Some college moving-in questions (and dream vs. reality)

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<p>Hello all,</p>

<p>OK so I have some questions, and I don't know how to start, so I'll just list them out starting with the one that I think of first! </p>

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[<em>] I signed up to move-in August 30, but I feel that this is no longer that necessary to move-in that early, and I'm not emotionally that ready for college yet, so will I still be charged $75/day for the days I'm not there if I move in, say, August 31 or September 1? I sent an e-mail to Housing 2 days ago and they still have yet to reply. On their move-in website, they said that you can choose to move in later than your assigned date, but nothing else.
[</em>] In your experience, how long does move-in take? My parents want to take me out to dinner before I settle in for my first night.
[<em>] Would I have a better chance of having a "USED" book by reserving it or by mail ordering directly to your house? (Ulrich's said you would have it sooner if you mail ordered them)
[</em>] Are school gyms free or do they cost a monthly/annual fee?
[li] Can freshmen apply for jobs in their first semester of their freshmen year? Or is it better to do some adjusting to college life? I'm also going to do UROP, so would it be viable to have a part-time job at the same time, or would I not have enough time for other stuff? (e.g. extracurriculars, community service, studying, and having a social life) I've heard from someone that it's good to have a job during college, and I'm not sure if UROP is enough for "work experience." [/li][/ul]</p>

<p>And finally: </p>

<p>**DREAM OR REALITY<a href="aka%20it's%20a%20premonition%20that%20will%20come%20true">/b</a>: Earlier today I dozed off and dreamed that I was running through North Campus trying to find my engineering class ... but I couldn't find it and I totally panicked!! Then after that, my mind fast-fowarded 4 months and I dreamed that I was at home for Christmas Break and my parents were yelling at me because I failed a class (even though I tried my absolute hardest) and that I would have no hope in finding a career. If I'm dreaming about this kind of stuff ALREADY, does that mean that my "day-mare" is just ridiculous or it can POSSIBLY become a reality? </p>

<p>I know this was kinda long, but thanks!</p>

<p>And to '13ers: Less than 2 weeks left until it all starts! (wow this summer flew by REALLY fast) We should get to know each other ... heck and have a nice CC union!! haha</p>

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<p>Ever since I started filling out my transfer applications I have had nightmares about each successive step. Accidentally telling Michigan I had a .6 GPA on my application, moving in and forgetting all my stuff, roommate being stereotypical cheerleader chick who hates me (this part turned out to be half true XD), failing all my courses, etc etc. There are bound to be a few mishaps but you are just having bad dreams because you’re stressed out, don’t worry. </p>

<p>I am an incoming student too so I don’t really know the answers to the rest of your questions for sure. Though if you aren’t emotionally ready enough on the 30th, you aren’t going to be on the 31st. I would have thought they’d still charge you since you signed up, somebody correct me if I’m wrong, and if that’s the case I’d just suck it up and move in. One or two days aren’t going to make a difference. My parents signed me up to move in the 1st instead of the 2nd so I’d get a chance to get my stuff in my room and look around hopefully before mass pandemonium breaks out because of an anxiety condition, we’ll see how that works out. XD We are hoping to move in in the morning and then go out to lunch before the parents leave, so you should have plenty of time to go out to eat. I helped boyfriend move in last year and it took us a while to get everything upstairs because it was so crowded and he got to school around 10, so we ended up going to lunch after we unloaded the car and then actually helped him unpack after. Unless you are bringing a TON of stuff (and I worry I might be! XD) it shouldn’t take you too long to unpack and get settled, especially if your family is helping you.</p>

<p>As for a job, I would recommend at least giving yourself a semester to focus totally on school, finding ECs you like, etc and then work winter unless you really need the money. Someone else may have a different opinion but it was easier for me to figure out how many hours I could handle working, and how much time I’d need for clubs after I’d had a semester to feel things out, and I went to a much easier school than Michigan to start off with.</p>

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<p>“I signed up to move-in August 30, but I feel that this is no longer that necessary to move-in that early, and I’m not emotionally that ready for college yet, so will I still be charged $75/day for the days I’m not there if I move in, say, August 31 or September 1? I sent an e-mail to Housing 2 days ago and they still have yet to reply.”</p>

<p>Yeah I’m not sure, just wait for a reply I guess, but in the future, always call them rather than emailing them. It will make things so much easier. I just don’t remember the specifics too well.</p>

<p>“In your experience, how long does move-in take? My parents want to take me out to dinner before I settle in for my first night.”</p>

<p>Should not be a problem. Where are you living? I would say that you can get everything moved in withing a couple hours. Maybe a bit longer.</p>

<p>“Would I have a better chance of having a “USED” book by reserving it or by mail ordering directly to your house? (Ulrich’s said you would have it sooner if you mail ordered them)”</p>

