<p>What banks does UMN have on campus?</p>
<p>TCF Bank in several locations (that's the biggest bank in Minnesota), and I think I recall seeing U.S. Bank also. I'll try to keep an eye out the next time I visit campus to see what else is nearby. There must be Wells Fargo either on campus or very close to campus, because that is another big bank in Minnesota.</p>
<p>How about Bank of America, by any chance? Maybe at least close to campus?
...I'm applying to UMN and BU and I'm trying to figure out where I can deposit money ASAP without having to transfer it when I find out where I'm going for sure. Plus, ATM fees are no fun at all.</p>
<p>Does Bank of America have a Web site to show its branch locations? I know it's not a big brand here, but I don't know which ATMs may have fee-free access for Bank of America account holders.</p>
<p>Any opinions on dorm choices?</p>
<p>Middlebrook is the honors dorm, but am wondering if it is too far away from
everything else since it is the only dorm on the west bank.</p>
<p>Recently visited the U of MN and was visiting friends living in Middlebrook...
D & my impression was that the rooms were VERY tiny (smaller than any we had visited before) and the hallways were kind of dark and dreary.</p>
<p>Co-ed, not segregated by floors but separated by the elevators. Have to walk down the hall to shared bathrooms.</p>
<p>It was the only residence hall we saw.</p>
<p>At my walking pace, Middlebrook is plenty near the East Bank classroom locations (my son and I timed that walk recently), and it is even nearer to the largest library on campus and to the bus stops for the campus shuttle buses. </p>
<p>I haven't been inside Middlebrook for many years, but I'll have to have my son take a tour sometime and compare it to the summer program dorms he has been in over the last few years. I think the honors dorm would be a good atmosphere for a qualifying student. Something like 90 percent of the Institute of Technology honors students live in the honors dorm.</p>
<p>There are no Bank of America buildings in Minnesota. Go with Wells Fargo or TCF.</p>
<p>The Middlebrook dorms are def. not very far from everything. The walk from West bank to East bank is approximately 5-10 minutes, 3-4 by bike. </p>
<p>Middlebrook rooms are rather small, but the superblock-housing rooms aren't much better. Pioneer, for example has no elevators, etc... etc...</p>