Is Marks Hall the best dorm at USC?

Luckily I had a room at the end of the hall, so my double was the size of a triple. But with no AC, the air was constantly stuffy and stale. Having no elevator really sucked, since the girls’ floor is on the 3rd floor, so constantly going up 3 flights of stairs every day was exhausting. There’s a gym and laundry room in the basement which can be convenient if you like to work out. Also big study rooms on the 1st floor, but they’re normally too noisy to do actual work in. Overall I didn’t really enjoy Marks Hall—I wish I’d gotten Marks Tower or Pardee or something, because there was no sense of community there. The super long single floor meant that I never really got to know anyone else, but I know some other people enjoyed living here. Overall I’d prioritize the other buildings in South (except Trojan Hall), but it’s not the worst experience here.

I'm sad that USC doesn't upgrade all their dorms to include air conditioning. I chose this dorm just because it was the cheapest. Rooms are pretty small cramped, no A/C, communal bathrooms that just suck and are worse than other communal bathrooms I've been in. Livable, but I wouldn't do it again.

Inarguably USC's biggest freakshow. Maybe a good place to have an acid trip in, but definitely don't live here

Pros: Very quiet if you need that. Generally clean restrooms, though they are shared. Cons: Not much of a social scene, most are very reserved. No heating or weak AC, so prepare to buy some appliances.

Man, was this dorm a piece of crap, but it was MY piece of crap! The girl’s floor last year was super quiet and never socialized, but the guy’s floor was the opposite. Since we were just one floor of guys, we got to know each other super well, and I spent the majority of my time hanging out with dorm friends, who are now my close friends! It’s a total college dorm experience (Forrest Gump’s college dorm scenes were filmed there), and every door on the guy’s floor would be open and partying on the weekends. I guess it really depends on the group of people you’ve got, but we had a lot of fun. It’s a great location in relation to the rest of campus. I do have to say that the bathroom floors were constantly overflowing with human waste as the pipes clogged with who knows what, there was no elevator (which really hindered me while I was in crutches, the homies know who I am), and the laundry machines were constantly going out of order. Despite all of these flaws, I look back at it fondly and with a lasting bond with those on my floor that I know I would not have gotten in a larger tower environment. And as for the lounge rooms, they’re a great place to study. I don’t know why the other review ragged on it.