<p>is it "normal" for students to request a different room type once they get their housing, or is it "set in stone"? let's say, for example, i got double but i wanted single...can i at least attempt to request for a different room type? even if i did send a request, i wouldn't expect anything to actually change, but i was just wondering if they even took such requests in the first place. hypothetically, if another person who got single wanted double and i wanted single but got double, would they consider swapping us if we requested? </p>
<p>i'm guessing they probably don't take these requests cause then everyone would try to appeal...</p>
<p>Your last sentence is right. It’s a large public institution and they don’t really care about individual selection. They will direct you to the student housing swap, where you can find others who want a double, but can offer their single, as an example.</p>
<p>I declined my contract because I only had barely couple days for the swap to go through and there are intense demand for singles in solid central campus area. So I didn’t risk getting the bounding contract. Though in hindsight, I did get a few good single offers after my contract was dropped. I hear that there is too much demand for central this year. So my guess is that the competition will be a little worse than it was last year.</p>
<p>asking the housing office instead of posting on here is a start. i think theyre just <a href=“mailto:housing@umich.edu”>housing@umich.edu</a>. i know they wont change your assignment if you request a different room time after you are assigned. You can probably get it changed before hand though. if you’re just trying to get on central though don’t even bother. they have all room types in all the dorms and almost all freshman are on north campus (which is actually really nice, just saying). There is a room swap that students with contracts can use later in the summer to switch rooms, but almost everyone will be looking for the same thing so good luck.</p>
<p>I don’t mean to hijack this thread, but my daughter just got her housing contract. She’s assigned to Baits II - a double in a three-person suite. Does this mean two people in a suite for three?? She doesn’t mind being on North Campus because she’s a music major and all of her classes are at the music building except one.</p>
<p>Thanks for any info about what type of room she has!</p>
<p>Saxlady, I’m not 100% sure, but the way I have seen other schools do it is a 2 bedroom apt style in which your daughter shares a room with someone and the third roommate has their own room.</p>
<p>Thank you - after looking at the room options more closely, I believe you are correct. I didn’t understand it at first, but now it makes sense. Thank you!</p>
<p>I’m one of the RAs (residential advisors) for Housing who happened to live in Baits freshmen year in a 3-person suite. When you walk in the main door, you are in a living room. The living room leads to a bathroom (with a shower, sink, toilet), a single bedroom and a double bedroom. It’s a great deal!</p>
<p>Here’s a video tour of a triple suite in Baits:
[Baits</a> Triple Suite - YouTube](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)</p>
<p>And keep in mind that the room swap process and the room waitlist process opens two weeks into the semester. In other words, you cannot swap rooms with someone and cannot request a room change through a waitlist until the end of the second week of class.</p>
<p>Wow, thanks joshqian! I just showed the video to my daughter, and she’s rather excited now. She stayed in Markley for orientation, and hated how small the rooms were, so she feels like she really lucked out. And like I said before, she’s a music major, and unlikemost other majors, they take their core classes from day 1, so all of her classes are in the music building, except one (her English class). So North Campus is ideal for her.</p>
<p>saxlady, No problem! And Baits II was renovated just last year. So, the facilities is even better than what the video shows. And it really is a good deal. I believe the rate for a double room in a three-person suite in Baits is the same as that of a Markley double.</p>
<p>Any thoughts on a triple on West quad. My son is placed there and Im concerned about the chemistry between 3 vs 2 or 1 as far as being able to adapt as a freshman. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>Baits II may give you more space for your money than Markley but the latter is a much more social dorm. Baits II was actually designed for graduate students. It is not a traditional dorm experience. Because of it’s separation into smaller houses and hallways and isolated location on north, it doesn’t give you the best freshman experience. Yes, it is renovated but not extensively like the Hill dorms (other than Markley). The renovations were done mostly to community spaces such as lounges and the kitchen. The university is currently using it for freshmen because they admit more students than they used to.</p>
<p>Ideally, you would want to live somewhere fun like Markley your freshman year (when academics aren’t as demanding) and then move to somewhere that has more privacy and space (like Baits) your later years so you can focus on your studies. But because you have no real control on housing, you will have to live with what you get.</p>
<p>I’m not saying you can’t have fun while living at Baits. It’s just you will need to make more effort to do so at Baits than at Markley where the fun is right in front of you.</p>
<p>I think having a triple in West Quad is good for the initial few weeks since it gives you the opportunity to make two new friends. But after that, it may be less appealing to live with two people if you value your privacy and want to use your room as a distraction-free study space. But then again, there are libraries, study lounges.</p>
<p>When submitting my housing information I chose option D which consisted of “Triples, Quads, and Fletcher.” Can anyone tell me which dorms I might be placed in besides Fletcher?? </p>
I may have the possibility to go to West quad with a random roommate or go with a good roommate and a random dorm. I would like to live on central or hills, I really want to avoid north.
What would the best solution ? Is west quad that good ? I heard there aren’t so many freshman even if the location is great.
Should I try the lotto with a roommate (which will very likely result in North right ?).
Having a roommate may get you a lower priority as they consider the local priority of the two. I am just wondering how do you know you may get into West Quad.