Living in Unit 2

rao1434
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:04:51 +0000

I lived in a triple in unit 2 as well.

The room will probably feel a little crowded, especially at first if you’re used to living in bigger spaces. Once I got used to it I didn’t think it was that bad, but I would recommend making a commitment to stay clean & organized as soon as you move in, because if there is a lot of mess in those rooms then they can get cramped feeling pretty fast.

As for the bathrooms, I wouldn’t say that’s much of an issue. I only had to wait to use the shower once (though generally take showers at night when there’s less time pressure). If you get desperate you can always use a shower on another floor. What ended up being more of a problem for me was when the bathroom was getting cleaned when I wanted to use it, but again you can always go to another floor and if you ask the cleaning people will usually let you come in early if you’re not in the way.

I think a lot of your dorm experience depends on who your neighbors are, but generally I’d say the halls can get a little noisy, especially on the weekends. Overall it’s not a bad environment though. I was kind of disappointed that not many people came to the building/unit events last year because I wanted to meet more people outside my building. There are also occasional mechanical errors, like washers/dryers breaking, the elevator not working, stuff like that.

Also, I heard people complain a lot last year that unit 2 is ‘sooooo far’ from campus. It’s really not. I never had to leave more than 15-20 minutes before the start time of my classes to get there on time.