michigan tech provides a top education along with an atmosphere where students thrive. as a tech student almost everyone is an average of 500 miles away from home and therefore we form a very close community with the university and with the keweenaw community in general. the size of the school allows for a learning environment filled with hands-on experience, while still having the knowledge, skill and reputation to have career fairs with over 300 companies in attendance hoping to hire some of our 5600 students, 96% of which will graduate with a job in their field or go into a graduate program.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
from a current student to a prospective my advice would be to use all of the resources being handed to you and research all of what they are. especially going to learning centers (just because you have a b doesn't mean you couldn't get an a) and getting help with what you don't understand; once you get far enough into your degree there are no learning centers for you to utilize and then ask your professor questions! always talk to those that have taken the classes and check out the professor options beforehand and research their teaching styles. there is nothing worse than choosing the wrong professor for you. good luck.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
it's a hard school, depending on your major of course but, there is no denying it so prepare yourself. people always say that the first year is the hardest but it isn't your first year will fly by and everything will be fine and dandy, but beware of the third year as you will be taking the same number of credit hours, but these classes will be very hard and all will require hours of hard work and you probably will not have time for all of it. this is where time management is key. in university one must make the decision of when to choose one class over another in order to prevail in both.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
living in the residence halls at michigan tech was amazing, if it weren't so expensive i would definitely have lived there longer than my first year. how michgan tech's meal plan works is that all options are unlimited, only the number of guest passes and "vending machine dollars" changes. when living in a small room on a floor filled with other college students, where your bathrooms are cleaned for you and your meals are prepared all day until 9 pm academics are manageable. prepare yourself if you plan on living off-campus as these everyday things like cooking, cleaning, laundry, and driving really cut into your scholastic time. as far as fun goes in the residence halls all have game rooms with table tennis and pool tables as well as big ballrooms with projectors and all residence halls have laundry facilities on sight as well as kitchenettes in most halls within the 3 differing residence halls. of these residence halls wadsworth hall is the largest and newest, mcnair hall is a little older and a little homier, while douglass houghton hall is the first ever residence hall at michigan tech (many people refer to this as the harry potter residence hall). personally i lived in dhh and it was a year i will never forget.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
like i said unlimited food within the dining halls. they do have a day to day menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner. in addition to this there is always, a salad bar, a sandwich bar, a cereal bar, an option of pizza, an option of burgers/garden burgers and fries as well as make your own stir fry stations, all kind of fresh fruit and even waffle makers. believe me when i say you will not go hungry.
as previously stated the only difference within michigan tech's meal plans are the amount of dining dollars (vending machine/cafe) and/or guest passes.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
michigan tech is actually located within the keweenaw peninsula so outdoors wise there is a ton to do including: hiking/biking/cross country skiing/snowmobiling/snowshoeing the tech trails or mont ripley our ski/snowboard hill, mount bohemia is close by another ski hill as well as the porcupine mountains or copper harbor. in the summer a lot of students will spend a lot of time outside on the beautiful beaches of lake superior. michigan tech is located along the portage canal which leads into lake superior 10-15 minutes down the road. the community is basically tech students with a few "yoopers" thrown in for moral support. the campus population is roughly 7,000 where as the city of houghton is roughly 8,000. in the winter the true north really shows from all our winter activities we actually even have winter carnival where many of our students create huge snow statues or participate in the copper dog 150 sled race or see who can grow the best beard. we definitely know how to have fun. in the area there are a lot of gaming businesses as well as outdoorsy businesses, not to mention we have over 200 student ran organizations too keep you busy.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
michigan tech was actually rated the number 1 college in michigan in 2015 by the brookings institution as the top college by salary data as compared to expectations. the study predicted that the median career average salary was $69,975, but in reality it was $97,300.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
prince's point - a beach on campus along the portage canal
mont ripley - skii and snowboard hill
winter carnival (4 day celebration in february)
tech trails - 35 km of wooded trail
otter river cabin - owned by tech and capable of being rented for a camping trip (normally used by the forestry department)
Which types of students will excel at your college?
outdoorsy
nerdy
gaming
your general weirdos
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
over 20 student organizations to join!
from academic to keweenaw pride to greek life.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
around 8 percent of michigan tech students are greek, myself included (apo -epsilon lambda).
there are 8 sororities on campus and around 14 fraternities.
this does not include alpha phi omega (the largest service fraternity in the country founded on the boy scouts of america), mu beta psi (the music fraternity) along with a few other academic greek organizations.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
i believe in 2012 michigan tech was named the 12th safest campus in the country. we're located in the upper peninsula of michigan so it is a small town country atmosphere. our campus security, public safety, is actually one with the normal houghton pd and has several locations within the city, one of which on campus and one downtown houghton.
