Is Birnkrant Residential College the best dorm at USC?

Birnkrant is a typically dorm but there's no AC so it gets really hot in the fall/summer. Location is really nice and convenient because it's right next to Leavey and the Village and classes are at a good distance. Bathrooms are shared by the floor and it can get loud sometimes.

Good building because it's close to EVK, the Fryft pick up zone, and the other dorms but it's also quiet since everything happens at New North. I liked it because I could go party somewhere else and come back and sleep no problem. Cons: bathrooms were communal with 50 people and needed to be cleaned more. No air conditioning

Not a bad place to live freshman year, you can definitely create a good mix of social life and academics.

printing and packages r at new north bc our customer service center is the same as new north. it’s a little inconvenient at times but it’s honestly not that far of a walk so it’s ok. the stair and elevator situation is lowkey a pain since we have an elevator that only goes to even floors and one that only goes to odd floors. also the stairs r only emergency exit unless you want to go from floor to floor (basically u can’t enter the stairs from the bottom floor and can’t exit out the building from the stairs either). that’s honestly my biggest problem w birnkrant.

Pretty nice community and great location in campus. However bathrooms are small, not much privacy, and bathrooms can be dirty.