I’ll be honest, my son has really not done much with the program. He says they don’t really have any activities and such but that could be him not being that interested. I have heard that it is great for forming study groups and such because all of those around you are in similar classes. This may be but my son hasn’t joined any. He much prefers to study alone. On the positive side, he ended up with a room mate that he gets along really well with and they just signed a lease for an apartment together next year. You are much more apt to get a like minded roomie living in an llc like ECOS and that can really make all the difference in the world as far as your dorm experience goes. As far as the dorm itself, it is fine. He is on the second floor so not one of the rooms that has been remodeled. I’ve seen pictures of the remodeled rooms and they look much nicer and I think I have heard they are going to remodel the rest before next fall. The rooms are not very large but they are adequate. The location is good. The new cafeteria in the commons is nice since you can get to it without going outside, very nice in bad weather. The dorm is close to quite a few of his classes. I think my son really would prefer being in one of the modular dorms. The rooms are bigger and you only share the bathroom with your room mate rather than a total of 4 per bathroom. But, if he had gone that route he would have gotten a different room mate which might not have worked out nearly as well.