<p>I would say that about 40-50% of Martha Cook is freshmen, but that’s a rough estimate. If by the freshman experience you mean meeting freshmen, you definitely don’t miss out on that by living in Martha Cook. Most of my friends lived in South Quad my freshman year, so I spent a lot of time there.</p>
<p>thanks christine123 for explaining in such detail! and congrats on your term paper. </p>
<p>good to know that the food is good (i can’t stand places with bad food, i’ve had experience and it was simply awful). </p>
<p>do freshmen live in freshmen and sophoremores w/ sophomores?</p>
<p>No problem! Freshmen usually live with freshmen, but it doesn’t always work that way. For your second year, there’s a room draw and you pick which room you want, so you can pick whoever you want to live with.</p>
<p>Don’t want to be a downer, but I’m personally not going to live at Martha Cook next year again. You definitely miss out on a “typical”/“stereotypical” freshmen/college atmosphere - something that I really regret. While I was able to make some REALLY REALLY close and amazing friends here, being able to meet new and diverse amounts of people took effort. The people that live here are pretty much the same type of people - kind of more conservative, studious (not that this is bad by any means). If you prefer a study, quiet environment, by all means go for this. But if you want to meet people in a NOT-SO-STRICT more outgoing, social environment, then this is not the place to be. If you especially want to meet guys, again, do not apply for this dorm. Most of the people I know here have like 5 guy friends at most that they met during college. </p>
<p>But JUST so you know: at the end of the year when you realize you can’t stand this place and want to live at South Quad or Stockwell etc the next year, be warned, you WILL get screwed by the housing registration system.
MARTHA COOK DOES NOT COUNT FOR “HOUSING PRIORITY POINTS”. Meaning despite living there for a year or more, they do NOT count for priority points amongst the “non-martha cook” students.
This translates to: you will have a VERY hard time finding a decent-semi-decent “regular” dorm to live in. I would know, it happened to me.</p>
<p>@miway: hey i’m an incoming UM freshman and i applied to live at martha for the location & because it’s gorgeous. i’m definitely more outgoing, and although i take school seriously, i am by no means an ultra-studious person. are the rules awful? is there anything you liked about it? i feel so stressed because the dessert thing is tuesday and i kinda need to make a decision. thank you for your help!</p>
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<p>hey girl. i lived at the marth this year and i have mixed feelings about it. i’m a pretty outgoing/social person but also studious and i made it work but don’t think that i could do it again. the dorm is a nice living situation but not great for social life unless you like arts&crafts/tea parties (no joke- don’t get me wrong, sometimes those things are fun but they are ALL this dorm has.)</p>
<p>you have to go elsewhere to find fun and that takes a LOT of work especially when its effortless for other people in regular dorms who are seconds from fun, outgoing, people. this IS offset (not completely but some) by how quiet the dorm is- especially when you need to study, but if you lived in another dorm you could just go to a library.</p>
<p>i have to throw out a disclaimer- it can be a judgmental enviornment- don’t get me wrong a lot of the girls are great- but if you party/like to have boys come over/don’t go to church every sunday you WILL be made to feel like a moral deviant at least 10 times a semester- sorry to be so blunt but it IS a common experience in the marth.</p>
<p>in summary you can make this dorm work for you and have a great experience, but if you’re fun and outgoing and like to go out this dorm will not be a “perfect” fit- but maybe a good one :)</p>
<p>PM me for any more advice you’d like & good luck!</p>
<p>It’s been over a year since I’ve lived here and all I can say is: DON’T DO IT. If you’re looking for the “typical” college experience, you will absolutely regret living here. So please think about your decision before you just “do it”. PM me if you have any questions!</p>