michigan tech provides a top education along with an atmosphere where students thrive. as a tech student almost everyone is an average of 500 miles away from home and therefore we form a very close community with the university and with the keweenaw community in general. the size of the school allows for a learning environment filled with hands-on experience, while still having the knowledge, skill and reputation to have career fairs with over 300 companies in attendance hoping to hire some of our 5600 students, 96% of which will graduate with a job in their field or go into a graduate program.
from a current student to a prospective my advice would be to use all of the resources being handed to you and research all of what they are. especially going to learning centers (just because you have a b doesn't mean you couldn't get an a) and getting help with what you don't understand; once you get far enough into your degree there are no learning centers for you to utilize and then ask your professor questions! always talk to those that have taken the classes and check out the professor options beforehand and research their teaching styles. there is nothing worse than choosing the wrong professor for you. good luck.
it's a hard school, depending on your major of course but, there is no denying it so prepare yourself. people always say that the first year is the hardest but it isn't your first year will fly by and everything will be fine and dandy, but beware of the third year as you will be taking the same number of credit hours, but these classes will be very hard and all will require hours of hard work and you probably will not have time for all of it. this is where time management is key. in university one must make the decision of when to choose one class over another in order to prevail in both.
living in the residence halls at michigan tech was amazing, if it weren't so expensive i would definitely have lived there longer than my first year. how michgan tech's meal plan works is that all options are unlimited, only the number of guest passes and "vending machine dollars" changes. when living in a small room on a floor filled with other college students, where your bathrooms are cleaned for you and your meals are prepared all day until 9 pm academics are manageable. prepare yourself if you plan on living off-campus as these everyday things like cooking, cleaning, laundry, and driving really cut into your scholastic time. as far as fun goes in the residence halls all have game rooms with table tennis and pool tables as well as big ballrooms with projectors and all residence halls have laundry facilities on sight as well as kitchenettes in most halls within the 3 differing residence halls. of these residence halls wadsworth hall is the largest and newest, mcnair hall is a little older and a little homier, while douglass houghton hall is the first ever residence hall at michigan tech (many people refer to this as the harry potter residence hall). personally i lived in dhh and it was a year i will never forget.
like i said unlimited food within the dining halls. they do have a day to day menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner. in addition to this there is always, a salad bar, a sandwich bar, a cereal bar, an option of pizza, an option of burgers/garden burgers and fries as well as make your own stir fry stations, all kind of fresh fruit and even waffle makers. believe me when i say you will not go hungry. as previously stated the only difference within michigan tech's meal plans are the amount of dining dollars (vending machine/cafe) and/or guest passes.
michigan tech is actually located within the keweenaw peninsula so outdoors wise there is a ton to do including: hiking/biking/cross country skiing/snowmobiling/snowshoeing the tech trails or mont ripley our ski/snowboard hill, mount bohemia is close by another ski hill as well as the porcupine mountains or copper harbor. in the summer a lot of students will spend a lot of time outside on the beautiful beaches of lake superior. michigan tech is located along the portage canal which leads into lake superior 10-15 minutes down the road. the community is basically tech students with a few "yoopers" thrown in for moral support. the campus population is roughly 7,000 where as the city of houghton is roughly 8,000. in the winter the true north really shows from all our winter activities we actually even have winter carnival where many of our students create huge snow statues or participate in the copper dog 150 sled race or see who can grow the best beard. we definitely know how to have fun. in the area there are a lot of gaming businesses as well as outdoorsy businesses, not to mention we have over 200 student ran organizations too keep you busy.
michigan tech was actually rated the number 1 college in michigan in 2015 by the brookings institution as the top college by salary data as compared to expectations. the study predicted that the median career average salary was $69,975, but in reality it was $97,300.
prince's point - a beach on campus along the portage canal mont ripley - skii and snowboard hill winter carnival (4 day celebration in february) tech trails - 35 km of wooded trail otter river cabin - owned by tech and capable of being rented for a camping trip (normally used by the forestry department)
outdoorsy nerdy gaming your general weirdos
over 20 student organizations to join! from academic to keweenaw pride to greek life.
around 8 percent of michigan tech students are greek, myself included (apo -epsilon lambda). there are 8 sororities on campus and around 14 fraternities. this does not include alpha phi omega (the largest service fraternity in the country founded on the boy scouts of america), mu beta psi (the music fraternity) along with a few other academic greek organizations.
i believe in 2012 michigan tech was named the 12th safest campus in the country. we're located in the upper peninsula of michigan so it is a small town country atmosphere. our campus security, public safety, is actually one with the normal houghton pd and has several locations within the city, one of which on campus and one downtown houghton.