Is Mount College the best dorm at Stony Brook?

Pros: The location is very central to the lecture halls. The Farthest is probably the Union/Staller Steps, but even that is a <10 minute walk. I like being able to walk around the pond. Cons: Rooms are really old compared to the newer buildings. Dim lighting, small living room, and dirty AC unit. I recommend you take the time to clean the AC filter when you first move in. A lot of goose poop around the pond path.

Roth Quad rooms are the smallest out of the rest of the dorms on campus generally. You share a bathroom with your suite that can have up to 6 people. Compared to corridor style living, it is quite private. Mount is not any different from most Roth buildings, it's very similar to Hendrix. The rooms are a bit small and I lived particularly comfortably in a double as a single from fall 2020 - spring 2021. My room also had bunkbeds and a bed that's raised above the drawers stacked underneath it, so it seems unpleasant to share with a roommate given how small it was. Most rooms do not have bunkbeds at all and aren't on top of a bunch of drawers. This option will not likely be possible unless requested specifically with good reason (medical) and freshman will generally not be allowed to dorm in Roth quad in general. It's not too far from the Gershwin Mailroom and Roth cafe. There's a kitchen in the basement, but it's not as accessible as a in-suite kitchen in Gershwin. There are public gender inclusive bathrooms on the first floor. Some of the Air Conditioning is old, so sometimes they can be faulty. Just call for a work order. Check all the closets and drawers and ask for a work order to fix those as well if they're kinda broken.