
Cale and Irani Residential College USC Reviews
University of Southern California
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I lived in a 6 person/3 bed here freshman year and a 4 person loft sophomore year. The 6 person (3 pics attached) is very nice, tons of room and storage. The loft (1 pic) isn’t great, it’s tiny and has very little storage space (but at least it’s cheap). Freshman year the dorm was relatively social ...
The 6 person was sooooo slay. So much storage. It got really messy though, so make sure you’re living with clean people. It’s so big that it’s hard to clean so prioritize that.
I love the faculty and how quiet it is. Everyone is private and in their own rooms, which I personally like.
I was lucky enough to live here a part of my junior year with my friend who was an RA. Any sophomore/freshman dorm in the village is super nice. I would say specifically for Cale, the green walls I did not really like I wish USC just painted all the walls white because I do not vibe with the differe...
Very big and spacious, also really quiet which is really nice sometimes. There are lounges on the fourth and fifth floors for studying or doing work. However, it may be hard to get one towards the end of the night because everyone likes doing work there. Two laundry rooms on each floor too, so ther...
Very good, nice and quiet space, Cale has a great location, everything I needed was comfortably reachable.
Cale is really nice and the rooms are pretty big. The living room is really nice and there' a ton of space. Location is really good because it's literally right next to the Village gym. I was really sad that I only got to live here for half of the year.
All of the village dorms are essentially the same. Overall very clean and nice. The best thing I liked about Cale was their study lounges and the proximity to everything in the village. Cale is fairly quiet for the most part. I lived in a 2bed/1bath here and I'd say I enjoyed living here.
The building is dead, so if you're into social stuff this is not the place go to Mcmurrow or Cowlings. For some reason, all of the study rooms here stink, but not in other buildings??? The laundry is a mess they don't clean it. Overall, any place in the village is nice this one however, has its fla...
One of best buildings imo cuz it on the newer side and not having communal bathrooms is great. it is pretty socially dead ngl which means its a nice to study and nap but ur not gon meet a lot of new ppl just by living here. ra arent involved in ur life at all so ig u dont have to worry abt them bein...