10 Worst Dorms in America

lovespink88 · #1 03-10-2011, 12:05 AM

Ditto what Gusteau said. If my dorm is really the 6th worst then every other schools' dorms must be SUPER nice. Forbes wasn't great, but it was by no means THAT BAD, lol

I liked the comment for one of the other U of I dorms. "It's too loud and E-14 is far". 1) the Six Pack dorms are the fun dorms, if you wanted quiet, you shoulda picked ISR. 2) Quit whining about E-14 (parking lot) being far. You're a freshman, you shouldn't have a car!!!

Gusteau · #2 03-10-2011, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Stop crushing mah threadstarting dreamz.

But I can't let them malign Mason!

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Originally Posted by thetaj

Have you been to JMU? I'm surprised Eagle hall ("the projects") didn't make the list. "Where the elevator works 60% of the time, every time."

I haven't been to JMU, and I'm trying really really hard to not make disparaging comments about that overrated dump...oops.

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Originally Posted by sanjiyan69

I was there for 2 weeks in the summer of 2001. I didn't think the dorm itself was bad. It was nice and quiet and actually bigger than the dorms of similar nature at my school at the time (Western Michigan University). I actually liked the dorm, just didn't like the hike up the stairs to the Armstrong (the computer lab we were allowed to use)...I think that was the name of the building.

Agreed, nice housing was one of the reasons Mason stood out among other schools I was looking at. Air conditioning for freshman was not a given at every school I visited.

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Originally Posted by lovespink88

I liked the comment for one of the other U of I dorms. "It's too loud and E-14 is far". 1) the Six Pack dorms are the fun dorms, if you wanted quiet, you shoulda picked ISR. 2) Quit whining about E-14 (parking lot) being far. You're a freshman, you shouldn't have a car!!!

That reminded me that the person complaining about the Park said it was too far from campus. But... it's on campus? Yes it is on the outside of Patriot Circle, but the rest of "campus" i.e. dining, academic buildings are just across the street. Map

lovespink88 · #3 03-10-2011, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Gusteau

That reminded me that the person complaining about the Park said it was too far from campus. But... it's on campus? Yes it is on the outside of Patriot Circle, but the rest of "campus" i.e. dining, academic buildings are just across the street. Map

LOL People are dumb.

The best part about the E-14 comment is that those dorms are the CLOSEST campus buildings to that parking lot, aside from the Assembly Hall & Memorial Stadium.

thetaj · #4 03-10-2011, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Gusteau

I haven't been to JMU, and I'm trying really really hard to not make disparaging comments about that overrated dump...oops.

T_T

sanjiyan69 · #5 03-10-2011, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Gusteau

I haven't been to JMU, and I'm trying really really hard to not make disparaging comments about that overrated dump...oops.

so much love there. lol

irishpipes · #6 03-10-2011, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by lovespink88

Ditto what Gusteau said. If my dorm is really the 6th worst then every other schools' dorms must be SUPER nice. Forbes wasn't great, but it was by no means THAT BAD, lol

I liked the comment for one of the other U of I dorms. "It's too loud and E-14 is far". 1) the Six Pack dorms are the fun dorms, if you wanted quiet, you shoulda picked ISR. 2) Quit whining about E-14 (parking lot) being far. You're a freshman, you shouldn't have a car!!!

It will be a sad day when the 6-pack is no more. It's close to IMPE and the stadium and was the fun place on campus. A lot closer to classes than PAR or FAR. Fun times.

DeltaBetaBaby · #7 03-10-2011, 11:55 PM

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It will be a sad day when the 6-pack is no more. It's close to IMPE and the stadium and was the fun place on campus. A lot closer to classes than PAR or FAR. Fun times.

And the cafeteria was open until 3am!!!

Also, it's pretty funny that Forbes, Weston, and Garner all made the list, because, well, THEY ARE ALL THE SAME DORM. I know they are technically different buildings, but the 6-pack is the 6-pack.

aephi alum · #8 03-11-2011, 12:54 AM

Back in the day at my school, we had dorm rush. You arrived on campus, got a temporary room somewhere in the dorms, and then went through fraternity, sorority, independent living group, and/or dorm rush. (ILGs are coed fraternities, aside from one which is all female.) Men who pledged fraternities moved into the house the second they signed... same with anyone who pledged an ILG. Women stayed in the dorms as only one sorority had a house when I rushed. So everyone went through dorm rush - women as a necessity, men as a choice (if they didn't want to go greek) or as a backup (if they did). And then the dorms had floor/entry rush on top of all that.

I ended up on a decent floor in a good dorm. We had suites with bathrooms and kitchens (very important as the cafeterias sucked - we're talking food poisoning here). We had our assholes, but what living group doesn't?

My dorm actually ranked pretty decently on the web site in question, aside from parking - although parking is almost irrelevant as you can take the T anywhere you'd want to go.

lovespink88 · #9 03-11-2011, 01:38 PM

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It will be a sad day when the 6-pack is no more. It's close to IMPE and the stadium and was the fun place on campus. A lot closer to classes than PAR or FAR. Fun times.

Yes it will be. I'm not sure when they're supposed to come down, but I'm hoping they're still there by the time my brother moves in (he'll be a freshmen next year!) I want to stop in just one more time.

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And the cafeteria was open until 3am!!!

Also, it's pretty funny that Forbes, Weston, and Garner all made the list, because, well, THEY ARE ALL THE SAME DORM. I know they are technically different buildings, but the 6-pack is the 6-pack.

WHOA! Late night was only open til midnight (and 1am on weekends) when I was there. That 3 am would have come in handy...

DeltaBetaBaby · #10 03-11-2011, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by lovespink88

Yes it will be. I'm not sure when they're supposed to come down, but I'm hoping they're still there by the time my brother moves in (he'll be a freshmen next year!) I want to stop in just one more time.

WHOA! Late night was only open til midnight (and 1am on weekends) when I was there. That 3 am would have come in handy...

Was it still called Chomps? The bars used to close at 1, so you still had time to get back and get food.

lovespink88 · #11 03-11-2011, 03:14 PM

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Was it still called Chomps? The bars used to close at 1, so you still had time to get back and get food.

I think it was officially called eChomps (don't know what was up with the "e", were they trying to be all Internet-aged??) but everyone called it Late Night.