Best UC San Diego dorms

Number 5

"The North Torrey pines living and learning neighborhood is the brand new heart of UCSD. The project was recently completed in the fall of 2020 and is still realizing its full potential as the rest of the restaurants start to roll out. One of the biggest stand-out features of apartments and suites at the new sixth (NTPLLN) is that the bathroom and shower stall are all individually roomed. Anyone can use each facility separately without using the other. This allows for great bathroom privacy as well as fewer clashes in usage timings. The bathrooms themselves are of impeccable quality, and some suites in the Catalyst building (mine) even have a rare bathtub. The location is central and almost crucial to all classes for undergraduates, and the food is considered to be the best in the Sixth dining halls." - 2 years ago

We collected 2 dorm reviews for Catalyst

Number 4

"Honestly, I loved it here. A triple is pretty small but it is totally do-able. Our window was closed most of the time so it felt pretty dark and stuffy in there but not too big of a deal especially with a fan. The mail area and dining halls are super close by as well as gyms. There is no kitchen so bring a microwave or you can use Argo or Blake's kitchens. I lived on the first floor, no stairs was a plus but the common area situation was a little weird. There were two doubles and a single (for the RA) and a one stall, one shower, one sink bathroom. We didn't have our own private common room but we used the fleet common room which was huge and super nice." - 4 years ago

We collected 4 dorm reviews for Keeling Apartments

Number 3

"Podemos was recently built in 2023, so all of the rooms, bathrooms, and kitchens look new and modern. Podemos is solely an apartment building, so every apartment has a kitchen. There are laundry rooms every odd floor, with two washers and dryers per floor. On each floor, there is one eight-person apartment, and the rest of them are four-person apartments. Inside the apartments, there are only singles and doubles, and the doubles are much bigger than many of the other colleges' doubles. The cleaners come once a week, and living here is also nice because many shuttles make stops near here. There is not that much greenery near Eighth college so it looks a little dull, and the building is pretty far from the center of the campus. " - 9 months ago

We collected 1 dorm reviews for Podemos

Number 2

"This is the new Sixth College, which is officially dubbed as the "North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood". Everything is brand new and is only about 1-2 years old. The style of both the interior and exterior of the buildings are modern and sleek.

Pros:
- It is new!
- Everything is clean
- No rodents or insects (as far as my experience) in comparison to other colleges
- Very lively and chance to meet new people
- Toilets and showers are separate, meaning that more people can take care of their business without waiting for someone else

Cons:
- Kitchen is communal, makes cooking a bit difficult
- Some of the doubles are smaller than other doubles (by a few feet) but it is still manageable

What to expect:
There are two types of living styles within the building; suites and apartments.
Suites are much larger and hold about 10 people
Apartment are, well, apartments. Fit for about 5-8 people.

Upper floors may be connected (i.e. 10th and 11th floor suites are connected to each other), which can be a good or bad thing. It's good if you love meeting new people and like having a smaller community to hang out with (you'll be living with nearly 20+ people in total). But for others, it can be opportunities for more noise complaints. Depends on what kind of person you are.


Sixth College is known to be a highly demanded place to live at and a college to be enrolled in because of their newer buildings! Dining Hall is decent with a variety of options (especially with some new restaurants that just opened up) and is within a two minute walking distance. And there is also a Market for your convenience.

Generally, my experience so far has been nothing but positive! My suitemates have become some of my closest friends and every day is a different experience. Definitely put Sixth College at the top of your list! " - 2 years ago

We collected 2 dorm reviews for Tapestry

Number 1

"I lived in the Tamarack apartments on the 7th floor in the bigger double. It has 2 doubles and 2 singles and you all share 2 bathrooms and 1 shower. Also a pretty big kitchen/living room, there's a fridge and an electric stove/oven. Probably a good idea to bring a microwave, toaster and coffee maker. The janitor cleans the bathrooms and wipes down the counters in the kitchen once a week which was a big help. No AC just heat so a fan could be a good idea to get some air circulation but opening the windows makes a huge difference. There's a study room on every floor to the left of the trash chute room, had four table seats and two sofa chairs. Sometimes it was occupied but great study spot if you find it empty! There's trash chutes on every floor, they had pretty small doors though so trash & recycling had to be smushed to fit through. The elevators were so quick I lovvveeed them, I was always running a lil late but they got me down in like 3 seconds and sometimes saved me hahaha. There's a laundry room on the first floor with a lot of machines, it was rarely fully occupied but I did my laundry either in the mornings when I didn't have class or in the middle of the night, & never on weekends. I loved how close of a walk it was to the Eucalyptus bus stop between Muir and Revelle. I had a pretty good view from my bed, in my opinion it was the best place to live on campus!" - 4 years ago

We collected 4 dorm reviews for Tamarack Apartments