Jester West UT Austin Reviews

The dorm gave me a great introduction to UT, bathroom would be cleaned twice a day so the communal was pretty great for me. People were friendly and helpful to adjust to college living.

Staying at the Jester West Residence Hall was overall a pleasant experience for my freshman year. The rooms were not the most spacious but were enjoyable. All of the furniture that came with the room was clean and durable. The shared suite bathrooms were really nice to have but I heard the community... See more

Lived here for 2 years - freshman and sophomore year. TLDR, loved it freshman year and would recommend to everyone, but definitely not as much fun after that. For freshmen, I think it's the quintessential UT/college experience to live here. You're in the middle of everything, close to PCL/Greg/most ... See more

The dorm was clean and nice. I was on the male end of our floor, and our bathroom was clean. The janitor came twice a day to clean the bathroom, once in the morning and once in the evening. The location was central to everything: Gregory gymnasium, PCL (the largest library on campus), and all class ... See more

Hot water is sometimes an issue (especially at the start and end of each semester) and elevator times can be annoying, but you can’t beat the location and having J2/JCL/JCM/Jendy’s/etc right there. Also having so many people was a plus for me because it meant most of my friends were close.