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Comparable Schools'
Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
76 %
Number of Campus Owned Apartments
1
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
No
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All students at Birmingham-Southern are required to live on campus until they are 21 or are of junior status, unless they are local and can live with family. This means that you end up getting to know the people that you go to school with very well. Living on campus is the most convenient option because everything is within walking distance of the dorms, and though the dorms themselves are by no means lavish or impressive, they are equipped with all the necessary things for college life. Some of the dorms include movable furniture, and all of the rooms have a great view of the mountains outside. Each dorm has its own computer lab and free laundry, which are probably the two best features. Also, the Residence Life staff is very receptive to student requests, and they are always trying to find ways to get the halls closer to one another. The RAs, especially, are welcoming and act more like friends than authority figures.
Finally, if you plan on living on campus, you’re pretty much guaranteed to have somewhere to stay all four years, because room shortages are not very common. There are also several different styles of dorm living. Some people like living in suites with their friends, while others prefer only one roommate or a single. Either way, there are different options for everyone to try. Students Speak Out
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The dorms are generally pretty...
The dorms are generally pretty good. New Men’s (the freshman male dorm) is absolutely terrible, with furniture that doesn’t move and a smell that doesn’t leave. If you can make it through your first year, though, you can move into Hanson (with its very large rooms) or one of the fraternity houses which were all built a few years ago (and have yet to be trashed, amazingly enough). |
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I think the freshman dorm...
I think the freshman dorm experience is fundamental, and sophomore year living with a suite of close friends is one of the best chances to build deeper relationships. Dorms may not always be the nicest housing options, but they are the most convenient, and it’s college life, so get used to roughing it a little. |
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Margaret Daniel and Cullen Daniel...
Margaret Daniel and Cullen Daniel are the girls’ freshman dorms. Both are set up pretty much the same, with hall bathrooms and double-occupancy rooms. Goodwin, mostly sophomore girls, is the worst dorm on the entire campus. While it is livable, it hasn’t been remodeled since the ‘70s, and the furniture is immovable. Remnants of its life in the ‘70s are visible in the marigold-colored desk chairs. Bruno, the upperclass girls’ dorm, is the best. Suite-style living with individual rooms, and only four girls to a bathroom. |
Anonymous says: |
All the dorms are pretty much the...
All the dorms are pretty much the same. Goodwin is the worst dorm, but one of the most fun to live in. You have to live in the dorms your first two years, so everyone just makes the most of it. But when choosing a freshman dorm, definitely pick Margaret Daniel over Cullen Daniel. |
Anonymous says: |
The dorms are nice enough, in my...
The dorms are nice enough, in my opinion. Lots of people think they are too small or outdated, but I don’t mind them. |
FactsWhat You Get
- Air-conditioning
- Bed
- Bulletin board
- Cable TV jack
- Closet
- Desk and chair
- Dresser
- Internet connection
Room Types
- Apartments and Houses ; Apartments can have one or two bedroom, and houses are for special-interest groups and have bedrooms and private bathrooms
- Singles, Doubles; Students on the same floor share a large central bathroom facility (most first-year students are assigned to these rooms)
- Suites; Three to four bedrooms (sometimes singles sometimes doubles) connected by a common living area. Students share a bathroom with their suitemates.
Cleaning Service
Cleaning is provided in the dorms by a year-round cleaning staff. They are responsible for the bathrooms and common areas in the suite-style rooms. Student apartments, however, are not provided with a cleaning service except for the public areas such as outside trash receptacles near parking lots, etc.
Dormitories
Bruno Hall
Floors: 7
Number of Occupants: 200
Bathrooms: One per suite
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: 4-person singles suites
Lounge, computer lab, vending machines, free laundry
Cullen Daniel Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 113
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Lounge, community kitchenette, vending machines, free laundry
Daniel Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 67
Bathrooms: One per suite
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: 3- and 4-person singles suites
Common area, computer lab, free laundry
Hanson Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 152
Bathrooms: Shared by pairs of rooms
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Common area, computer lab, free laundry
Margaret Daniel Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 116
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Lounge, community kitchenette, free laundry
New Men’s Hall
Floors: 7
Number of Occupants: 220
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Mostly freshmen and sophomores
Room Types: Doubles
Common area, computer lab, free laundry
Campus Owned Apartments
Hilltop Village Apartments
Floors: 16 buildings
Number of Units: 350
Bathrooms: One per unit
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen and theme housing residents
Room Types: One- and two-bedroom apartment units
Outdoor swimming pool; apartments contain a washer and dryer, a kitchen, and a patio
Did You Know?
All campus residents get free cable, and laundry fees are included in the room rates.
All dormitories are smoke-free facilities.
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