<p>Probably easier to mail order to either your house or your dorm. Here’s a tip though: If you can help it, don’t get anything (used or new) from the bookstores. Use half/amazon/other sites to save yourself tons of $$$.</p>

<p>“Are school gyms free or do they cost a monthly/annual fee?”</p>

<p>Free for students (taking classes), just bring your Mcard, and they swipe it and you go in.</p>

<p>“Can freshmen apply for jobs in their first semester of their freshmen year?”</p>

<p>They can, but…</p>

<p>“Or is it better to do some adjusting to college life?”</p>

<p>…yeah I would definitely say so. College is a very different experience, so unless you really need the money immediately, I would take a semester to adjust.</p>

<p>“I’m also going to do UROP, so would it be viable to have a part-time job at the same time, or would I not have enough time for other stuff? (e.g. extracurriculars, community service, studying, and having a social life) I’ve heard from someone that it’s good to have a job during college, and I’m not sure if UROP is enough for “work experience.””</p>

<p>Make sure you pace yourself. Find the balance. Don’t go overboard on EC’s and/or work. Who knows, you might hate UROP and not do it again after one semester. I would say this: Don’t apply for a job yet. Instead, hit up festifall, find some clubs/activities that you want to do, put yourself on email lists, go to a few meetings, and figure out what interests you. Then, decide if you can add work on top of that, given your course load. Take your time. Even though work experience is always nice, going a semester without it won’t kill you (at least from an application standpoint).</p>

<p>"DREAM OR REALITY (aka it’s a premonition that will come true): Earlier today I dozed off and dreamed that I was running through North Campus trying to find my engineering class … but I couldn’t find it and I totally panicked!! Then after that, my mind fast-fowarded 4 months and I dreamed that I was at home for Christmas Break and my parents were yelling at me because I failed a class (even though I tried my absolute hardest) and that I would have no hope in finding a career. If I’m dreaming about this kind of stuff ALREADY, does that mean that my “day-mare” is just ridiculous or it can POSSIBLY become a reality? "</p>

<p>Nah, it’s a dream. Work hard, play hard, and you will do great in college.</p>

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<li><p>I signed up to move-in August 30, but I feel that this is no longer that necessary to move-in that early, and I’m not emotionally that ready for college yet, so will I still be charged $75/day for the days I’m not there if I move in, say, August 31 or September 1? I sent an e-mail to Housing 2 days ago and they still have yet to reply. On their move-in website, they said that you can choose to move in later than your assigned date, but nothing else.
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Just wait for that email. Im sure housing is packed with emails right now but they will get to yours if you wait.**</p>

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<li>In your experience, how long does move-in take? My parents want to take me out to dinner before I settle in for my first night.</li>
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<p>What I did was I dropped off all my stuff with my family at the dorms right [~45min] before eating lunch with them, went to lunch, came back and then organize everything by myself which took ~1 hour. I would suggest having your parents do similarly by dropping off and unloading all your stuff and then bringing you to dinner. Or if its not dinner time, you can take them on a tour of the city until dinner time. I don’t think your parents need to help you with organizing.</p>

<pre><code>* Would I have a better chance of having a “USED” book by reserving it or by mail ordering directly to your house? (Ulrich’s said you would have it sooner if you mail ordered them)
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<p>**Best chance is half.com or amazon. Right now, if you order it you can send it to your house and it should get there on time. However, If you buy it next week or later you can just send it directly to your dorm and they’ll hold it for you if you haven’t arrived yet. **</p>

<pre><code>* Are school gyms free or do they cost a monthly/annual fee?
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<p>free</p>

<pre><code>* Can freshmen apply for jobs in their first semester of their freshmen year? Or is it better to do some adjusting to college life? I’m also going to do UROP, so would it be viable to have a part-time job at the same time, or would I not have enough time for other stuff? (e.g. extracurriculars, community service, studying, and having a social life) I’ve heard from someone that it’s good to have a job during college, and I’m not sure if UROP is enough for “work experience.”
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<p>Honestly, I would adjust to college life, join some student organizations, and get your life settled before finding a non-workstudy job. Urop should take around 10 hours of your time and it should be sufficient. However, picking up a small 2-3 hour per week job or two, such as tutoring wouldn’t be too hard or stressful.</p>

<p>And finally:</p>

<p>DREAM OR REALITY (aka it’s a premonition that will come true): Earlier today I dozed off and dreamed that I was running through North Campus trying to find my engineering class … but I couldn’t find it and I totally panicked!! Then after that, my mind fast-fowarded 4 months and I dreamed that I was at home for Christmas Break and my parents were yelling at me because I failed a class (even though I tried my absolute hardest) and that I would have no hope in finding a career. If I’m dreaming about this kind of stuff ALREADY, does that mean that my “day-mare” is just ridiculous or it can POSSIBLY become a reality?</p>

