<p>As a former Creswell resident, I would completely recommend Creswell over Russell.</p>
<p>1) In room control for temperature
2) Closer to Bolton and Ohouse dining halls (Bolton is practically downstairs)
3) On the bottom of the hill (well, compared to Brumby and Russell) - unless you like walking up hills, this is a HUGE reason to choose Creswell. Cuts down your walk back to your room by a few minutes
4) I actually think it’s nicer than Russell, but I also lived on a girl’s hall and we decorate our rooms.<br>
5) easy access to buses going both directions
6) Closer to Tate and MLC</p>
<p>I really liked Creswell, and I’m glad we ended up there and not Russell (mostly for the temperature control and bottom-of-hill-ness and proximity to dining halls). As for looks, Russell might look better on the outside, but they look practically the same on the inside. The rooms are also the same size or at least Russell isn’t noticeably bigger. How “fun” your hall is depends on the people on the hall but that could be really random and depends on the RAs and what they’ll put up with. Creswell is supposedly the more active of the two, but I doubt there’s a huge difference. I guess the only bad thing about Creswell compared to Russell would be the fire alarms, but they’re not THAT bad. You can always just go to a friend’s place for a while, go to the dining hall, or go to your car. It’s not a big deal. I only had a few inconvenient ones, but I don’t think that’s a good enough reason to choose Russell over Creswell. </p>
<p>Go creswell :D</p>