<p>I've done a little more research, but I'm still pretty confused. In your opinion, which is best out of Central, the Hill, and North? Central seems like the logical choice but a lot of people argue that the Hill is better.</p>
<p>Someone mentioned that I probably won't have any control over it anyway. How true is this if I get the deposit in by March 1? </p>
<p>What are the dorms furnished with before you move in?</p>
<p>Do you know anything about co-ops? I know people who love living in them but I've been advised that the dorms are the way to go in one's freshmen year.</p>
<p>annarborchick - as someone who lives in Central, it's my biased opinion that central is closest to classes (except engineering) and restaurants and shops and event locations.</p>
<p>you wont have control over it, that's true, but there's a lottery in fall and winter where you can enter your name to request a move to another hall. my friend got a move from Markley to South Quad through that lottery.</p>
<p>i'm speaking as a SQ resident. they have lofts that you can customise when you move in, with the mattresses. you have to get your own blankets, sheets, etc though. some rooms have a sink (mine has).</p>
<p>In theory, you're better off getting your deposit in early. There might be some kind of benefit with housing, but I don't think anything official. The main advantage I could think of for having deposit in early is so you can sign up for orientation earlier. This way you can choose one of the earlier dates, when there will be more spots available in classes.</p>
<p>If you still need to hear back from other schools that you'd consider going to, it's not worth throwing that away to get in deposit early. But otherwise, can't hurt to get to get your name in the system early on.</p>
<p>i really don't think there's any benefit to going to orientation earlier to sign up for classes as most freshman are taking general classes like chem, calc, where there are more than enough seats to suffice. I went to a pretty late orientation date (in the last five) and had no trouble whatsoever getting the classes I wanted, some of which were not general, big lectures.</p>
<p>I really would prefer not to have messy drunkards as roomates. They can be drunk all they want, but they better <strong><em>ing not leave their *</em></strong>ing *<strong><em>-face *</em></strong>ing *** throw up vomit **** everywhere.</p>
<p>As a messy drunkard I take offense to that comment!!!!</p>
<p>j/k...well...not to the part about being a messy drunkard anyways.</p>
<p>The dorms do range...I've heard Markley and Bursley are kinda like the Wild West, but its nothing too ridiculous. Just remember that you are living in a building with a couple hundred other "just out of" highschoolers...that should temper your expectations a bit. And before you get delusions of grandeur, remember that college kids drink everywhere...I have some friends at harvard who get ****ed up on a fairly regular basis.</p>
<p>Yeah, me too. But it seems as though everybody has mixed feelings about where they live, and remember we’ll be free. I mean, all we have to do is sleep in the dorms if we’re determined not to spend time there. There are always other places to eat, study, & hang out.</p>
yay</p>