Pitt Dorms Ranked

"I live here now and I really love Holland! It wasn't on my list at all when picking housing, but I'm really happy here. Everyone complains about the lack of A/C, and that is annoying for the first few weeks, but after a while, it cools down and is very managable. Unlike towers, the rooms are spacious, too! One downside is you won't know the dimensions of your rooms until move-in (all the rooms are different sizes, complete luck!) but most have a lot of great features. My room has a walk-in closet, and I know people with their own private bathrooms. It's also right in the middle of the quad, so it's close to everything! Holland is amazing, I really recommend it. "

"Forbes is great for freshman year dorms! We have new furniture that reminds me of ikea! It is amazing when the elevators break down and you only have to go down 3 flights of stairs compared to 12 in other dorms! I love forbes there is a green space patio when it is sunny and nice out...Pittsburgh...LOL."

"The location can't be beat. The dining hall is literally downstairs and being in the middle of campus is ideal for classes. The room was a good size and pretty nice overall. The bathroom was nice in the beginning but got a little gross towards the end. "

"Living in Tower B for my freshman year was honestly such a unique experience and I am glad that I lived there for my first year in college. I liked living on Floor 19 because there were less people that would be passing through the floor and the view was really nice!! Towers are circular buildings so it feels like you are constantly connected to other people because there isn't a room at the end of the hall - you're walking in a circle to get to your room, the bathroom, elevator, etc. Every 3 floors is a lounge with couches, TV, a couple tables - people study there, watch movies, etc. There are 3 elevators - 2 of which only stop at the lounge floors and the middle one, which can go to all 22 floors. For move in, this can be annoying if you don't live on a floor that is a multiple of 3, but otherwise, it's not a big deal - the flights of stairs are short. It was really convenient that the dining hall, laundry room, mail room, gym, and a mini Starbucks (Common Grounds) was all within the same building complex, so you didn't have to go outside to get everything you needed-especially helpful in the winter!! Towers is also centrally located, so it's really close to all of your classes & restaurants on Forbes Ave. Only downside for me was communal bathrooms because you're sharing showers with about 30-40 other people and especially on girls' floors with hair clogging the drains it's rough! Work with your floor to keep bathrooms clean and it'll be great."

"Worst dorm, do not live in Sutherland if you are a social person. It’s a lot harder to make friends on lower campus, and it separates you from the rest of campus. Extra pay for dorms is not worth it, the rooms and bathrooms are all cinder block and room layout is weird. Overall would 1/10 recommend and lower campus freshman dorms are much better."

"I really enjoyed living in Irvis. The only problem that my roommates and I had was a roof leak that took multiple patches to finally fix. The maintenance staff were very friendly and capable, it was just a shitty joint in the roof rubber."

"The dorm rooms here are excellent. They are spacious and are arguably better than Nordenberg. The big issue with this dorm is it’s location on upper campus. If you don’t mind taking the 10A or hiking up Cardiac Hill, this is a very solid dorm for upperclassmen."

"Bruce is right in the heart of campus, and you only need to share a kitchenette, living room, and bathroom with your 3 roommates instead of a whole floor. No A/C but it’s only bad for the first two weeks of the semester. Easily the best freshman dorm imo. Bruce means business"

"It's the most sought-after dorm on campus for a reason. Having your own bedroom, bathrooms, and kitchen is pretty awesome. I think living here provides a good transition between living in a traditional dorm and moving off campus to an apartment. I wasn't in the new building (J), but everything was still nice and maintenance issues were pretty rare and quickly fixed by Panther Central. Sometimes laundry was an issue as there were only 2 washers and 2 dryers for our entire building. Probably the biggest downside for me was being on the ground floor - all windows in our apartment looked right out onto the walking paths and if the blinds were open anyone walking by would be able to see right into my bedroom, so go for an upper floor if you can."

"It is the newest res hall on campus, so there weren’t too many problems. Outside of getting food, you can basically do everything else in the building. On the 3rd floor, there are private music rooms and printer (so helpful for last minute assignments) and a patio. Each floor also has their own washer/dryers and separated genders by wing, so you can get to know other people much easier. It is also smack in the middle of campus, so getting to class takes at most 10 minutes walking. The only bad things about the place is the hand dryers in the bathroom are ridiculously loud. I lived 3 doors down from the bathroom and heard them even with my door completely shut. The other is that the AC unit is set to only 70 degrees, even if you change it to 60 or 80"