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College of William & Mary - Campus HousingCollege Prowler3.08
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Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
74 %
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
Yes - Except for commuters
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments
2
College Prowler Take
Students say the quality of housing at William & Mary depends heavily on which dorm they end up in. Housing conditions range from austere and tiny to spacious and comfortable. All freshmen are required to live on campus, and some of that housing is less than luxurious, but students often form strong bonds with their freshman hall-mates that overcome the sometimes-dingy conditions. One of the biggest complaints students have is that many dorms are not air conditioned, requiring them to switch on as many fans as they can find and turning their rooms into virtual wind-tunnels to keep cool in August and September. Some rooms are also in small need of renovation, but Residence Life takes on projects every summer to slowly improve housing. Despite complaints, on-campus housing can’t be all that bad—more than 75 percent of W&M students reside on campus, and there’s always a demand for more space. For example, the new Jamestown dorms—the nicest dorms on campus—have replaced the older and much farther away Dillard Complex. While the switch was ideal for students who hated Dillard’s off-campus location, its closure slightly decreased the total number of available places to live on campus, a deficit which the College has not yet addressed. Students Speak Out
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All freshman dorms are pretty much...
All freshman dorms are pretty much created equal, except for Taliaferro and Hunt, which are located apart from other freshman dorms and generally suck. Other than those two, the rest all have their good and bad points. I lived in Botetourt, which is a complex of small dorms (80 people apiece), which I really liked because I knew everyone in the building, while most people only know their hall. Unfortunately, they like to make some of the doubles in that complex triples when they run out of rooms, so some of the rooms are really small. |
TribalOwl says: College of William & Mary 2011 Biological and Biomedical Sciences |
Great on-Campus Living
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I've lived on campus for three years now and haven't been truly disappointed in my living experience at all. All the W&M dorms (with the slight exception of Ludwell) are -extremely- convenient to pretty much all of campus and provide a nice, social community atmosphere. Freshman year especially this is important, and I'd personally suggest asking for a smaller dorm as you get to know -everyone- there as opposed to just your hall. The smaller dorms usually don't have air conditioning though, but getting your own unit installed is -very- easy. I lived in the smallest dorm, Dinwiddie in Botetourt, and it was amazing. There's also specialty housing for upperclassmen like the language houses, mosaic housing and the Eco-House that allow another very social opportunity for a really tight knit community. I lived in the French House and had an amazing time with all of my dormmates. Just in regular dorms though, each has their own hall council and provides social and educational opportunities throughout the year which are really cool. My only suggestion however, is that you go and look at the rooms as opposed to just looking at the floor plans online. A lot of the rooms are different than what is shown, I ended up in a room -way- smaller than anticipated this semester because of that, but am switching to a new one for next semester pretty easily.
Campus Housing: December 02, 2009
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eea1509 says: College of William & Mary 2012 Undecided |
I am a freshman housed in a quad...
I am a freshman housed in a quad in botetourt (said to be the worst housing you can get) but it's really not as bad as I thought it would be. The awesome people and sense of family within the dorms compensates any of te negatives. Plus, it's really easy to get air-conditioning even if you are stuck with a non- air conditioned room!
Campus Housing: December 20, 2008
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Anonymous says: |
Over the past two years, several...
Over the past two years, several dorms have been renovated and are very, very nice. If you’re a Monroe scholar you live in Monroe Hall, which is fantastic, and if females fill out their form requesting all-female housing, they (hopefully) will live in Barrett, which is even better. Two freshman dorms are air conditioned, Dupont and Yates. |
Anonymous says: |
I only lived in the dorms for one...
I only lived in the dorms for one year. I lived in Dupont and loved it. Dupont’s one of the two big coed freshman dorms; the other is Yates. I would really recommend it—there’s always a lot going on, with tons of awesome people to meet. I don’t know much about upperclassmen dorms, but a lot of people live on campus all four years, so they can’t be that bad. |
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William & Mary? FactsWhat You Get
- Sinks and medicine cabinets (some rooms)
- All dorms have common areas for studying and relaxing, and many of the dorms have ping pong tables and TVs. Each dorm also has a “duty office” where you can check out DVDs, gaming systems, cookware, vacuums, and more.
