University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Top Questions

big bar nights on tuesday, thursday, friday, saturday-- you need to have a pretty decent fake ID, because most people go to the bars sororities and fraternities are not as important as people think

The big nights to go out at U of M are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. But some people obviously still go out Monday and Friday too. Greek life dominates certain bars, while non greek life goes to others. There are always house parties. Football pregames are a whole different story. Prepare to wake up at 8 am to start drinking, go to the game, sober up and fall asleep around 4 pm, and then wake up around 9 pm to get drunk for the second time in 12 hours. There are concerts every weekend, sometimes big names, sometimes not. Since there are so many people at this college, everything is popular. People go to the dance shows, plays, orchestra concerts, etc. Greek life is important. 20{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of Michigan is involved. It is a really easy way to meet great people. But it is definitely not the only way to make friends. If you are awake at 2 am on Tuesday, you either just got done studying at the grad or you are waiting for a taxi outside of Skeeps.

If you're a frehman you want to live on the hill. Alice LLoyd- best residence hall by far. Look into different residential hall programs. It's by far the most fun. I'm always awake on a 2 am tuesday morning, and it's definitely a popular time to bring on that bong.

Football is the biggest sport on campus. I would rate hockey as the second most popular sport, and basketball the third. I am not in a frat but they are really popular.

This is another thing that I really wanted in my choice of college. Michigan has it all--social life included. As a member of a sorority, the Greek Life is incredible. There is always somewhere to go and something to do. However, if Greek isn't your scene, there are countless bars on campus that cater to different crowds. Besides going out on the weekends, another favorite thing of mine to do is attending random shows/performances on campus. I love going with my friends to concerts, dance shows, etc. and just learning more about the groups on campus.

It seems like sports does take a spot light on campus, I feel pretty out of place sometimes because I'm not a huge football fan and I don't get season tickets. A lot of emphasis is put on like the party scene too but right now I live in honors housing and I never feel pressured to do anything I don't want to.

There is as much to in Ann Arbor as in any other college town - exclusive of big city schools, which offer a fundamentally different college experience. Nobody could take advantage of all the good opportunities here. Many students take advantage of none, which is a great shame. If there is one area in which Ann Arbor is underrated, it's as a party town. This place rocks, and everyone has an opportunity to enjoy the party scene -- not just the devoted wastrels. The social scene is surprisingly clique-y though, especially for such a large school. The University tries hard to bring in classes that are ethnically, religiously, and socially-economically diverse; then the student body turns around and sorts itself back into exclusive groups based on those same kinds of characteristics.

There is a ton of stuff to do at UMich. There's a club for nearly everything you can imagine (and if you find something there isn't a club for, you can get fifteen friends and the University will give you a budget to start one.) There's a ton of stuff to do on the weekends of every sort. If you like to drink or "party" on the weekends, there are myriad bars and parties with booze a plenty. If you don't, there's cultural events, plays, movie screenings, dance performances, game nights, sporting events, lectures, concerts, and just about anything you can imagine. The advantage of having such a large student body is that there really is something for everyone here.

I met most of my friends in first year housing dorms. I was part of the RC (Residential College) at the University, so I was required to live in East Quad my first two years. Anyone I met thereafter were either mutual friends of fellow RC people or through friends at the Student Cooperate where I live now. I think people rarely make friends in class.

I feel like I've kind of answered this to some degree plus I've already used up like 10,000 words on this shit, so I am going to do some short answer for the prompted questions: -most popular groups? frats? i guess? i dn. -i'm not involved in any groups because i'm a lame-o. -dorm students doors open? yes. -athletic events are hugely popular. go to football and hockey games. -i met my closest friends in the dorms and i dn by accident -if you're awake at 2am you might be at Pizza House hanging out, studying, drinking, etc...basically, you needn't necessarily be awake just because you've got an exam Wed to be up late on Tuesday -frats/sorots are as important as you want them to be. -i'm done with this. way too many questions, damnit.