Tripp Residence Hall Reviews

Everything about Tripp sucks. Every room and hallway and the gatehouse smells bad. Laundry facilities are small and always full. There are cockroaches and spiders and bedbugs everywhere. This entire dump of a building needs to be torn down so something more modern can be built in its place but the university will never do that because they make over 2 million in revenue from having people live in these shoeboxes. The bathrooms are “cleaned” with vinegar which makes the whole place smell terrible. The showers aren’t ever cleaned, only the toilets. There’s a weird spot in the shower that’s been growing for about a month and it’s never been cleaned. Laundry facilities are small and always full. No one ever talks to anyone. I love UW Madison bu... See more

Honestly, would not really recommend. The building is very old, and the carpet in the hallway always smelled bad. The bathrooms are okay, but nothing more than okay. The rooms are decently sized which I would say is the one good thing. Obviously Tripp is in Lakeshore so you'll have to decide for yourself if the location is good or not. I lived in Tripp my first year at UW as an international student and is NOT a social dorm at all. If you don't know a lot of people on campus already, do not live here as you will not get to know the people living there. Also in the winter it can be kind of a pain to hike to get food (when Carson's is closed) or even to class. Still had an overall good experience there though, but would not choose Tripp again... See more

I would not recommend for a freshman unless you are genuinely scared of people. My biggest complaint, and this was really a deal breaker for me, is that there are mostly transfer students and upperclassmen who are antisocial living there since most of the rooms are singles. If you want the freshman dorm experience, even in a not partying every day sense, this dorm will be pretty dead. Most of the people living there wouldn't talk to you and keep to themselves so it is not a good place to make friends during your first year.If you get into a double it will literally be two rooms, and the single rooms are relatively large too. I really liked the location and there is relatively close access to 3 dining halls, with one right outside. Also the ... See more

The room size varies so you can have a huge room or a tiny room, you won’t know till you get there. However, living alone is nice and the view of the lake is beautiful. Its difficult to get to know people because many stick to their room so I wouldn’t recommend for freshmen. There is also only 3 bathrooms per floor, 2 for one gender, 1 for the other, and they are pretty small (2 toilets, 1 shower) so waiting for the shower is common. It’s okay but far from the best dorm.