ADMITTED ROSS CLASS 2012

OMG that totally happened to me last year! Isn't not having cancer the BEST?!

GoBruins, we missed each other. All in good time... Did you end up finding housing as well? I think I'll go back up in May to do some serious searching.

I'm definitely leaning toward woodbury gardens, I have been from the start. The housing close to the school just seems way to run down. I wished there was a easy way to look at all of them at once.

I ended up on "Old West Side" with Varsity Management. There's a bus stop outside my house that brings me within a mile of Ross, and then I can walk the rest of the way or take another bus after .25 miles of walking that brings me within a couple of blocks.

Basically I was just wandering around late on Saturday and they were about to leave and pitched me this apartment. Aside from the fact that it's in a really pretty neighborhood, they sold me by giving me the heat/water/gas/trash included in the rent, no pet deposit, no monthly pet fee, summer storage and they're furnishing the place. It's smaller than Woodbury (600 sq. feet) but the fact that they're furnishing it (except for the mattress, which I refuse to sleep on) is huge. Plus, after you add up all of Woodbury's surplus charges and think about the fact that they admitted it costs a $150 a month to heat in the winter, they're really not all that cheap. I ran the numbers and even if I eat the whole cost of the rent in the summer in this place, the price is about comparable. The landlords said they're usually able to get people to sublet over the summer (we'll see).

My father pointed out that the bus situation in winter might get a little tricky (esp. if you're carrying a lot of stuff and the computer) so I'm thinking about investigating monthly car permit options in the forest street plaza in a couple of weeks and seeing if anyone wants to set up a rideshare to split the cost.

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Has anyone been able to register for M-Treks yet? I still get the "2010 M-Trek Registration - Coming in April 2010" message.

Also, don't know if they're gonna cancel the Iceland trek, because of all the volcanic activity recently.

I was able to register on april 1! I just checked..are you sure you are clicking the register tab on top?

Doh! I went to this page:

https://webuser.bus.umich.edu/Organizati ... r_clsd.htm

which I navigated to through the main M-Trek page.

Thanks for the info!

Thanks. Does anyone know what the consequences are if you register but end up not being able to go for whatever reason, given that it's still 4 months away? When would I have to fork over the cash?

If you paid your deposit, you lose your deposit.. pretty simple.

I'm glad the deadline is a ways away. I'm wavering big-time. Awesome experience, but any of the trips would literally eat what remains of my savings after paying the deposit. We'll see. You guys make any decisions on your top 3 (4?) yet?