Oregon State University Dorms Ranked

Number 7

"Bloss Hall has some good, but is mostly bad and ugly.

Located near the opposite side of campus for almost every single important course building, you're bound to have a nice 15 minute walk in the morning unless you have a bike or car. Due to the geographic location as well, you're effectively socially isolated unless you're a talkative person by nature. That is to say, aside from the two other dorms located adjacent to Bloss, Finley and the ILLC, you're hard pressed to find students to talk with, doubly so if you're like myself who transferred one year into college and don't share any courses with the majority freshman located in either building. I've found the best split of my time is spent on the main campus for most the day, and going to the dorms when I want to sleep.

There are some upsides to living in Bloss, or the other two dorms nearby. Like most dorms, you have a dining hall located right beside you, although in our case, we have arguably the best or second best dining hall. We are also a convenient 3 minute walk from Dixon, the recreational building/on-campus gym. The last benefit is our proximity to the sport centers, both Gill and Reser, you'll for sure be the first people to the games... aside from every mom, dad and cousin who likes to tailgate outside our building.

The rooms are alright in Bloss, arguably the only positive thing about the building. The key benefit most people agree about Bloss, is the Suite style rooms. Every room has an attached bathroom with your neighbor, which is either amazing... or terrible. I personally haven't particularly had an issue. As long as you both are able to communicate it shouldn't be an issue. The room is a standard small barracks with space for 2 beds, and 2 desks (for the most common 2 person room), the downside is that for that added luxury of... taking a private shower... you have to pay an extra 2k a year.

The inside of the building is probably the least used place on campus for me tbh. There's a single kitchen on the first floor shared among 600 other students, and one microwave on each floor. The lounges are there, but I've yet to find a reason to use them, unless I'm avoiding going into my room. The outside of the building rarely matters, but as a Bloss resident you'll have the honor to say you've time traveled from the 1980's in the Soviet Union. The grey and square concrete structure honestly looks depressing on the best day, especially when compared to the beautiful ILLC next door to it.

Overall, Bloss is a last resort for most, and maybe a first choice for others. If you're socially anxious and don't plan on changing that soon, and also enjoy having a private bathroom, you'll love Bloss, it's perfect for someone wanting some personal space/distance from campus. if you're more social, and enjoy being near the city life (whatever of that there might be in a small town like Corvallis) then you'd be better off somewhere else. Hope this helped lol, thanks for reading this all!" See all 1 review

Number 6

"Poling was by far the worst dorm room in terms of dirtiest, but it was a very social dorm. Weatherford and Poling Hall were known to be business students and we all know they were doing something. The room was dirty and run down but the fun memories that came from it made up for it." See all 1 review

Number 5

"Incredible location, mediocre bathroom, very akin to a public restroom, natural light isn't horrible but we have a window facing in to a courtyard so its definitely not too bad. Lighting built into room is not very good. Right next to West dining hall, very close to Student union and several other convenient buildings, and close to the gym. No bugs or anything like that, cleaning staff is very nice god bless their hearts. Teeming with engineering majors, not the most social dorm but some people hang out in the lounges. Overall, its not great but definitely not bad. Pretty stereotypical college dorm. " See all 1 review

Number 4

"Pretty good dorm, conveniently located considering a lot of freshman classes happen in the LINC. Honors students only, however. The dining hall and mailroom aren't technically "in-house" but the building they're in is literally 20 steps away from the actual dorm and is named after the hall, so close enough. This dorm has five stories and an elevator." See all 1 review

Number 3

"Good location if you are a sports fan. Kinda far from classes, but most dorms on campus are far from classes." See all 1 review

Number 2

"This is the nicest dorm on campus. If anyone tells you otherwise, they haven't lived here. I have friends in all of the other dorms and nothing comes close.

Pros:
- Grocery Store + Coffee Shop
- Lounge areas are really nice
- Rooms are the nicest you'll find

Cons:
- On the South Side of the campus (meaning not near a lot of things)
- Heating sucks (they're just cheap and smell like it's burning so you just don't use them)
- Kitchens can get kinda gross (again still better than others)
- It's not that social of a dorm.


The next nicest is Tebeau Hall" See all 1 review

Number 1

"located near linus pauling and LINC, sackett hall is within a quick walking distance to most halls and buildings on campus. only downside is if you’re wanting to head over the mcnary or the library- the walk there is ~10 mins (coming from a fast walker). otherwise, sackett is located in a convenient location to my classes :)!
at first glance, the building exterior looks grand, but once on the inside it is quite old and warm. i like how the building is only 3 floors so there aren’t many stairs to climb. i currently live in a triples room on the second floor, and for some reason it’s always so humid! especially at night, my throat gets all itchy and i start burning up even though i’m wearing shorts and a t-shirt in less than 50 degree weather to sleep. i’d say the triple dorm room is a great size, nothing is too cramped and all the furniture fits nicely. the walk in closet comes with dressers and shelves and a bar to put all your clothes and other necessities away. definitely enough room for 3 people. since the windows are quite large, there is adequate lighting which i really appreciate!
about the bathrooms- the wing in which i live has a relatively nice bathroom… for a dorm. the layout and structure reminds me of a swimming pool bathroom where a janitor comes and cleans the bathroom almost everyday. only downside is the soap machine near the sink is always broken (F wing btw). my floor / wing is also not very sociable or loud, so if you’re looking for parties and don’t want a RA to come knocking on your door, i wouldn’t recommend this dorm. " See all 3 reviews