As any student at UVM can tell you, every dorm (whether it’s on Trinity, Redstone, Central, or Athletic campus) is an experience of its own. Every incoming freshman is beyond anxious to get a rooming assignment and can be placed in any of the 32 dorms on campus. I asked several students for their input on the dorms they have lived in. Which dorm do you think best suits you?
LIVING AND LEARNING CAMPUS
First year Rachel Haab has had the experience of residing in the Living and Learning community on athletic campus. This option is a program based, suite style residence hall. Rachel, who lives in the Africa housing program, has this to say: “I like Living and Learning because it is quiet and you
get to know people individually based on their interests. It is great for sophomores and upper classman who want to live with a certain group of people who share a similar interest, but I wouldn’t recommend it as a freshman, unless you know exactly what you want.”
ATHLETIC CAMPUS
Jolee Main, another first year, lives in the University Heights North dorm located on Athletic Campus. UHeights North is reserved for students in the Honor’s College. Jolee explains, “One thing I like most about UHeights North is that the halls are generally quiet between 12:30 – 8:00am, at least during the school week.” She also likes that “The rooms are suite style and every room has its own bathroom. It’s close to central campus for classes, but you’re also right next to the gym. Plus, you have the Marche and Alice’s, two great places to eat, within a 2-minute walk.”
CENTRAL CAMPUS
Shelby Sprung, a first year, lives on Central Campus and loves her dorm, Wills. She explains, “I love Wills primarily because of the people and the location. It is so convenient being close to the library, student center, and most of my classes. “As a freshman, Shelby believes that, “It is nice living in an area that is made up predominately of first years.” She describes Wills as a “family-type environment.” Her only wish would be for Wills to be connected to Chitty and Buckham, the other two centrally located dorms.
I’ve had the privilege to live in Chittenden on Central campus. Our dorm is extremely close and there are always fun social gatherings, like pumpkin carving on Halloween, and a Super Bowl Sunday celebration.
TRINITY CAMPUS
First year, Jake Perl, lives in McCauly on Trinity campus. He explains, “Even though Trinity is far from main campus, we have new rooms that are huge as well as new bathrooms.” Jake goes on to explain, “We have our own café on the first floor, and our own gym which is something not one of the other dorms has.” Kayla Sprague, who lives in Jeanne Mance on Trinity says, “I love Jeanne Mance because it’s close to Church Street and it’s a close knit community. The only cons are that the bus doesn’t stop at the dorm and it’s far from the gym.”
REDSTONE CAMPUS
I talked to Hallie Berkson-Gold, a second year who lives in Coolidge on Redstone Campus. She likes that Redstone is close to the gym, and that it has the new Simpson Dining Hall. She also likes how there is a shuttle, the Redstone express, which goes all over campus from Redstone. Something she doesn’t love is that it can take a while to get to class, and her dorm “isn’t too close to the bus stops.”
Every residence hall on campus has its pros and cons so there is no need to worry in advance about room assignments! You can make the best out of any living situation! No matter where you live, there is always something to do and great people to hang out with and meet! So what do you think – Trinity, Redstone, Athletic or Central campus?