<p>I received my housing report a couple of days ago and it said that I was in the Northwood Houses, is it a good place? I was planning on staying in a dorm and not an apartment type complex like it say's it is. </p>
<p>This is what the e-mail said, "You are a member of the largest freshman class on record at the University of Michigan! To provide housing for an unprecedented number of students, University Housing is pleased to announce the opening of the Northwood Houses. This new co-ed community combines all the support and social opportunities of a residence hall with the abundant amenities of apartment-style suites. Located on North Campus, the Northwood Houses are made up of three buildings, housing 250 first-year students. Each suite includes one or two bedrooms, a shared bathroom, a small kitchen, and a shared area for living or studying. We are confident that you will enjoy your time in the Northwood Houses."</p>
<p>I really liked the northwood apartments when I visited friends there last year, their apartments were clean and comfortable and in that regard better than my central campus dorm. It may not be a huge party atmosphere, but the dorms are certainly not the only place to party-- I would rather go to frats to party than be slipping through vomit in the halls on saturday nights anyway. I haven’t seen these new “houses” but you could do a lot worse than the northwood apartments. And if it’s as your email says, all freshmen, suite style, and shared living areas it may be a lot more social than the traditional apartments anyhow. I wouldn’t get too upset about it until you get there and see for yourself. There are really pros and cons to any living situation, and the social atmosphere-- which I expect is what Pro28 thinks he is referring to-- is probably the EASIEST thing to compensate for of all the problems you could have. If you have a disgusting room in a loud and obnoxious building there is nothing you can do about it. If your dorm is comfortable and nice to live in but on the quiet side, you can find other places to hang out. You’ll be okay. Personally, I am envious of the possibility of a kitchen.</p>
<p>not referring to social atmosphere, referring to cockroach infested apartments, walls lined with asbestos and lead paint, and distance from dining halls.</p>
<p>^
Can you walk to the dining hall (in Bursley?). How long is the walk to classes on north campus? Will I end up spending a lot of my time shuttling on the blue bus?</p>
<p>How do you get cockroaches and asbestos in “new” houses?</p>
<p>which northwood are you in? III, IV, V? It makes a huge difference, III is somewhat close to Bursley, although it’ll still depend on the specific room you get. Even Northwood III is very spread out, and it’s possible that you can be further from Bursley than the FXB building. Northwood IV and V are just…far. But i doubt they’d put freshmen in those. </p>
<p>northwood isn’t "new.’ it may be a new location to put freshmen, but the actual buildings are probably older than Alexandre.</p>
<p>They just said that they have announced “the opening” of the northwood houses, which implies new to me but I suppose I could be wrong. A call to housing could clarify.</p>
<p>What northwood building did you see cockroaches in? That’s crazy, I’ve never seen that in Northwood III.</p>
<p>^? You’ve never seen her before and you graduated? Shame on you
Yeah she lives there, at least that’s what it appears like when I first arrived. Her home is amazingly luxurious; she should definitely share it with the students for the mess the U has created.</p>
