Towers UConn Reviews

It might be a long walk into campus, but it's downhill and the views of Horsebarn Hill are nice if you get a room facing east. Towers dining hall is pretty good, too.

I honestly loved living in towers. It gets a bad rap but it’s a nice community with a great dining hall. The location kinda sucked for when you need to get anywhere on campus fast, but I really liked the dorm room. We got brand new furniture this year which was super nice. You get a desk, a 3 drawer... See more

Definitely hope for a corner room at the end of the hallway, they are biggest, but even still kinda small. Bathrooms are small and can be gross. Lounges are nice, some have large TVs. The location is pretty far, so good luck getting to class on time, but the busses come in clutch. Pretty safe buildi... See more

Towers is completely fine. The buildings are nothing to write home about since they're older and unless you don't use your desk, you'll probably have to loft. In my building (Webster 310) we only had one functional shower, but that shower was awesome. For freshman year, it's a great place to be sinc... See more

As a freshman, this wasn’t a terrible place to live. Personally, the room I was in wasn’t so great. The ceiling seemed like it was going to cave in any second. Also, if you don’t loft your bed and you put your desk to the left of your bed instead, you’ll be unable to pull your desk out. It was the m... See more

The best part about Towers is the community. Being freshman only living, you can connect with a lot of people and feel included even on your first day at the school. I lived in a triple with only one other, which was nice and spacious, but the doubles were a bit cramped. As for as dorm quality, it... See more

As much as others may dislike Towers for the location, it was a great first dorm experience. The bathrooms were a good size, and I thought the shower space was pretty good too. I had a typical double and it was pretty much what I expected out of a dorm. I think Towers gets a bad rap, it's a great co... See more