<p>Is there a strategy to filing out the housing application to getting yourself into a dorm other than North campus? Or should you just fill it out and hope for the best! </p>
<p>I don't really know how they can say that 50% of the freshman will end up on North campus when they say Bursley holds 1240 students and Baits holds 550. The website said that Baits l will be closed for 2012. Sounds like that is only 1800 students unless I am not counting Northwoods?</p>
<p>Anyway...is North campus that bad? Input?</p>
<p>You can get in one of the learning communities or you could try to room with a sophomore who is staying on Central. I suppose there must be a facebook UM thing that you could find someone looking for a roomie. Poke around and see what you find.
Is North that bad? I know I would get sick of the bus ride. It’s very nice to pop in and out of your dorm during the day without having to take a 15 minute bus ride. Pretty grounds and totally different feel from central campus.</p>
<p>The only way to do it is to join an MLC, otherwise you can hope for the best but you’re probably on north. It’s not that bad but you have to plan for the whole day instead of going back and forth to your room. Everyone puts central as top priority so its basically luck of the draw.</p>
<p>Gonna jump in here: I read somewhere that there are some MLC’s that don’t really serve any purpose other than for the guaranteed housing. Is this true, and if so, which one(s)?</p>
<p>North Campus is not that bad at all, as long as you get Bursley. Bursley is actually a very nice dorm and buses connect it to Central campus every 10 minutes during rush hour and every half an hour otherwise.</p>
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Essentially all of them. The people that get in are mostly just using it for the housing so the idea of everyone striving for some sort of themed community is false. They are just a great way to stay on central.</p>
<p>@MaizeandBlue, Residential College would be the only exception to that rule I think, as they have to take a separate set of classes focusing heavily on foreign language.</p>
<p>But yeah I’ve read about how people will just join honors to get housing on South Quad, and they drop it 3 weeks into school (which is extraordinarily smart).</p>
<p>Something off-campus like a house or apartment is possible even this late if you’re persistent enough. Explore and keep an open mind. One question you may want to ask is what percent of juniors and seniors choose to stay in the dorms.</p>
<p>kyle2011- are you a freshman now? do you live on north campus? would you say it is that bad? do you know kids that live there? do they REALLY hate it? </p>
<p>I think i just might put it my requests and see what happens…i don’t really want to get caught up in a MLC that i am not really interested in…sounds like it could turn out poorly…</p>
<p>i live on north, it’s pretty whatever. you’ll spend some time on buses, but it’s not too bad as you’ll rarely have to wait more than five minutes during class times. as far as late night goes, things can get dicey but ideally you’ll make some friends and can crash at their places on central, or get the vomit comet back by 3 (buses run until 3 on weekends). as far as the actual dorms go, i’d say that bursley is more comfortable than east quad, and even baits isn’t all too bad because it’s mainly suites (meaning you get to share a bathroom with only a few other people rather than a whole hallway). </p>
<p>as far as a suggestion for ending up on central, it’s mainly luck of the draw but requesting a double and going in blind is the basic strategy, because that way they realize that your main priority is location and not the person you’re staying with or how many roommates you have. almost all the fancy rooms (two-room triples, singles, suites) on central will be filled by upperclassmen.</p>
<p>but really, just try your best to start classes a bit later so you still don’t have to wake up too early, really a half hour is all you need. i go outside to catch the bus at 10:50 for my 11 am and don’t have to worry about it at all, some students may care more about getting to class on time but by the time you’re in college that’ll likely fade. no matter where you end up, don’t let it ruin your college experience and you’ll still like it 10 times more than living at home.</p>
<p>kyle2011- are you a freshman now? do you live on north campus? would you say it is that bad? do you know kids that live there? do they REALLY hate it? </p>
<p>1) Yes I’m a freshman currently
2) No I live in MoJo on central
3) It is definitely not a death sentence. Some people up there love it, others do anything they can to move. I know several people who are staying there next year because they enjoy it so much.
4) It’s not really that bad. I have had a few classes on north and have actually enjoyed the change in scenery. The bus rides can actually be relaxing if you avoid the busiest times, and Bursley is a great dorm in terms of social atmosphere. Remember, it’s just one year of four, and they are putting in great efforts to improve life on north campus with more freshman classes there. That being said, I would do everything you could to snag a dorm on central.
5) I would be lying to you if I said people didn’t REALLY hate it. There are definitely some who can’t stand it up there (mainly in Northwoods/Baits, Bursley people don’t seem to mind as much). Do some research on the learning communities (and feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions) and find the one that seems the most tolerable. There are only two or three of the like 8 that actually make you do stuff, beyond that its basically BS. I personally took the learning-community-for-central approach and am extremely glad I did.</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any more questions.</p>
<p>^Which MLC did you choose?</p>
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<p>If you mean 3rd and 4th year, (different from the number of credits one has) pretty close to 0%. I have never met a junior living in the dorms. There some sophomores who live in dorms but the vast majority live in dorms during their freshman year and only during their freshman year. I’m sure there’s got to be at least 1 junior and at least 1 senior living in dorms but it’s very uncommon.</p>
<p>Edit: I rescind that. I know one junior who does live in the dorms. But he is an RA and gets free room and board.</p>
<p>Kyle would be in the MRC unless he is a she and is in WISE.</p>