Shippee Reviews

Lived in a B room and it was a fine size with good lighting. The ambience and environment of shippee was a lot of fun and I made a lot of my long lasting friends here. The only major grievance I had was that a lot of dust would build up due to the material of the ceiling. It would peel and chip off pretty often.

Shippee's atmosphere was the best part of my college experience!! Met all my friends here and had so many memories. C rooms have their own bathroom which you'll never have again in on campus dorms so def take advantage of that if possible. Seriously recommend if you are a freshman and need to make friends/have a fun college experience/meet new ppl. keep ur doors open on the first day of school and you'll make 30 new freinds. weekends are always lit and dining hall is building next door/storrs center right next door too.

Not a bad place for freshman dorms but could be a lot better. A+B rooms are pretty small so definitely utilize under-the-bed space for storage. C rooms have their own private bathroom and have more space than A+B rooms but are also more expensive. Nice because it is close to Storrs Center but it's a long haul to any classes unless you are a Fine Arts or Music major. Even though the rooms are lacking, the vibe here is honestly the best, it is where I met all of my college friends. People were super friendly and most leave their doors open and talk with you whereas I've experienced the opposite in any other dorm I've been in. Buckley is the closest dining hall and leaves a lot to be desired but again, at least Storrs Center is right the... See more

Ok so - I lived in a C room personally, which was amazing. Huge room, bathroom was amazing. However, there was no community spaces to hang out in outside of the first floor/basement (no floor lounge, study spaces, etc). There's usually 3 working washers and 4 working dryers for the whole building (despite being 4 washers and 6 dryers total), and the only clean drinking water source is the basement. It was great living in a C room, but the other rooms were just average, on par with Alumni without the convenient location or amenities. However, there are kitchens on every floor, which is nice.

Lived here for a year as a freshman, then again as an RA my senior year. *fun* facts: - 52 beds + 1 RA per floor (Floors 2-6) - 30 something beds + 1 RA first floor - 2 elevators, slow af. One is faster than the other, I think something like 130 fps vs 125 fps - water refilling stations on the basement level and an older one on floor 1 - 2 study rooms on the first floor, plus a patio that overlooks Mirror Lake, plus lots of couches - patio closes/locks at 7 - basement is a lounge area that used to be a dining hall but no longer is. There’s still an industrial kitchen that is the home of UConn catering (Most people don’t even notice them bc they have their own section and entrance) - Shippee used to be all girls way back when but now ... See more

C Room (private bathroom and larger room) is the make or break factor. Marginally better than other freshman housing but the location isn’t great for classes.

Okay dorm building. Mainly freshman. I would recommend Buckley next door as it is basically the same building, but with a larger laundry room, and the dining hall is downstairs (even though it's a bad dining hall).

If you can get a C room they are significantly bigger and have a private bathroom, otherwise the normal rooms are pretty small and the laundry room does not have enough machines for the building. There are no study lounges, just a basement with a few tables