Also Available
- Diversity housing, service housing, substance-free halls, and special-interest housing (language houses, fraternity and sorority houses, etc.)
Available for Rent
Microwaves, minifridges, lofts
Cleaning Service
Cleaning service provided for hall bathrooms and common areas only.
Dormitories
Monroe Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 148
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Kitchens, laundry rooms, wireless access, smoke-free building
Old Dominion Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 123
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Air conditioning, kitchens, laundry, lounges, smoke-free building
Lodges
Floors: 1 per building
Number of Occupants: 49
Bathrooms: 2 per lodge
Coed: No
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Air conditioned, kitchens; each of the seven lodges houses seven students, considered to be most coveted housing on campus
Jefferson Hall
Floors: 3 and basement
Number of Occupants: 188
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Air conditioned kitchens, laundry, lounges, smoke-free building
Landrum Hall
Floors: 3 and basement
Number of Occupants: 221
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: No, women only
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Kitchens, laundry, lounges, smoke-free building
Taliaferro Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 51
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Kitchens, laundry, lounges
Yates Hall
Floors: 3 and basement
Number of Occupants: 266
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Air conditioning, kitchens, laundry, lounges, smoke-free building
Sorority Court
Floors: 2 or 3 floor house
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Kitchens, laundry, lounges; all but one restricted to sorority members
Randolph Complex (Cabell, Giles, Harrison, Nicholas, Page, and Preston Halls)
Floors: 3 per building
Number of Occupants: 338
Bathrooms: Shared by hall or apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, quads, some apartment-style rooms
Air conditioning, kitchens, laundry, lounges; several buildings are language houses, where residents apply to live with other students with an interest in a designated foreign language (German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Italian, Japanese, and Russian)
Reves Center
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 53
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Air conditioning, kitchens, laundry, lounges; reserved for international students and those interested in international affairs who apply
Bryan Complex (Bryan, Camm, Dawson, Madison, and Stith Halls)
Floors: 3 per building
Number of Occupants: 381
Bathrooms: Shared by hall, or suite-style
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Air conditioning, kitchens, laundry, lounges, smoke-free building.
Chandler Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 149
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Kitchens, laundry, lounges
Brown Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 74
Bathrooms: Shared by hall, suite, and some private
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, quads
Kitchens, laundry, lounges
Barrett Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 176
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Kitchens, laundry rooms, in-room sinks, computer lab
Botetourt Complex (Fauqier, Gooch, Spotswood, and Nicholson Halls)
Floors: 3 per building
Number of Occupants: 92 per building
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Kitchens, laundry, air-conditioning
Jamestown North
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 204
Bathrooms: Shared and private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, suites, clusters
Kitchens and lounges on every floor, laundry, room-controlled heating and air conditioning, sound-proof practice rooms, wireless access
Jamestown South
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 182
Bathrooms: Shared or private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, suites, clusters
Reading rooms, game room, work room, duty office, laundry room, lounges and kitchens on each floor, Community Scholars House
Hunt Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 65
Bathrooms: Shared by hall, suite, and some private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Kitchens, laundry, air-conditioned lounges, smoke-free building
Dupont Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 278
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Kitchens, laundry, air conditioning, “the pit” fireplace
Fraternity Complex
Floors: 3 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 428
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Coed: No
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Kitchens, laundry, lounges, located in the center of fraternity life
Campus-Owned Apartments
Ludwell Apartments
Floors: 3 per building
Number of Units: 354
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Air conditioning, full kitchens and living rooms
Randolph Complex (Cabell, Giles, Harrison, Nicholas, Page, and Preston Halls)
Floors: 3 per building
Number of Units: 338
Bathrooms: Shared by hall or apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, quads, some apartment-style rooms
Air conditioning, kitchens, laundry, lounges; several buildings are language houses, where residents apply to live with other students with an interest in a designated foreign language (German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Italian, Japanese, and Russian)
Did You Know?All freshmen are required to live on campus, and many form a strong bond with their freshman hallmates. The dorms are divided into upperclassmen and freshman housing. All dorms are smoke-free.
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