<p>Ok. So everyone knows that UM is a very good (aka prestigious/well-known) school, but how is the student life there? Are the dorms "live-able" (are they okay to stay in or will I be crying for home everyday?) and is the food "edible"?</p>
<p>Just wanted to know ... starting to look into colleges, and I'm sure some people would appreciate this thread.</p>
<p>I spent two weeks at the Summer Discovery program at Michigan and I LOVED the campus. I stayed in Alice Lloyd Hall and frankly I thought the dorms were pretty crappy...they were just really small compared to what I was used to. Other than that, for the reputation dorm food usually has it was pretty good. Always had salad bar, different choices, and deserts. I was always told to beware the morning eggs though haha</p>
<p>Otherwise, there seemed like there was a lot to do and see and they had some GREAT restaurants, a comedy club that actually drew a guy I'd seen on comedy central (and this was in the summer too so during the year it'd draw more popular people), and the scenery was nice too. The only thing is it's a very large campus, so hopefully you don't mind walking. I thought that was a pretty cool part of it though</p>
<p>It depends where you live. I happen to live in the basement of Markley, so my dorm is the worst of the worst. I "cry home everyday" but I do wish I wasn't stuck in this rat hole. I mean, there are pipes running through my room.</p>
<p>The food is alright, though. Can't complain about that.</p>
<p>Wow, didn't know they actually place students in basements of halls.</p>
<p>i mean...my sister is at michigan and her freshman dorm was pretty nice by my standards. when i stayed there, i had no problem fitting with her and her roommate.
the campus is great. it's big, but there are buses for when it gets really cold.
in general, from my experiences, Michigan has a very friendly and fun environment...</p>
<p>Dorms and dorm food have never been Michigan's forte. This said, Michigan is refurbishing many of its older, less desirable dorms, so I suspect in a coupleof years, the number of less-than-good dorms will be dimished. As for campus food, it has improved significantly over the years. Besides, Ann Arbor has a great variety of reasonably priced restaurants and diners.</p>
<p>Yea, if a meal plan was required, I'd totally just eat out daily. There's a lot of great inexpensive restaurants around here.</p>
<p>Most of the dorms are livable...try to live in MoJo if possible, definitely the best dorms on campus. Apparently, the food at Mojo is made by the same company that makes the food at Cornell, or so I've heard.</p>
<p>i've heard that Mosher Jordan is mainly for upperclassmen - does anyone who goes to Michigan know about this?</p>
<p>I have a couple freshman friends in MoJo. No dorm is reserved exclusively for upperclassmen, although they do get preference. I'd argue that West Quad has some of the nicest dorms, though. I know a bunch of freshmen who are in West Quad. The location is awesome and their dorms are huge. The only downfall is they are separated from the most other freshmen.</p>
<p>About UMich's dorm renovation project ... I kno MoJo is the best b/c it was the first to get a makeover ... does anyone kno what other dorms will get renovated and when that will happen?</p>
<p>I live in Bursley up on North and its a pretty good dorm, even though the location isn't the best for LSA students. The rooms are supposed to be the biggest.
The food is alright but nothing great. I still don't understand why everyone thinks the Hill Dining Center has the best food...its all the same to me.
There are a lot of inexpensive places around though, so even if you get bored of dorm food you have a lot of options.</p>
<p>Stockwell in the Hill area is undergoing renovation now and will reopen in Fall 09. It used to be all girls but will be coed from next year onwards.</p>
<p>Yea, the Hill food is pretty much the same as the other food on campus. It's nothing to boast about.</p>
<p>what dorms are best for someone in kinesiology?</p>
<p>Dorms don't generally vary according to major. Engineering, Art&Architecture and Music majors may want to live in Bursley after their sophomore year because it is located in North Campus. Otherwise, it really doesn't matter.</p>
<p>I know that they are not assigned by major lol. I just was wondering what ones would be the best based mostly on location (closest to classes normally taken by someone in the school of kinesiology).</p>
<p>Well, I know there is a large Kinesiology building right next to Markley. So anywhere on the Hill would be ideal, my guess is.</p>
<p>North Quad (which probably will not be open to students until the fall of 2010) should be ideally situated too. East Quad, South Quad and West Quad shouldn't be too bad either.</p>
<p>I live in Alice Lloyd with the HSSP program and I love it here. Room is 12 x19 plenty of space and the hall is clean. The only drawback is the new dining hall is a walk outside from my hall, not necessarily far, but I still have to throw on a coat during this time of year.</p>
<p>any one heard how singles at couzens are?</p>