Georgia Institute of Technology Freshman Dorms Ranked

Loved West Campus, much more quiet than east and willage is good too. Fitten was clean, and dorm rooms were more spacious than on east campus. laundry is in basement which is incredibly convenient. General maintenance services on West Campus could be improved - 4 years ago

Great community. Better than smith. That’s about it! The people make it good. The bathrooms were pretty bad compared to other campus dorms but if you are careful it isn’t too bad (and most of the problems were caused by the people...). Rooms were small but the lounge above and the lounge below is great (cool whiteboard walls)! Access to parties and football games is nice, and two dining halls right there makes a decent experience. Just don’t spend all your time in the dorm and it’s a good time. There weren’t many cockroaches on the third floor (exception was one persons room when they left food out iirc. I never had problems with them anywhere near me). - 4 years ago

I’d say that the best part about living in Caldwell is the proximity to West Village (dining hall). It’s fairly close to some major buildings on West Campus, but otherwise, it’s out of the way. The AC and heating systems in the hallways broke often, and there were multiple instances of students’ dorm room AC systems being “fixed” only for them to malfunction and leak all over the floors. Like many other Tech dorms (with the exception of Glenn and Towers), the rooms feel very small with little room for personal space amongst all of the furniture. I wouldn’t recommend living here if I were a student with physical disabilities, as there is no elevator in the building (Caldwell was built pre-ADA). There were a few instances where some of my hallmates had to literally hop down the stairs after being injured and put on crutches. The kitchen and common room were small, and almost no one used them (with the exception of washing dishes). As a whole, I’d only recommend living in Caldwell if you want to be part of the LLC that occupies the building. - 4 years ago

Lived in Howell back in 2018 so it has been a while, but overall it was fine. Bathrooms were routinely cleaned by staff but the shower drain easily gets clogged. The size of the room varied but overall it was decently sized and definitely a lot bigger than what you get at Harris. You can't control the temperature in the room so sometimes it'll blow out hot air even if it's not cold enough outside. I recall the ceiling in someone's room on the 1st floor had collapsed and it took a while to get it repaired.

It's also right next to I-85 so it can get a bit loud at night especially if your room is facing the highway. - 1 year ago

I lived in a quad my freshman year and Glenn is definitely the best option! It was renovated fairly recently and is SO much nicer than the other dorms I have seen on campus. The location is awesome being right beside the stadium and nearby to classes. It's also <5 min walk to the library so it's perfect for late night studying. I was on floor 0 which was awesome and we had a corner quad so the rooms were bigger. As for the bathrooms they are super nice for a freshman dorm, they just get a bit dirty over the weekends. Laundry is on every floor so that's nice too. - 3 weeks ago