@Razzyreb housing is guaranteed for freshmen who meet the housing deadline in may. don’t bring a car to campus even if you live off campus because it’s so hard to find parking spots and there’s so much public transportation available. many of the off campus housing are walking distance away from campus and some are even closer than the dorms. umich housing capacity is like around 31% because it cannot house all 28,000 of its undergrads. most students move off campus sophomore or junior year, and its very easy to find off campus housing. the university is very supportive with helping find off campus housing, and its actually cheaper than on campus housing most of the time so you would actually be saving money, and many students prefer it to the dorms. students can apply for on campus housing each year, but its harder to get it after freshmen year. congrats on your daughter! umich has an excellent music, theater, and dance school.