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Princeton University - Comments on Dormitories

Posted Date Posted By Comment
April 14 2008
drbigboyjoe9505
Didn't get to see any.
August 24 2007
mysundown
I was in Forbes... next to the garbages...I saw much nicer rooms though.
August 23 2007
stroebsp37
N/A Weren't allowed in any.
August 23 2007
purplegirl
Not shown inside. Looked like there was no A/C in the older buildings but there was construction.
August 08 2007
AnotherAlice
The room we saw in a gothic-style dorm was fairly good sized. Also saw a huge suite in one of the Wilson dorms, which was run down but adequate.
August 03 2007
2by2
Didn't see inside
June 22 2007
momof07
Did not view inside. New ones also being built.
June 18 2007
goyanks193
Did not see, but they are building new ones.
January 17 2007
sportsharks
The one we went into was nice (cool fact: it was used for the scene in A Mueatiful Mind when the professors gave up their pens), but had signs of age. The guide said they renovate one dorm per year.
December 21 2006
kraor143
I stayed in a large dorm with 2 rooms and a private bathroom for 3 people. I saw another room, in the dorm building generally considered to be the worst, but the room was actually very nice.
October 31 2006
ever_after
We didn't get to go inside any. It sounds like you are randomly placed into a house and have very little input with regards to housing.
August 13 2006
peachykween
Again, the bathroom at the dorm I stayed was very very clean. I stayed in a quad, which had a fireplace in its common room, and a great window like that in A Beautiful Mind. A lot of the dorms were recently renovated as well. The one I stayed in, at le
August 13 2006
JIMMY@KILLARNEY
They were the only thing that was not up to my initial expectation. BRING A FAN! It gets real hot in the summer. And COCKROACHES! They were everywhere. Anyway, the dorms were pretty old and dark. The bathrooms and showers were all located in the basement.
August 09 2006
GR Elton
The dorms, though imperfect, appeared to be nice. The tour guide noted that they renovate them every three years. Compared to some others I've seen (and stayed in), I think Princeton's are a
August 05 2006
JTC007
I didn't actually see any dorms, but from the sense I got they ranged in quality from horrible to very good.