The UMich Housing Survival Guide: Dorms, Greek Life, House Hunting & Signing Leases EARLY

In this episode of The Best Four Podcast, Laura sits down with Alexis, a junior at the University of Michigan, to break down one of the most competitive parts of student life in Ann Arbor: housing. From submitting her freshman housing forms just days after committing to Michigan to searching for a senior house years later, Alexis shares everything she wishes she had known before moving to campus.

She walks through the Michigan dorm hierarchy, including why she loved living in South Quad and why North Campus can feel disconnected from the rest of student life. Alexis also opens up about joining a sorority, transitioning from one roommate to a house with 70 girls, finding an apartment with friends from freshman year, and the intense race to secure a senior house. Plus, with experience working in student housing, she shares her advice for touring apartments, understanding what your rent actually includes, and why waiting to sign can cost you.

In this episode, we cover:

• How freshman dorm placement works at the University of Michigan
• Central Campus vs. The Hill vs. North Campus and which areas feel the most social
• Finding roommates and making friends in the dorms
• What living in a 70-person sorority house is actually like
• Why housing and sorority recruitment can make sophomore-year planning stressful
• When Michigan students should start searching for apartments
• Apartment touring questions students often forget to ask
• Why senior houses are such a major part of Michigan culture and how competitive they are to get