<p>Does anyone know about this housing option??</p>
<p>I want a housing in the central campus. Is the martha cook in the central campus?</p>
<p>Has anyone lived in it before?</p>
<p>From what I've researched, there are a bunch of parties and celebrations in the martha cook's house.</p>
<p>Do you recommend it??</p>
<p>My boss' daughter lived there, and liked it a lot. I think it's a pretty conscious choice of the people who are there--they know what's it's like going in, and they want what it offers. I've heard it's very nice and the location is excellent. But I was under the impression that there were more rules or regulations for the women who live there than there might be in other residence halls.</p>
<p>The location cannot be any better. The dorm itself is very nice. However, as Hoedown points out, since it is a women's dorm, there are obvious security measures that can be restictive.</p>
<p>You may want to pm Christine123 with questions - she's a 2 year veteran of Martha Cook.</p>
<p>IS THE MARTHA COOK HOUSING the SAME PRICE? as others?? </p>
<p>or what...</p>
<p>AND, CAN WE APPLY TO THE "NORMAL" HOUSING FOUND ON THE UMICH SITE AND AT THE SAME TIME APPLY TO THE MARTHA COOK HOUSE??</p>
<p>URGENT URGENT URGENT</p>
<p>DOES ANYONE KNOW????</p>
<p>well, when I visited they seemed to imply it was more expensive... look it up on the umich website (rates for housing should probably be somewhere)</p>
<p>Pretty sure you can apply for them both. When you get mailed your regular residence hall contract, you have the option of just not signing/returning it and going with a different option (off campus, Martha Cook, doing a contract reassignment to get a better room assignment).</p>
<p>Martha Cook costs a little bit more. I'm pretty sure the have scholarships you can interview for (don't know if they're available to first year students or not).</p>
<p>Hey, I just sent you a private message.</p>
<p>Rates for housing change a little every year and I don't think they're online, but you can send am email to Marion Scher and <a href="mailto:mscher@umich.edu">mscher@umich.edu</a> and ask about them if you'd like.</p>
<p>Scholarships aren't open to first year students, but I don't think they're terribly hard to get during your other years (I should apply some time...).</p>
<p>If you intend on going to the b-school, Martha Cook is the best location by far as the b-school is right behind Martha Cook. (Sorry, I did a little stalking of old posts).</p>
<p>There are a lot of events at Martha Cook that there aren't anywhere else. There's tea time, formals, the Messiah dinner, the International Tea, and so on. None of them are mandatory, though. I honestly haven't made it to many, but most people go to them and enjoy them quite a lot.</p>
<p>Although there are, in fact, "normal" people in Martha Cook, I guess there is a little more of a traditional feel to the dorm. I'm not really into drinking or parties, so I guess it's a nice place to escape to. Male visitation hours are fairly easy to get around, but they are effective in preventing that "Oh no, I don't want a hot guy to see me without my make-up on, blah blah blah" problem one girl told me that's why she liked Martha Cook).</p>
<p>Lastly, the dorm is absolutely beautiful. The rooms are bigger than the other dorms. If you want pictures of anything, check the Martha Cook room views or PM me.</p>
<p>got a place for martha cook. </p>
<p>think i'm going to go there.</p>
<p>btw, what's the b-school??</p>
<p>bschool=ross. I'll answer your PM asap! Glad you'll probably be staying in MC!</p>
<p>Just FYI- I'm pretty sure that girls living in Martha Cook cannot use their meal credits at any other dorms and I know that people who don't live in Martha Cook can't eat there. This can be annoying if you want to meet a friend who doesn't live in Martha Cook for a meal.</p>
<p>hey, yeah... i guess that can be a real drag. that's really a downside. i hope the food is GOOD.... that means i can only eat out w/ my friends 3 meals a week.=(</p>
<p>any btw, the price -- the director gave me a 9968 for a double. How long is it that i'm paying??</p>
<p>*Is it my whole freshman year?? *</p>
<p>THanks thanks.</p>
<p>That should be the price for your entire year. Most double rooms on campus cost $8000-$9000, so you are paying a bit of a premium to live in Martha Cook. I am living in a triple suite (2 rooms + bathroom) next year and that costs $10,000, though, so you aren't paying a ridiculous amount.</p>
<p>^^ for the meal issue you mentioned about..</p>
<p>Are the meal credits refundable? Because sometimes i don't get up early enough to get breakfast so those credits would be wasted..</p>
<p>And, when you say the credits are non-transferable, does it mean that we can only eat in the Martha Cook house?? Do we have to eat in the Cook House? </p>
<p>How is the food IS IT GOOD (as i think we have to eat in the house)??? </p>
<p>i'm sorry for incessantly asking questions. But, i can't find any of this stuff online!</p>
<p>AND AND . i'm placed in a double, is there a bathroom? or do we have to share w/ other people?</p>
<p>I don't live in Martha Cook so I'm not sure of the specifics of their meal plan. I do know that the credits there are only good in Martha Cook though, so you can't eat in other dining halls.</p>
<p>I also know that meal credits are not refundable on the 13 meal a week plan in other dining halls and you only get $2 credit or so for each meal remaining if you have the 135 meals a semester plan. </p>
<p>Unless your contract specifically mentions a bathroom, you probably don't have one. Most dorms at Michigan have community bathrooms. </p>
<p>The food is pretty good in the dorms where I have eaten. Usually they have 3 or 4 hot entrees for each meal along with a sandwich bar, hotdogs, salad bar, pizza bar (South/Bursley) and side dishes. I have never eaten in Martha Cook, though.</p>
<p>Hey, sorry, I've been on hold for a while because I've been finishing a term paper. I'm now an expert on the spread of Protestantism and Catholicism and the authoritarian Chinese state! Kind of.</p>
<p>Martha Cook is known for having awesome food. We have sit-down dinners where they serve you once a week. If you can't make it to the sit-down, they have a separate later dinner afterwards that's buffet-style.
Unlike other dorms, you don't have to have your cards swiped when you go into the cafeteria (it's more of a "dining room" in Martha Cook). The plan says 18 meals a week, but you can basically walk in and out of the dining room whenever, bring food to your room, etc. You can pack sack lunches and dinners during the morning if you can't make it back to Martha Cook later in the day.
The only meal Martha Cook doesn't have is dinner on Saturday. On weekends, the breakfast and lunch period is combined into brunch.</p>
<p>Also, on Fridays, during exam time, and at random points in the year, there's deserts, tea, coffee, juice, etc. served in the lobby area.</p>
<p>Oh, and about bathrooms (my brain is sort of fried and my stomach hungry, sorry).
You share a bathroom and they're pretty nice. The showers and bathtubs have little dressing areas in each stall, which is useful. I think only 1 room has a bathroom and that's the Assistance Residential Director's room (it's an elected position).</p>
<p>What is the freshman percentage in martha cook? Do you think the girls would miss out on the 'freshman experience' of living in other dorms with more freshman?</p>