<p>Hey,
i am derek, i made the decision to go to msu next year and now i need to figure out where i want to live? I am looking for dorm that has a good mix of partying and studying, and i want to live somewhere that isnt too far away from everything. where do you suggest?</p>
<p>I’d recommend South complex. There’s an honors floor in Case, but if you’re not in the HC it’s all James Madison people. Wonders, Wilson, and Holden are the other 3. Holden tends to have more drunk people doing stupid things issues.</p>
<p>I would look more into suggested halls listed above, though I also would look into Brody. Where you are more likely to meet more students.</p>
<p>Live in Brody for sure. It’s all freshman so you will meet tons of people, it has the biggest dorm rooms on campus, and while it’s not the best location, it’s not terrible either.</p>
<p>I’m a freshman now and I would recommend Hubbard or anywhere in east complex for sure, mostly because that’s where I live. </p>
<p>More diversity and close to CATA.</p>
<p>Have a sibling that live in Hubbard, who will be a sophmore there soon. She seems to like Hubbard, but there are better locations such as Brody area, or the Wilson and Wonders area.</p>
<p>Oh yeah Hubbard area does seem to be a good CATA area if you mind to walk.</p>
<p>A lot of info about all dorms is here: [Michigan</a> State University Dorm Reviews](<a href=“http://www.5caps.com/college-dorms.php?uni=Michigan+State+University&uni_id=815&page=1&dorms=1]Michigan”>http://www.5caps.com/college-dorms.php?uni=Michigan+State+University&uni_id=815&page=1&dorms=1)</p>
<p>I came here by accident and I remembered my account. I’m not going to lie to you and break it down like this… If you read this…</p>
<p>Brody - Mainly Freshman Dorms, community bathrooms… very rowdy/dirty. Far from EVERYTHING. (I recommend not living here.) While the rooms are big, in my opinion… it sucks.</p>
<p>East Complex ( Holmes and Akers + Hubbard + McDonel)</p>
<p>Hubbard is a decent big dorm, but it promotes lots of diversity and is known for being “Ghetto/Urban” it’s kind of a joke among people, lots of ambulances do end up going there.</p>
<p>Akers - 4 people per room it’s a decent dorm if you like living with four people you can see everyday.</p>
<p>Holmes - Lyman Briggs aka The Nerdery* … Don’t go here if you’re not a Lyman Briggs major. You’ll hate it.</p>
<p>McDonel - Stay away unless you’re from out of the country, mostly foreigners from Asia.</p>
<p>South Complex (Holden, Wonders, Wilson, Case)</p>
<p>Case - James Madison / Poli - Sci. I recommend not going here unless you’re in their program.</p>
<p>Holden - Party Dorm, most people are rumored to be on academic probation lots of security to get into the dorm now even.</p>
<p>Wilson - Wilson has late night until 2 A.M., which is nice. </p>
<p>Wonders has a nice gym, and mostly athletes.</p>
<p>West Circle ( To the North, older and very beautiful Ivy league style dorms, don’t let this fool you… the room is like any other, just nicer buildings.)</p>
<p>Campbell
Landen
ec cetera</p>
<p>Never really been to these dorms. It’s a very Ivy league looking area though, and you’re very close to Grand River. Very nice.</p>
<p>East Circle (Snyder Phillips, I’m sure you’ll go there a few times as a freshman.)</p>
<p>Similar to west-circle, but it’s pretty decent in my opinion.</p>
<p>I think that covers it…</p>
<p>Dorms I don’t recommend, Hubbard (Urban/ Might not like if you’re from a small town/city), Case (Academic program), Holmes (Academic Program/Horrible food.), McDonel (Foreigners grouped here), Brody (Dirty/Freshmen… it’s just bad and the location.)</p>
<p>Areas I will recommend</p>
<p>South Complex - Holden, Wonders, Wilson
East Complex - Akers (Some like it.)</p>
<p>West-Circle (If you can get in)
East-Circle (Same as West)</p>
<p>Oh, and I forgot to mention Shaw Hall. (I don’t know if you’ll get in… it’s mainly upper clansmen and across from CATA!)</p>
<p>I hope I helped. </p>
<p>GO GREEN!</p>
<p>P.S., don’t private message me. I accidentally came here looking for grad-schools. :P</p>
<p>Here’s a pretty good article from the State News (MSU student newspaper) summarizing the various environments in the dorms. </p>
<p>[The</a> State News: Various environments in dormitories](<a href=“http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/01/various_environments_in_dormitories]The”>Various environments in dormitories - The State News)</p>
<p>My daughter is an incoming freshman for the fall of 2009. As a Lyman Briggs student she will be staying at Holmes Hall. One of the options for housing is to be on a quiet floor. As a parent it sounds like a good idea as it appears to be more conducive for studying. My daughter is balking, fearing that the quiet option may too restrictive and that the only students who stay on those rooms are the mega-studious with questionable social skills (my nice way of saying “nerds”).</p>
<p>I would like to know from students with any experience of being on the Holmes quiet floors what it was like. Is there really a difference between quiet and non-quiet floors? Are the types of students on quiet floors any different? Is it difficult to study on a non-quiet floor? Or anything else you may have to offer. Thanks.</p>
<p>^^^^ although I have no idea about holmes/lyman briggs specifically, I am in a similar residential program in case. We supposedly have a “quiet” floor but really, it is not enforced and students are not quieter than average. (Not surprisingly most of the students who end up on a quiet floor don’t end up there because they want to live on the quiet floor, but because their parents thought it was a good idea). I wouldn’t bother signing up for a quiet floor- no matter what, there are places where a student can study in peace. [the quietest floor in case I would say is the honors floor…]. Being stuck on an honors floor, I was super-worried at first that all the students would be super-studious and totally anti-social. There are a few people who do fit this category, but for the large majority of students, people are a good mix of both social and studious. Let’s be honest here - this is MSU we are talking about, not Harvard or U of Chicago. </p>
<p>Even so, every floor has their own “quiet hours” determined by their resident mentor and a vote of the floor residents, and there are 24 hour courtesy hours in all dorms. And from what I’ve heard, Holmes is a quieter dorm on average than most others (largely due to the existence of lyman briggs). Depending on the time of day it can be a little troublesome to study in your room. But there are always places you can go within the dorm to study quietly if necessary.</p>
<p>Thanks fa-la-la-lena. Your comments were very helpful.</p>