East Halls Penn State Reviews

Stone Hall - East Unrenovated / Traditional Halls I was fortunate enough to live here my year, 2022-2023, and Stone is one of the last three buildings in East that are unrenovated. Living in this hall was very loud. Lots of people constantly yelling at night, especially since the outside is a hot... See more

I lived in Snyder. Pros: - You're close to the IM building, tailgates, and stadiums - Lots of facilities, food, and access to buses - You have easy access to make friends with other first-year students - If you're into that, there's a lot of parties to go to, and the aforementioned tailgates, for... See more

I am currently a Freshman as of writing this. I live in Pennypacker hall which is one of the older renovated halls in East. it is a really nice dorm and I would highly recommend living in East. It's easier to meet people in East than in other residence halls as everyone are freshman. In addition to ... See more

I lived in Brumbaugh, which was the most recently built dorm at the time. The rooms were an okay size, but there definitely wasn’t a lot of room for personal items. The private bathrooms are nice, but it seems like having private bathrooms = people feeling more comfortable messing the whole place up... See more

I stayed in Martin Hall, which was built in 2018. The room was very nice, as were the bathrooms (which are cleaned every weekday). Since East Halls is only for freshman, you are around people your age as soon as you enter college, which can be nice, but you still have to make an effort to meet peopl... See more

I lived in Packer Hall, one of the handful of old residence halls that still haven't been renovated yet in East. In my experience visiting friends from other halls, other unrenovated buildings in East like Bigler and Curtin have near-identical layouts and amenities. My building has single-gender flo... See more

I lived in Bigler unrenovated. A lot of people complained that it wasn’t as nice as the other halls, but honestly it had character. It’s the closest to the creamery and walking to classes which is a plus. It’s really the people on your floor that make the experience.

Lived in Martin Hall the semester it was opened. Okay room, but nice and tall ceilings allowing for lofted beds. Good temperature control, good windows (though our room only looked out at the courtyard), good sound isolation (if you've got the windows closed), microwave/mini fridge combo-unit includ... See more

We were the first people to stay in the renovated Tener hall, so it was brand new and super nice as expected. Bathrooms are separate but it is a whole unit with the toilet, shower, and sink together so you get your privacy even while brushing teeth or shaving your face. The rooms are AC and the furn... See more

I lived in renovated east as a freshman the past year (Earle Hall) and the building was very nice. The rooms are pretty small but that's to be expected. Bathrooms were single stall and very nice and cleaned every day. Earle Hall in particular is backed up to park avenue which means it's quite the hi... See more