<p>@Dreamingowl,
I’m assuming you mean MSU rather than UMS and yes MSU’s campus is bigger. I believe that the part of their campus where students usually are is bigger than both Central and North Campus put together. If you only stay on Central, it is a fraction of the size of MSU’s campus.</p>
<p>@ Matisyahu and @anthonyxy21: Sorry for my confusion. Yea I mean Michigan State Univ. Thanks for the infor. I got it. My college is suburban and campus is cozy. I can’t imagine what life would be in a big univ. campus in a town.</p>
<p>most decisions before December? For god sake. The deadline for deposit is December. Engineering …</p>
<p>@hongji711 when was your have your application complete?</p>
<p>Well the most important thing at the present in addition to waiting must be keep this semester’s performance well enough.</p>
<p>@hongji711 I know… And I’m applying to their industrial engineering program (we focus on efficiency), how irony…
Anyways, if you are an international student it might be faster according to what they told me.</p>
<p>Yeah, December is pretty ridiculous. That’s a narrow window for getting deposits in, financial aid, orientation, registering for classes, and being ready for the winter semester to begin. I’d say mid-November should be the latest for admissions decisions, regardless of the college/major.</p>
<p>Does U-M have single dorms?</p>
<p>@redsdave03 Yeah… Well i guess i just have to wait patiently. I have to change my i20 at chicago too cause i’m an international student. The registering part sure sucks… Btw are we able to contact the our own departmental advisor after being admitted?</p>
<p>@Matisyahu Why not stay off-campus if you are looking for a single room?</p>
<p>@Matisyahu, yeah. North Quad is pretty much all singles besides the suites at the end of the halls. West Quad, Stockwell and I think Couzens have singles as well. A lot of dorms do actually. You can find out more on the UMich housing website.</p>
<p>@anthonyxy21 thanks for a very nice answer. Is there a certain part of the campus where most transfer students gather?</p>
<p>Not at all. Besides the transfer events, you assimilate completely with the returning students. I can’t tell if someone was a transfer or if they got in as a freshman unless they tell me. People are really cool about it, you won’t think much of it.</p>
<p>By the way, if you can get North Quad, Alice Lloyd and I think Couzens take it without question. All of these dorms are either newly renovated or just opened. NQ was completed in 10 I think and the other two have just been renovated and are really great from what I hear.</p>
<p>@cn9a51: Really? International students would be able to receive decisions earlier? </p>
<p>Is u-m a very academic demanding place? I mean would students spend most of their time in the library?</p>
<p>@anthonyxy21 is there a lot of international student in North Quad?</p>
<p>@Dreamingowl - It partially depends on your program of choice, but generally U-M is tough. There’s not a lot of grade inflation that goes on. Make no mistake, you’ll definitely be spending a lot of time in the library. However, most people I’ve talked to have been able to strike a balance between the social and academic aspects of college at U-M. It will be challenging, but many colleges are challenging. Work hard, play hard.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what the in-state out-of-state split is at U-M. Here at my current college, it’s about 85% in-state. Honestly, it’s made me feel like an outsider because everyone knows each other and has their friends from high school. Is that something I won’t be running into at U-M, or is that still present?</p>
<p>It’s about 35-40% out-of-state.</p>
<p>@Dreamingowl: Any major university is going to have its challenges. I have plenty of friends who go to U of M, and they have not once complained about spending too much time studying. Many of them are actually in sororities/fraternities, so they have plenty of opportunities to go out.</p>
<p>@redsdave03 and @Uof Pitt: Thanks for the notes. I actually have gotten used to the intense academic life in my current liberal arts college, so I hope I can still always keep myself occupied if I was able to attend U-M. </p>
<p>Does anyone have an idea about the campus size of U-M comparing with USC, UCLA, UIUC or UNC-Chapel Hill?</p>
<p>U-M is 3,177 acres.
UIUC is 4,724 acres.
USC is 226 acres (urban campuses are always smaller).
UCLA is 410 acres.
UNC is 729 acres.</p>