North Campus Reviews
University of Connecticut
Reviews Summary
North Campus offers a mix of experiences for its residents. Students mention the building's age but highlight the efforts of the staff in maintaining cleanliness. The location is ideal for STEM majors, with proximity to science and engineering buildings, though some find the distance to the campus center a bit of a trek. The dorm is known for thin walls, leading to noise disturbances, earning it the nickname "The Jungle." Residents have expressed frustration with the heaters making loud noises, inconsistent room temperatures, and bathroom cleanliness. On the positive side, some appreciate the spacious rooms and the option for single occupancy. Access to nearby dining halls like Northwest provides a better food experience. Laundry facilities in a separate building and the lack of a pantry are noted inconveniences. Overall, North Campus seems to offer a classic dorm experience with both drawbacks and benefits, making it a mixed choice for students.
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North is not as bad as everyone makes it seem. The building itself is really old, but facilities and staff did a fantastic job of keeping it clean, at least in my building. The only concerns that I ever had with North is that during cold months like January and February, the heaters make a really infuriating sound (loud loud loud buzzing), and the fact that the laundry room is in a separate building is pretty annoying. Also, a note to future freshman, do not eat at North dining hall. It’s disgusting both food-wise and cleanliness-wise. You’re much better off at Northwest, which isn’t too far a walk, or even Towers if you want to trek up a hill. Another note- it’s known as “The Jungle” for a reason. The people on your floor and outside your ...
Lived on the fourth floor, and had to walk up four flights of stairs to enter the smallest prison like room ever. The heater would make a horrible noise that would keep me up at nights sometimes during the colder seasons. Sometimes the room would become too hot from the heater during the winter. First few months during the warmer season the room was unbearably hot as there was no air flow into the room whatsoever. Not even fans helped keep the room cool. In the restrooms, people are separated by curtains in the showers, and people are super disgusting in the restroom. Besides all of that North is conveniently right across or close to most of the science and engineering buildings.
North was for the most part okay, the biggest thing for me was the showers, which in my building had 1 drain and 2 curtains so the nasty water would flow down to you if there was another person showering at the same time. The rooms and study lounges were decent, same with food. I thought location was pretty good, good proximity to the Chem and Bio buildings, and not too far from the center of campus. Definitely not the worst but not the best either.
North was for the most part okay, the biggest thing for me was the showers, which in my building had 1 drain and 2 curtains so the nasty water would flow down to you if there was another person showering at the same time. The rooms and study lounges were decent, same with food. I thought location was pretty good, good proximity to the Chem and Bio buildings, and not too far from the center of campus. Definitely not the worst but not the best either.
Definitely one of the worst dorms at UConn. Laundry is in a different building which extremely inconvenient and the WiFi is horrible (although this is supposedly improving soon). The dining hall is subpar but luckily the Northwest dining hall (one of the best dining halls on campus) is very close. The location is below average unless you are a science major. The building is old and the bathrooms are a little gross but not terrible. The one good thing is that the rooms are big compared to other doubles.
North Campus is a pretty old building, so it's not the most accessible. It only has staircases in the residential blocks, so if you're in a wheelchair it'll be hard to get around. I was pretty unlucky with my room, had to call maintenance to fix my heater three times (some parts were old and it was leaking when the heating was first switched on in October). The room size isn't bad at all for two people, but the bathroom facilities aren't the best for maybe 30-odd people on the same floor. The shower sections were just three showerheads separated by shower curtains. Dining hall wasn't the worst, the themed meals (like stir-fry bar) were good. Northwest is nearby, which has more variety I feel, so your options aren't bad either. But the who...
Couldn't really have asked for a better place to live to be honest - first real dorming experience, and while the bathrooms were gnarly and the rooms were passable, it was very close to my classes. Oh, AC would've helped.
Big tip: if you have to live in North, choose Mcconaughy or one of the buildings directly adjacent to it. Mcconaughy is the dorm directly above the dining hall and laundry room so you have easy access to both without needing to walk outside, which solves some of the main issues with living in North.
Provided the classic freshman dorm experience, very low level dorm room with lower level comfort, an older building, directly next to a graveyard, but provides optimal location close to most freshman classes and the center of campus, lacking AC
Better than Towers location and demographic wise. North rooms are honesty trash but it’s the best place to meet people and have friends over. You can walk to most freshman classes from here, versus towers which is a long walk or long bus ride which sucks in the winter. North closer to restaurants and more bus routes. Average rooms, awesome socially for freshman
