<p>@LucieTheLakie, remember many schools consider “new”’ dorms to be dorms built in the last decade. UA has built so many in the last decade, that even those 4 years old aren’t new. So UA’s “bad” housing is no where near as “bad” as many other schools. And I can tell you, last year my son’s dorm was super quiet/anti social. DS did a May study abroad. One of the girls on the trip lived across the hall from him and they did not know each other until the trip. I definitely think the traditional dorms are more social.</p>