BC Dorms Ranked

"Lay-out of the building is super dumb. Otherwise a decent dorm. Nothing outstanding, but has everything you would want."

"Hardey is the best dorm on Newton campus for freshmen. It is close to the dining hall and bus stops, and you don’t have to walk up the hill to get to them. The room was significantly bigger than the dorm rooms on Upper campus - there was ample room to line up the bed, dresser, and desk along the wall. There is no A/C, but the windows are large and easily fit two box fans. Guests are not monitored (I.e. nobody has to check them in, the RAs won’t comment on them unless you are being disruptive/loud). The communal bathrooms were the cleanest communal bathrooms I have seen at BC, other than the usual filth from your floor mates (hair balls in the shower, occasional unflushed toilet, eternal toothpaste in sinks) They were fairly updated and new. The laundry in the basement is satisfactory, nothing special. There are a couple temporary parking spots in front of the building, but beware leaving your car for longer than an hour or two - you will get a ticket, if not a tow! I was initially very disappointed to be on Newton but ended up loving my dorm room and the Newton dining hall."

"Far from campus, but if you’re a junior you’re living in the off campus neighborhood which is a plus. Quality is great, rooms are comfortably carpeted and clean, modern building. Only cons are the distance, and one bedroom in 4 person apts is way smaller."

"Across from Lower Dining, close to bus stop, and pretty manageable to get to classes in comparison to Upper as a freshman. Imo best Sophomore housing. Only cons is the slow elevator but I lived on the 2nd floor where I could take the exterior stairs to my room so it wasn’t bad for me."

"I lived here and it was pretty good. You have your own kitchen, fridge, decent size bathroom and rooms."

"I'm currently living in Kostka and it's great. The lounge and study are newly renovated and comfortable. We also have a nice laundry room so you won't have to go to another building. It doesn't get super crazy on the weekends and it's usually quiet during the week. It's right by the stairs so it's close to classes and the dining hall."

"Medieros offers rooms and a community like no other. Every dorm in the building has some sort of view, and being on upper is a major plus. Bathroom is fine, no better or worse than any other freshman dorm. Something to be aware of is the lack of AC in the building and lounge (no freshman dorms have ac but some of the lounges do). Kind of a strangely constructed building, but it is a definite conversation starter. Anyways, stay repping med 10000000000000"

"The hub of social life on campus. As an alum, I look back too fondly on my days in the mods; the camaraderie with the neighbors, the poor attempts at grilling, and the ragers and pregames that always seemed to end early. Maybe not great for studying, but that's a fair trade-off to have the best housing on campus."

"Vandy is beautiful- great location, A/C, 8 mans, nice rooms, tall ceilings etc. BUT I think it is severely overrated. All the fun things happen in Walsh which gets annoying to walk to especially in the winter. The hallways always seem empty. The slowest elevator to ever exist. A/C turns off in October (so if you're wack like me and like your room to be cold in the winter you'll need a fan). Yes, Walsh is old, but they renovated the study rooms on the seventh and eighth floors and added fast elevators (I know these seem like trivial things but when you have to deal with them everyday its a really big deal). In retrospect, we had a good enough pick time to be on one of the higher floors of Vandy which means we could've chosen pretty much any room in Walsh. I wish we had."

"Greatest senior housing. Cozy common room, nice kitchen, spacious storage closet. The location is ideal since its 2 minutes to main campus and 2 minutes to lower campus. Sad we couldn't have 2 more months in iggy #co2020"