White Hall Reviews

I had a corner room on the fifth floor so I really cant complain about space. If you luck out with those it really is sweet. Two roommates suck but hey I met a best friend that way. Bathrooms are absolutely horrendous, straight out of the 60s combined with body hair everywhere. Can't beat the location it is practically smack dab in the center of campus. The heat is very bad to deal with in the winter when you are on the upper floors, our windows were always open.

A White Hall forced triple is actually physical and psychological hell. There is physically not enough space for three people to live in those rooms. It consists of a bunk bed, a lofted bed, two small open closets, three bureaus, and three desks. Mine had one window. If you're on the top bunk, you cannot sit upright without hitting your head. Your options for places to sit are at your desk or on the floor, but if you sit on the floor you will block your roommate's access to their beds or bureaus. Additional cons include street noise from the Forsyth and the green line honking. Depending on where your room is, you could get a little natural light! Very conveniently located (Qdoba, Wolly's, and Marino are a one-minute walk!).
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Double room, enough space, 2 windows, 3rd floor, normal dorm furniture, no AC

Toilets were decent, some showers were ok, laundry room didn’t have enough machines

Close to campus & dining halls, wollastons across the street, restaurants and shops not far away

Kinda ugly, old, and not very clean, but overall not too bad.

Never got to use the kitchen because of Covid;
rooms are large and cozy, but the window might be too small for some people.
Location is one of the best, and it's nice to have the laundry room on the same floor.
Only con I had for this building is the bathroom, which is good enough but is less "polished" compared to other freshman dorms.

Pros: One of the best located freshman dorms on campus (most classes are 5 to 10 minutes away). Dining halls are a less-than-5 minute walk (except for IV). Has a Qdoba on the first floor, and multiple common spaces. Has multiple elevators.

Cons: Rooms can get very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. Qdoba on the first floor. Has a red wall on one side of the room (which looks pretty weird).

Great location, especially as a freshman! The building had ~character~ with some slightly slanted staircases and funky wall colors, and oddly shaped rooms. Every room has at leas one red wall which was weird at first but it grows on you. Closets are spacious and if you loft your bed all the way you can store a lot of things under the bed as well.

Absolutely LOVED living in White Hall during my freshman year.

Pros: Best location for a freshman dorm, right across the street from Wollaston's and Marino, close to all classes, etc. Oddly shaped rooms in the building mean some rooms are nice and big! Only freshman dorm with a communal kitchen. Has a nice courtyard. Great sense of community. Good study areas/rec areas. Communal bathrooms were very clean in my experience. Laundry units on every floor = super convenient.

Cons: The building is old so no AC, old carpets, the kitchen is outdated, etc. Walls are REALLY strange colors (i.e. dark orange and red all throughout the building and every room has one dark red wall). Some rat problems (none personally but have heard stories). Quad roo...See more

Got really unlucky and got placed in a quad. It was the same size as some doubles in the building, had mice, and would be burning hot even in the winter. Overall though, I loved white hall. It was in a great location and the colorful walls made it a very happy place to live.

This dorm is in a great spot, and is fortunate enough to be one of the only freshman dorms with a kitchen. That's literally where the pros end though. The Rooms are strangely shaped, in odd positions, and always feature a bright red wall. The showers are always gross, regardless of how many times I would see them getting "cleaned". There's no AC and the heating is inconsistent at best. Nights in October would have the heat blasting like it was a blizzard, but in January when there actually was a blizzard, it'd feel like the heat was shut off.

Constantly smells like the Qdoba below it. No air conditioning which sucks in the hotter months. Overall a decent dorm as a freshman, but has some downsides.