Cal Poly SLO Dorms Ranked

"I gave this dorm a really mediocre review because, honestly, it wasn't great. The building is horrific 50s brutalist architecture that reminds one that the cold war really wasn't that long ago. The rooms were decent, although extremely old. That being said, the designers did exactly one thing right: every room is no more than 15 feet from the common area, which really helps foster extremely tight and social communities. It's really easy to meet people in these dorms, as you have to walk through the common area every time you enter or leave."

"Farthest dorm building which means it’s quieter. Older but smaller floor sizes to know more people. The wall around the outside makes if feel safer. Being right next to the hill is a plus for outside time. "

"I currently live in a triple and have it arranged in an L-shape to have more room. It can get cramped when my roommates and I are getting ready together but when done right it can be manageable. The building's layout causes it to be more of a social dorm. The study room and game room get the job done. The study room has a lot of areas to study but can be busy. The kitchen is tiny, especially compared to the new ytt dorms. If multiple people are cooking it can get cramped. The cleanliness of the bathroom depends on your dorm floor. They are cleaned once a day but can get dirty quickly. The dorms were built in the 50s so not the most modern in general. I would say one of the best things about the dorm is its location. It is pretty central to campus, near classes and Starbucks. "

"This is a good fit if you want more of an apartment style campus dorm with a privateish bathroom and a kitchen so that you can cook your own food (since campus food wasn't amazing during my time in 2016 when I lived there). This apartment is as clean as you keep it since you're only sharing the place with a few roommates. Loved the community center (CC) too for another option to study at if you don't want to study in your apartment or walk all the way to the library. "

"In my opinion, I believe that NOMO is the second-best, if not the best, dorm on campus. I think that no other dorm can really compete with it for location since it is so close to campus. It also has some of the biggest rooms on campus, which gives you a lot of room to work with. The bathroom is pretty nice in the sense that you do not have to share it with many people since you only share it with two other rooms, for a total of nine people sharing one bathroom. The only downside is that the showers are pretty small, so it did take a little getting used to using them. Now on to the cons which I don't have many. The major one is not having a kitchen and that may not be an issue for most people as campus housing compensates by giving you a microwave, but for me if I wanted to cook I needed to walk to another building while carrying all the supplies to do it. Also the only other thing I can think of which are minor and may not just be for NOMO is the initial room layout was weird and in my opinon was need to be changed and then also there was not much social aspect."

"Honestly loved living in PCV and I’ll be bummed to move out, loved the community and having my own spacious room. I’d say the biggest downside is the lack of a garbage disposal because that creates some sink and trash issues. Also it’s far from some stuff on campus but if you know your fastest path to campus it’s a 10 minute walk typically. "

"These dorms were super clean and modern. They are the newer dorms on campus so they have a lot more amenities and common spaces than other dorms on campus. There are also really nice study rooms which were super helpful. Definitely recommend!"