Is Orton the best dorm at Washington State University?

Room: Exactly what you would expect from a freshman dorm. This hall used to be single rooms only, so if you have a double room it might be smaller than usual. The biggest advantage of the rooms here is you get a microfridge included with your room which in other halls you have to pay extra for. Building: The building overall is a lot nicer than other freshman dorms. The outside and interior actually look somewhat nice. The best part is the 12th floor, which is an entire lounge area with a theater room, study room, pool and foosball, and piano. Each floor also has its own lounge, kitchen, and washer/dryer, with extra washer/dryers on the 1st floor. Bathroom: It's one men's and one women's bathroom per floor, but that's also pretty standard with freshman dorms. It gets gross but nothing you wouldn't expect. Location: It may be one of the farthest dorms from the campus center but it's still only a 10 minute walk max. A worse problem with the location is that the closest dining hall is Southside, which is probably the worst one. However there is Southside Market underneath which is a mini mart/coffee shop that is convenient to have nearby. Community: This seems to vary more depending on how social your neighbors are. My section of the floor wasn't as social and had more doors close, which the other side of the floor was much more social and everyone knew everyone. If you're on a floor of single rooms, I would expect your floor to be much less social. Overall, Orton is perfectly okay, there are better dorms but this is also a good place to live. If you're a freshman, Orton is one of the best dorms you actually have a chance of getting into, so that is a major advantage. Freshmen are usually placed in Gannon/Goldsworthy or Stephenson, so getting assigned Orton is the best case scenario as it is actually livable. For older students, Orton would be good if you can get a single room on a lower floor. However as an older student you might also have better options on what dorm to choose, so McEachern may be better if you're looking for a single room, or Olympia, Northside, Global, or any hillside dorm if you're looking for a better dorm overall.