<p>Another hard one but I’ll give it a whirl :)</p>
<p>Monroe Hall is home to not just Monroe Scholars but other, also very smart W&M freshman 
Like Barrett, Monroe is not air conditioned so many residents acquire doctors’ notes so they can get a window unit. Again, an A/C unit is not necessary but it’s nice to have. Fans will get you by, though, speaking from personal experience. And I’m sure enough people will tell you that making friends with people that do have A/C is a lot of fun. A bunch of people in my Freshman dorm planned on having a sleepover in the air conditioned lounge and although it never ended up happening it’s the thought! Bonding over lack of A/C is actually not as horrible as it might sound 
Really, while this summer has been more hot and humid than usual, students only really benefit from an A/C during the first and last month and a half.</p>
<p>Another thing my friends and I in Botetourt enjoyed were group visits to Wawa when SExchange and Java City (mini convenience store-coffee place at the Caf) were closed. Monroe residents are very lucky to have Wawa right outside their front door! There’s nothing like grabbing pints of Ben & Jerry’s and taking them to the Sunken Gardens at midnight with good people. </p>
<p>Located on the opposite side of the Sunken Gardens as Jefferson Hall, Monroe offers the same proximity to Old Campus and CW right down Richmond Rd (onto which Monroe backs up). Like Jefferson and Barrett, Monroe is not as close to the dining halls as Yates or Botetourt halls but it’s still not more than 7 minutes to the Sadler Center. Monroe is similarly ill-located as Hunt, Taliferro, and Brown Halls in relation to New Campus and Swem Library. As soccerguy highlighted, at any school other than William and Mary, this would sound horrible and unappealing but at the College, this just means you have to walk 15 minutes to get there. Other schools it takes at least 20 to get to the nearest academic building. </p>
<p>Monroe Hall has a very nice size to it; like Barrett it is considered medium-sized. Just enough people to know a lot of people but still be able to make new friends in the building. Monroe offers two lounges on each floor, one per wing/side. Three different staircases per floor is also nicely convenient. I’m not sure whether boys and girls are separated by wing or floor, though Monroe Scholars tend to be clustered together. However, just as not all residents in Monroe Hall are Monroe Scholars not all Monroe Scholars live in Monroe.</p>
<p>Monroe is a very nice dorm, though it does not have the clout of DuPont or Barrett. Speaking as someone who lived in Botetourt, it’s not the dorm so much as the people, and William and Mary’s student population is more than just smart. I hope your Freshman year is wonderful and unforgettable! Welcome!</p>