<p>This is funny because north campus is not a friendly place when it comes to finding a specific room. Sometimes a hall will go from the 1000s to the 2000s without any staircase and you’ll wonder where your room 1014 is, and after going back and forth this hall, you’ll find that its actually a floor below. But to prevent all this humility, you can always search for your room beforehand or give an ample amount of time [15 minutes before michigan time] to find your room. also people are relatively friendly so they will probably help you. Also, if you work hard and use all your resources, you shouldn’t fail your class. This is… unless your professor or GSI is terrible beyond imaginable. if you find yourself in that situation, i would get out of that class immediately.</p>

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<p>“Honestly, I would adjust to college life, join some student organizations, and get your life settled before finding a non-workstudy job. Urop should take around 10 hours of your time and it should be sufficient. However, picking up a small 2-3 hour per week job or two, such as tutoring wouldn’t be too hard or stressful”</p>

<p>Can one find 2-3 hour per week jobs? That’s about all the availability I have this semester but I figured I wouldn’t find something that small.</p>

<p>I for one REALLY need to work this semester but figured I didn’t have enough time.</p>

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<p>Well it depends. I tutor a kid for 2 hours a week and make a pretty descent amount. There are many middle school, high school students in the area that would appreciate your help. Also, if you’re a musician you can try teaching an instrument. If all else fails, though, you can just participate in a bunch of psychology/social experiments for money. They pay a descent amount and you can choose the times to fit your schedule.</p>

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<p>^How do you find someone to tutor? I mean, there’s a ton of UM students and a ton of MS and HS students … I’d like to tutor those kids during my freshmen year. </p>

<p>And thanks to those who have replied. I really appreciate it, and I just realized I have exactly one week left before college. This summer really flew by quickly, and i’m getting quite anxious because of it. (It seemed like it was June a few days ago)</p>

<p>Housing still hasn’t answered my e-mail yet, so I’ll call on Monday. (oh wait that’s tomorrow, yikes!)</p>

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<p>How would this experience be like? (just curious)</p>

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<p>Sticking with mail ordering from Ulrich, but since I’m procrastinating with calling them, I might as well pick it up on 9/2. A week ago I did compare Amazon vs. Ulrich, but the price difference wasn’t too significant.</p>

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<p>This could be difficult, because I’m only 45 minutes or an hour away from Ann Arbor, so the city isn’t too foreign to us. :slight_smile: But we love IKEA, so we could easily kill 2-3 hours there.</p>

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<p>How close is the nearest one to N Campus/Baits?</p>

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<p>Wow … perhaps my dream can really come true! I think to prevent this I’m gonna spend some time bonding with my roomate by finding where all our classes are! :smiley: Campus is sooo huge anyways.</p>

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<p>What exactly do you mean “use all your resources”? Talking to TAs/profs, reading the textbooks, taking notes and studying them, and doing homework and practice exams? </p>

<p>Also … two more questions:
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[li]How late do people tend to stay up at U of M? Are people usually loud late at night? I tend to be an early bird (I wake up at 7-ish in the morning … sometimes 6:45 … so I do go to bed at around 11 or so), so will this be a problem?</p>[/li]
<p>[li]I signed up for engineering or math UROP, but when they sent me my assignment, they told me I was with social sciences. What should I do?[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>You will learn to sleep through the noise. I think most college students go to bed between 12 and 2 but everybody has different sleeping habits.</p>

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<p>^I was thinking about getting earplugs and eyeshades/nightshades. :D</p>

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<p>1) finding someone to tutor would be easiest through family/friend connections. However, if that doesn’t work out, you can place fliers around campus. Someone is bound to see it and if you offer to tutor for less than normal amount you should get some bites at the very least.</p>

<p>2) my friend had one GSI that was terrible. He criticized everyones work and gave everyone failing grades; the smartest only recieved Bs. </p>

<p>3) lol everyone loves Ikea. So big. So much stuff. Cheap prices.</p>

<p>4) The one closest gym to north campus is right near baits and bursley. Its called the NCRB
[University</a> of Michigan North Campus map (all but easternmost)](<a href=“http://www.ns.umich.edu/umnc.html]University”>http://www.ns.umich.edu/umnc.html)</p>

<p>5) What i mean by using all your resources is to work hard, try hard, study, go to office hours, and the things you said.</p>

<p>6) Honestly, people tend to stay up to around 12-2 everyday. The noise level really depends on your dorm. It seems that your living in north campus so it shouldn’t be that bad. When you get to your dorms tell your roommate that you like to sleep early and wake up early and that you would like it if he tried to keep it quite in your room after 11.</p>

<p>7) Lol… Social Studies when you requested engineering? These are two different things. That really sucks. If you are still interested in participating in Urop even though its social studies, participate. If not, just find something else to do. I don’t think you can switch to engineering right now. You can ask the office when you get there [its located at the USB] but i highly doubt they’ll change it for you. If you really don’t want to do SS urop, then try finding a research project yourself by emailing professors.</p>