Hillcrest

Home sweet home! Although Hillcrest is a really old building, it has a lot of well… character. The rooms are by no means brand new, and actually have a lot of chipped paint and noisy heaters. On the plus side, you will always find someone to hang out with. The floors are co-ed, but they’re split between women/men sides. As you enter a floor, the right side will be all girl rooms, whereas the left side will be all guy rooms. The only floors that aren’t co-ed this year are 4th and 5th floor. I live on 4th floor, which is a small all-girls floor, and the 5th floor is made up of returning sophomore guys.

I hated the idea of being on an all-girls floor when I first moved in, mostly because I thought it would be my only opportunity to make guy friends. After a few weeks of living there, I realized how great it actually was. You make such strong friendships with all the girls on the floor, and don’t have to worry about looking presentable at all times. You kinda just go.

Coming in, I was worried that I would constantly have to wait to use the showers and the bathrooms. Surprisingly, I’ve only had to wait once, maybe twice, this whole year! Everyone has such different schedules that you never really have to wait around to use these facilities. The only downside is when the bathrooms are closed for cleaning at inconvenient times, and you have to wait for them to reopen. However, you can typically avoid running into their hours by checking the cleaning schedules posted on each bathroom door. They do clean every day which is a huge plus. You never have to worry about a dirty bathroom!

Another thought I hated coming into a residence hall was living in a dorm with a dining hall. I was SO wrong! Having a dining hall down a few flights of stairs has seriously made my life so much easier. I can just slip on some moccasins and head down there without having to walk outside. In my original thought, I thought having a dining hall would make my dorm busy and loud. In reality, the dining hall is far far away from my room and it has no effect on me whatsoever.

Hillcrest also has many washing rooms, a gym, and a small mailbox where you can drop off any mail you need to send out instead of making a detour to the post office. There are also many study rooms available throughout each floor and lobby area.

In my opinion, if you’re looking to get a true dorm room experience, Hillcrest is a great option.

Make sure to read the descriptions on the Housing Website to get info on all of the other residence halls!

Xoxo, Lizbeth