Marks Hall USC Reviews

Pros: Very quiet if you need that. Generally clean restrooms, though they are shared. Cons: Not much of a social scene, most are very reserved. No heating or weak AC, so prepare to buy some appliances.

Man, was this dorm a piece of crap, but it was MY piece of crap! The girl’s floor last year was super quiet and never socialized, but the guy’s floor was the opposite. Since we were just one floor of guys, we got to know each other super well, and I spent the majority of my time hanging out with dor... See more

Inarguably USC's biggest freakshow. Maybe a good place to have an acid trip in, but definitely don't live here

Luckily I had a room at the end of the hall, so my double was the size of a triple. But with no AC, the air was constantly stuffy and stale. Having no elevator really sucked, since the girls’ floor is on the 3rd floor, so constantly going up 3 flights of stairs every day was exhausting. There’s a gy... See more

I'm sad that USC doesn't upgrade all their dorms to include air conditioning. I chose this dorm just because it was the cheapest. Rooms are pretty small cramped, no A/C, communal bathrooms that just suck and are worse than other communal bathrooms I've been in. Livable, but I wouldn't do it again.