is the place for me.</p>
<p>We also, thanks to this thread, enjoyed many things we may have missed on the excellent tour, and I thank all in this thread for it.</p>
<p>i thought that too, but then i got this e-mail the other day:</p>
<p>"Congratulations on your admission to the University of Michigan !</p>
<p>You recently received our letter regarding the Michigan Tradition Scholarship and an acceptance deadline of February 15 for your scholarship award. We would like to clarify that the date in the letter pertains only to your acceptance of the Michigan Tradition Scholarship award. It does not affect the deadline for the submission of the enrollment deposit for the University of Michigan , which remains May 1, 2009 . </p>
<p>We understand that the acceptance deadline may have created some confusion, and we would like to offer our assistance to you and your family if you have any questions regarding your scholarship. If you have decided to enroll elsewhere, we would appreciate notification as soon as possible. Please send an email to <a href="mailto:financial.aid@umich.edu">financial.aid@umich.edu</a> to let us know of your plans. We appreciate your understanding and again apologize for any confusion this may have caused.</p>
<p>We hope that you choose to “Go Blue” and join us as a member of the class of 2013!"</p>
<p>i received the e-mail as well.
so how do we accept the scholarship without enrolling?</p>
<p>^ i don't know.. it seems kind of weird to say "I accept the scholarship, but I don't want to enroll yet because I'm waiting on other schools like HYPSM etc...."</p>
<p>I rejected the scholarship but I'm still enrolling. My family is very well off and can easily afford OOS tuition.</p>
<p>Good for you... a truly altruistic act.</p>
<p>haha sarcasm. i wish i was in that kinda position. If I did have 40k excess lying around each year i think a UM education would be the best use of the money.</p>
<p>Yeah, that's what I figured. Not too many people would turn down the scholarship, no matter what their financial situation.</p>
<p>I'm in the same boat with the rest of you guys. I think what I'm going to end up doing is say that I would like to accept the scholarship but wait to enroll until I turn in my FAFSA and stuff in order see all the aid Michigan will offer.</p>
<p>I haven't gotten the scholarship yet. Just hopeful. dococtopi, if you don't mind me asking what kind of background do you have? im trying to get a feel for how they select poeple for this scholarship.</p>