Michigan 1Ls/2Ls/3Ls taking questions Forum

[starstruck393]

Thanks for the correction! I guess I saw the price for the blue permit somewhere.

You must have seen the faculty prices, which are quite a bit more expensive...

[JRMjr]

hey all- this came up in the Michigan 2013 thread and someone suggested I throw it here. There seems to be demand from the incoming class for a group focused on law students with SO's. I'm going to throw together an email distro so we can organize a get together this fall, help couples meet other couples, and generally try to mimic the Vandy "Law Partners" program (thanks Vandy, great idea!)

If you're interested, PM me your email addy and I'll throw your name on the list! I'll reply to your PM with my email so its slightly less....stalkerish... when the first email goes out

[cutiewiddlebebe]

Would someone kindly point me in the direction of the online exam bank? I can't seem to find it via the law library site. Thanks.

[cigol]

Is everyone else reading that parking proration schedule as saying that an Orange Permit is $70 per year? The big orange lot at Michigan Stadium is 2/3 of a mile (so no more than a 10-12 minute walk) from the law quad. I feel like I'm missing something here since others are paying over $100 per month for spots right near the quad.

[03121202698008]

Is everyone else reading that parking proration schedule as saying that an Orange Permit is $70 per year? The big orange lot at Michigan Stadium is 2/3 of a mile (so no more than a 10-12 minute walk) from the law quad. I feel like I'm missing something here since others are paying over $100 per month for spots right near the quad.

2/3 mile could suck in deep snow. There is a park & ride by the mall where you can park for free and get dropped off at the door.

[motiontodismiss]

2/3 of a mile is nothing. I walk that to class every day.

[motiontodismiss]

All this talk about parking:

Is there some option to pay for parking through the university proper, perhaps far far away?

I plan to bring a car, and will probably use it once per month.

Hence, I seek not these NYC parking rates. I just wanna put my car within 2 miles of the Lawyers Club.

What are my option-a-mundos?

There is but it's expensive...like $800 or something and far away.

Is it bad that I see $800 and I think "wow, that's really cheap"?

[verdandi]

Nah, I could see how you could look at $800 and think it's pretty cheap. Coming from a big city, such as DC or Chicago or especially places like NYC or SF, Ann Arbor feels down right affordable. $800/month will get you some pretty nice digs in AA, especially if you're rooming with someone else -- a $1600/month 2br is a VERY nice apartment. However, you definitely can get a pretty decent place for less. I'd say for a decent 1br, walkable to campus, you're looking at between $700 and $900. For a bedroom in a two-bedroom share, I'd say you should expect to spend between $550 and $700. For a three person share, depending on how you are sharing it (i.e., in a two-bedroom or a three-bedroom), I'd expect to pay btw $450 and $600.

Best of luck in the housing search. Welcome to Michigan to all our new 1Ls!

[cigol]

Can anyone answer to how big the rooms are in the Lawyers' Club? I will be living in the standard Single and am just wondering how much space I'm going to be dealing with. Also, is there any way to tell from the room letter/number if it will be looking over the quad or street? Thanks.

[cutiewiddlebebe]

Can anyone answer to how big the rooms are in the Lawyers' Club? I will be living in the standard Single and am just wondering how much space I'm going to be dealing with. Also, is there any way to tell from the room letter/number if it will be looking over the quad or street? Thanks.

I too would like to know the answer to these questions.

Similarly, is there a way to determine the floor from the room letter/number?

(And if anyone could direct me to the online exam bank that would be great too! )

[mcdad]

I too would like to know how you can tell from the letter and number what floor you're on and which direction your window is facing. (Maybe they are all gone as exams are over.)

[bubbles9482]

Same as above- can anyone decipher our lawyer's club room assignments?! What letters are where in the quad, how to tell which floor we're on, where are the bathrooms, etc?

[Joan Hollaway]

all i know is that the first number is your floor

[Shlonster]

For anyone who is wondering about LC rooms, here is the tiny tidbit I got....

The room is “L” shaped with the larger segment of the “L” measuring 13 x 14’ and the shorter leg of the “L” measuring 3’ x 9’ (this is often where student tuck their desk).

Mine is on the first floor, which is both a good and bad thing.

Mine faces north and has a view of the presidents house - I'd have to look at map to really have any idea what that means.

edit: picture - p.s. it's totally worth checking out the law quad on google earth.

[FlightoftheEarls]

For anyone who is wondering about LC rooms, here is the tiny tidbit I got....

The room is “L” shaped with the larger segment of the “L” measuring 13 x 14’ and the shorter leg of the “L” measuring 3’ x 9’ (this is often where student tuck their desk).

Mine is on the first floor, which is both a good and bad thing.

Mine faces north and has a view of the presidents house - I'd have to look at map to really have any idea what that means.

edit: picture - p.s. it's totally worth checking out the law quad on google earth.

Here's some help for decoding, as mentioned:

1st Number = Floor Number.
2nd Number = Sorry, I don't know which corresponds to what, nor do I know if you'll have a quad or street view. I ended up having a 1st floor street view (which I was disappointed in initially), but ultimately worked out perfectly.. I think 2nd floors in most halls are shared, which means the bedrooms will face the street and the common room the inner part of the quad.

Blocks A-H are part of the northern part of this block (from the left to right), whereas block J (I think) is on the east (right) side, starting from the north and moving south as the letters progress.

Hope that helps somewhat!

