Brown Hall Reviews

me and my roomate unfortantely got one of the corner double rooms, that are smaller than a single and is very cramped with one tiny window in the corner of the room one side. Very cramped and lowkey scammed for how tiny the room is conpared to the other doubles in the suite. The location is alright, hill is pretty annoying during the winter. I like the bathroom and and shower since its only 6 other people sharing though. Elevator is pretty slow compared to other elevators in sylvan. If you end up getting 805F Rip or any of those double rooms that are smushed.

Pros:
- only share bathroom with 6-8 other people
- bathroom is cleaned every morning by staff!!
- 3-5 min walk to Worcester Dining Commons
- generally closer to campus than Southwest
- great community, people are lovely
- sylvan snack bar + lots of outdoor space in front of brown to hang out

Cons:
- smaller rooms, if you get a single you're fine though
- not as much natural light/tiny windows
- walls are kind of thin

Overall, if you love going out but also need space to focus and study, Brown's a great place to live in comparison to other dorms at UMass. It's not as far as SW dorms, barely up a hill, close to Worcester & center of campus, and you'll watch tons of beautiful sunsets