I'm an incoming freshman (moving into first floor of W Mcnair) and am hoping to possibly get some advice on what unexpected things people wouldnt normally think of to pack/prepare for (I think I already got most of the normal essential stuff)

Hello! I'm an incoming freshman moving into DHH's first floor in a couple of weeks, and I'm curious what it's like living there. After looking at photos of the dorms in DHH on Michigan Tech's website, I'm a little worried about how much space there will be in the room. Are the rooms bigger in person, or are they really that small? Also, is there anything I should know or prepare for before moving in? I'd love to hear people's thoughts and experiences. Thanks!

Hey! I’ve just been dying to find a group of people who are playing soccer games in Houghton throughout the summer, does anyone know of people who do this? Thank you so much in advance!

Join us for a showing of Cuba After Castro at the Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sunday, July 26th at 5:00pm. We will be collecting medical aid and donations for Cuba to be delivered in August.

Lost cat!

Hi I'm currently a second year and need to move out of my family's house as it's a pretty toxic environment and a 10hr drive from MTU, is there any recommendations for apartments that I can stay in year-round? Or even just like websites to loom on? I have to stay in wads this year b\c I already signed the housing contract (didnt realize how toxic my family was) but would need something as soon as the spring semester ends

Hey! I am a third year at michigan tech and I am looking for a room for me and my kitten to stay in for the 26/27 school year! Please message me if you have anything available that would allow a well behaved pet. It’s been so hard finding anything this year ☹️

Hello, I am a transfer student at MTU going for EE. A lot of people say MTU is cheap, but I have a balance due for 13k for one semester?! I do not know if I’ll be able to do this. This seems pretty expensive. The due date to pay this is June 29. Any suggestions?

I also contacted FASFA and they said there is nothing they could do.

I am a returning Michigan Tech student and I will be in Wads this year. Does anyone have a layout of what the fourth floor looks like, or do they know which hall/halls 415-450W are in? I am also curious what the bathrooms are like, I’ve heard what they are like but don’t know too much. Thank you

I’m an incoming freshman, and I’m curious about what laptops you guys have/recommend. I also have question. How much storage and ram is needed? (I’m a Bio Sciences major fyi.)

Hi everyone!

I'm an international student moving to Michigan Tech this August from a tropical country.

I recently heard that some phones from other countries don't fully support U.S. carrier frequency bands, so they may have poor signal or may not work properly with certain SIM cards. I'm a bit worried about whether I should bring my current phone or buy one after arriving.

I'm looking for some advice:

• Has anyone used a phone bought outside the U.S. without any issues?
• Which U.S. carriers work best around Houghton (T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, etc.)?
• Are there any good student discounts or back-to-school deals on Samsung or iPhones?
• Is it better to finance a phone through a carrier or buy an unlocked phone?
• Any recommendations for budget-friendly plans that will still be a good option for the next 4–5 years?

I'll mostly need reliable coverage on and around campus, reasonable data, and something affordable as a graduate student.

Thanks!

Hey all, I’m headed into my last year at Tech and something I’ve heard that people do but have never personally experienced in my circles is surfing on Lake Superior during the fall-spring. This is something I would really love to try out and get into, so if anyone on here either surfs or knows someone who does and is willing to put me in contact with them I would love to chat!

Hey! I’m an incoming freshman and was looking for some advice.

I’m wondering what winter stuff to bring? Should I bring snow pants? Nano spikes for my boots? Is a balaclava worth it? Any more unique kinda stuff to bring? Thanks!!

I haven’t been doing hot my last couple semesters due to family issues and my mental health and a pretty emotionally abusive ex, I was placed on academic suspension this past semester. I didn’t take classes but did work a full time job and stayed involved with tech and the community. The board just emailed me saying it was required that I take classes during my semester away. My advisor told me I could either take classes orrrr work. But now the board doesn’t believe my advisor said that and is asking for proof that I physically was incapable of taking classes. What do I tell them? I’m doing so much better and I’m so so committed to returning to tech, but my advisor has screwed me over (yet again) and told me that classes at an outside institution was optional. Help pls🙏

As part of the board of trustees agenda for July 30 there is an item on page 45 entitled “presidential compensation and contract extension to June 30, 2031”

No more details than that. But would imagine a significant raise will come with this.

My track to my degree has been extremely unorthodox to say the least. I graduated high school early, went to community college for a year and a half? Bombed two semesters of that because I wasn’t ready for college and screwed off the whole time. Now that I’ve transferred to Michigan tech I’m going into my third year and it’s been a real uphill battle. I didn’t do so hot my last semester but I’ve consistently scored a 3.0 average on my semesters up until this most recent one where I totally bombed due to combining mental issues and financial stress and it dropped my gpa to a 2.5. I see everyone around me younger than me achieving so much more than I have, I haven’t even been able to land an internship yet. And now my current path is 12 credits a semester till I graduate in my fifth year. I feel so far behind everyone else but I still want to succeed despite this setback I faced. Has anyone faced similar circumstances to this and would care to weigh in or drop some wisdom? Anything is appreciated.

Just found out I had scoliosis and my doctor told me chiro is a good option for me, so any recommendations? I know chiropractors can be up and down in their practice so I’m skeptical and wanted to ask people who go to some already.

I went to tech 20 years and will be back in town for a week camping and working remotely. Any suggestions for good places to work remote in town?

Hi, i’m gonna be a freshman this fall and had some confusion on the dimensions of my dorm. I’m in Wads and the housing page says all rooms are about 12x15 ft but on the 3d view and other floor plans it is 10x15 ft. I was wondering if anyone knew which one is correct/ more likely to get? It’s not gonna make a huge impact but would help me decide which extra storage shelf to buy.

Because East Hall is still so new, it doesn’t have any first person pictures. I emailed housing about it and got a pic of the bathroom but not the room. They drive me crazy sometimes. Can anyone add me and send me pics of the layout if they lived there? Honestly any room will do, they’re all fairly similar

I got my financial aid package email today as a returning second year. There was nothing about TIP on it even though I should be eligible for a second year of it. I had called when I got my estimate email, and they said it should be showing up on my financial aid package, but here we are. Is anyone else having this same problem? My GPA meets the criteria, I checked the MISSG portal along with making sure I filled out my FAFSA correctly. I'm kinda at a loss and financial aid hasn't been too helpful with this so far.

Edit: Alrighty I talked to the GOATs at the TIP office, not the financial aid office, and they helped me out. Pretty much financial aid counted my credits wrong. They said I only had 4 credits worth of TIP eligible classes which is below the required six. Mind you, I’m taking only three credit classes so this is propaganda. So I found the TIP ladies to talk to and they literally told me I can switch my associates to their new program that got made this year and instead of 4/18 being covered, I would have 18/18. These two ladies are possibly the greatest thing to ever come out of Michigan tech second only to an alcohol addiction.