[cutiewiddlebebe]

Here's some help for decoding, as mentioned:

1st Number = Floor Number.
2nd Number = Sorry, I don't know which corresponds to what, nor do I know if you'll have a quad or street view. I ended up having a 1st floor street view (which I was disappointed in initially), but ultimately worked out perfectly.. I think 2nd floors in most halls are shared, which means the bedrooms will face the street and the common room the inner part of the quad.

Blocks A-H are part of the northern part of this block (from the left to right), whereas block J (I think) is on the east (right) side, starting from the north and moving south as the letters progress.

Hope that helps somewhat!

Wow, it appears, then, that I have a pri-mo room! So excited!!

(And, hate to be a bother, but could someone please point me in the direction of the online exam bank? Thanks!!)

[03121202698008]

Here's some help for decoding, as mentioned:

1st Number = Floor Number.
2nd Number = Sorry, I don't know which corresponds to what, nor do I know if you'll have a quad or street view. I ended up having a 1st floor street view (which I was disappointed in initially), but ultimately worked out perfectly.. I think 2nd floors in most halls are shared, which means the bedrooms will face the street and the common room the inner part of the quad.

Blocks A-H are part of the northern part of this block (from the left to right), whereas block J (I think) is on the east (right) side, starting from the north and moving south as the letters progress.

Hope that helps somewhat!

Wow, it appears, then, that I have a pri-mo room! So excited!!

(And, hate to be a bother, but could someone please point me in the direction of the online exam bank? Thanks!!)

Can you say gunner? What the hell do you need the exam bank for before class even starts or you know who your professor is?

[cutiewiddlebebe]

Here's some help for decoding, as mentioned:

1st Number = Floor Number.
2nd Number = Sorry, I don't know which corresponds to what, nor do I know if you'll have a quad or street view. I ended up having a 1st floor street view (which I was disappointed in initially), but ultimately worked out perfectly.. I think 2nd floors in most halls are shared, which means the bedrooms will face the street and the common room the inner part of the quad.

Blocks A-H are part of the northern part of this block (from the left to right), whereas block J (I think) is on the east (right) side, starting from the north and moving south as the letters progress.

Hope that helps somewhat!

Wow, it appears, then, that I have a pri-mo room! So excited!!

(And, hate to be a bother, but could someone please point me in the direction of the online exam bank? Thanks!!)

Can you say gunner? What the hell do you need the exam bank for before class even starts or you know who your professor is?

Lol, no you have me all wrong! I have this bizarre obsession with knowing where things are and what things are what before going anywhere.

You should have seen me when I visited Northwestern in March! I know more about Chicago than the locals!

Anyway, I just want to poke around, familiarize myself with the interface, and log the address in my book of all-things-Michigan.

Thus, if you would be so kind....

[thalassocrat]

Here's some help for decoding, as mentioned:

1st Number = Floor Number.
2nd Number = Sorry, I don't know which corresponds to what, nor do I know if you'll have a quad or street view. I ended up having a 1st floor street view (which I was disappointed in initially), but ultimately worked out perfectly.. I think 2nd floors in most halls are shared, which means the bedrooms will face the street and the common room the inner part of the quad.

Blocks A-H are part of the northern part of this block (from the left to right), whereas block J (I think) is on the east (right) side, starting from the north and moving south as the letters progress.

Hope that helps somewhat!

Wow, it appears, then, that I have a pri-mo room! So excited!!

(And, hate to be a bother, but could someone please point me in the direction of the online exam bank? Thanks!!)

Can you say gunner? What the hell do you need the exam bank for before class even starts or you know who your professor is?

Boredom and desire to see what they look like?

And since it's the second time you've asked, it's on the library's website. If you need more than that you're not a very good gunner.

[03121202698008]

Lol, no you have me all wrong! I have this bizarre obsession with knowing where things are and what things are what before going anywhere.

You should have seen me when I visited Northwestern in March! I know more about Chicago than the locals!

Anyway, I just want to poke around, familiarize myself with the interface, and log the address in my book of all-things-Michigan.

Thus, if you would be so kind....

I'll believe you...for now. Your lucky I saw this the other day while looking for Lexis for work. Log-in to M Law Live, go to Academics/Law Library, Law students tab, then Reserves and Exams.

[03121202698008]

Any prior military GI bill users in here? I need my fall course schedule to setup my gi bill with the university coordinator but the registrars office stopped answering my e-mails :-/ How did you all do it your 1L year?

[cutiewiddlebebe]

Lol, no you have me all wrong! I have this bizarre obsession with knowing where things are and what things are what before going anywhere.

You should have seen me when I visited Northwestern in March! I know more about Chicago than the locals!

Anyway, I just want to poke around, familiarize myself with the interface, and log the address in my book of all-things-Michigan.

Thus, if you would be so kind....

I'll believe you...for now. Your lucky I saw this the other day while looking for Lexis for work. Log-in to M Law Live, go to Academics/Law Library, Law students tab, then Reserves and Exams.

Many thanks. I never would have found that.

[Geat27]

I am a Michigan student who has just finished my 1L year. I'm staying up late working on (of all things) a law journal application. I'm volunteering to answer any questions about what the first year is like at Michigan in particular.

[leftofthedial]

So is everyone still super nice and friendly after a year? Thanks.

[goblue1646]

Are the classes super cutthroat hard? Also, did you live in the lawyers club and if you did, how was it? Thanks!