<p>well I got in again but cannot say if i can afford it or am willing to pay that much.</p>
<p>Transfers have the opportunity to go to three places</p>
<p>Northwood III
Baites
Oxford</p>
<p>Northwood III is an apt complex on North Campus generally for grad students of sorts, or students with families (kids, wives, ect)
Baites is a North Campus dorm
Oxford is a Central Campus dorm, but it's very small and about 10-15 minute walk from Central. </p>
<p>Basically, those are your three choices. You can however, try and get a Room Swap, or a Contract Reassignment to another dorm. However, those require students that want to either switch dorms with you (which is a bit unlikely since people tend to dislike those dorms), or want to live off campus and already signed their fall contract. </p>
<p>I did a contract reassignment a few weeks ago, I got offered first a West Quad single, which the guy backed out on a few weeks later. And now, I'm like 90% sure I'm living in a South Quad double next year.</p>
<p>Housing apps won't be mailed out until the enrollment deposit is paid. For more info: <a href="http://www.housing.umich.edu/info/transfer.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.housing.umich.edu/info/transfer.html</a></p>
<p>cvjn...won't those dorms have mainly freshman in them (the ones you're reassigning to), from the website it seems like most jun/senrs students try to get off-campus housing. I'm worried about being disconnected from the university with off-campus housing but I'm not too excited about a grubby dorm with kids right out of highschool (no offense to freshman). What made you decide to stay on campus? what do most transfers do with regards to their choices?</p>
<p>Actually cellardoor7, according to my friend at UMich the Northwood apartments are the opposite - they don't have freshmen but sometimes PROFESSORS living there. Cvjn said there are grad students there, so my friend probably meant TA's but still, it would be a weird experience living in the same complex as your TA or a complex filled with TA's. </p>
<p>I'm actually not too disinclined to be with freshmen. Afterall, as a new transfer we'll sort of be in a similar social situation as them in terms of not knowing too many people.</p>
<p>Cvjn, if ya don't mind, when did you send in your housing deposit/contract reassignment? Would you consider going for a contract reassignment to be a big risk?</p>
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<p>Dorms like Baites? Alright, something like 98% of freshmen live on campus, and from a small sample size that I have, about 1/3 of the sophomores live off campus, and probably goes up higher after that. While there are a lot of students that live off campus, a lot of them still do live on campus. For example, in all of my time at Michigan, I've only seen one senior in a normal dorm, and I think one RA. </p>
<p>Will you get too disconnected... hm... it really depends on how much you participate. There are people who live off campus and are extremely involved in campus, while others who just are there to study. While I guess it can be a bit harder, college is what you make of it. UM is no different in that regards. </p>
<p>I'm staying on campus for the simple reason that I'm living off campus at WMU, and I hate it. I like the dorms settings, but I don't like North Campus much. I like to be in the middle of things (lawls self centered huh ;)) while having access to libraries, state street, and buildings without walking 15+ minutes.</p>
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<p>Right, a lot of grad students live there or with families. </p>
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<p>It's a HUGE risk. The reason is, that at the very essence of contract reassignment, it's basically you trusting the other guy. What happens is, you find a guy who wants to live off campus, but has already signed his contract for Fall 2007. You find him, and then you make a deal to take his/her room for the Fall. And basically that's it. However, you can not sign the contract until AUGUST 1st. That means that if he wants to screw you over any time between now and August, he can and you'll be left with no where to live.</p>
<p>Since when you're given a contract through normal means, they only last a few days before going to another person, you can't really "hold out" for another one. </p>
<p>I did my contract reassignment deal as soon as new dorms were assigned for next year to the existing students. Went to UM myself to find some people, long process. Facebook helps too</p>
<p>And to be honest, for the most part freshmen at Michigan aren't too bad, but I do understand your feelings about it. It's more fun to be people your own age, and stuff like that. If you can, I strongly suggest Oxford while that might be full, it is on Central campus and I strongly hate North. </p>
<p>If you have to, Baites over Northwood III. Baites is a real dorm, and has people of all sorts in it, I think it's Bursley that holds all the freshmen in North campus, and Bursley has the best dorm food on campus as well. </p>
<p>My last choice would be Northwood III just cause... yeah...</p>
<p>Are all transfer decisions out in the mail? I heard that the university finished all deferral decisions and have sent them out, but I am not sure if this is true.</p>
<p>Also, if I have a "View I-20 or DS-2019 Status" in my Wolverine Access, does that mean that I am accepted? I do not see a "View Decision" link, but I do not know if Michigan posts deferrals decisions on the WA. If you got the I-20 link and were denied admission, please let me know!</p>
<p>I had the I-20 link and at first didn't have a view decision link, but I checked about a day later and not only had the link but an acceptance as well.</p>
<p>Hey everyone, I originally applied in November, was deferred in February and today was accepted!!!!! good luck everyone else</p>
<p>Congrats Mike! They really made you wait but at least it resulted in a happy ending.</p>
<p>Hey Im debating transferring to Umich Ann Arbor LSA or NYU CAS. let me know your thoughts.</p>
<p>In state or out of state?</p>
<p>QNYergrl its funny because I also applied to NYU and GW, to me im not really worried because im set on michigan, but im still gona be interested to see if i get in. good luck with those too, i also applied to BU, but decided to never consider going there because of grade deflation, I was accepted there out of highschool, but back then stayed in state, big mistake</p>
<p>Hey Mike. It seems like a lot of people apply to one of those three school apply to the other two also. I'm pretty set on Michigan too but I'm just curiously waiting for NYU. I'd have to commute if I go there so that's a drawback. I've heard about the grade deflation at BU. I was going to apply out of high school but decided not to because of that (among other things). I wonder how it effects how grad schools look at BU kids? Anyways, good luck with NYU & GW. GW has sent out some decisions already (I was accepted and another person on CC was too!) but it's great to have UMich in the bag.</p>
<p>Wait, you'd commute to U-M? Why...?</p>
<p>Oh no...Sry, I meant commute to NYU. Although if I end up on North Campus it'll sorta be like commuting...</p>
<p>Which reminds me, my friend at Michigan said it's better to live on North (he lives in Bursley this year) with the bus service right there instead of Central and having to walk a lot.</p>
<p>It's honestly not bad to live on North, I just hate having to depend on buses. With that being said, I hope there are nights that I don't get home until after 2:00 AM ^_-</p>
<p>buses stop then and it's a huge pain...</p>
<p>im out of state</p>
<p>reethu110, what is your major? If cost is not an issue, both CAS and LSA are of very strong caliber. It'll probably come down to whether you want the uber college experience that Michigan has to offer, or if you want to study in NYC.</p>
<p>im a math major with hopes to pursue a 3.5 masters of arch after i graduate</p>