Tripp Residence Hall UW Madison Reviews

Tripp residence hall is very old and gross and definitely not suitable for students to be living in. There are so many cockroaches and bugs and nothing is really done about it. The bathrooms are incredibly gross so I’d recommend taking your showers at bakke, it’s quite a walk but worth it. If you’re... See more

Everything about Tripp sucks. Every room and hallway and the gatehouse smells bad. Laundry facilities are small and always full. There are cockroaches and spiders and bedbugs everywhere. This entire dump of a building needs to be torn down so something more modern can be built in its place but the u... See more

Honestly, would not really recommend. The building is very old, and the carpet in the hallway always smelled bad. The bathrooms are okay, but nothing more than okay. The rooms are decently sized which I would say is the one good thing. Obviously Tripp is in Lakeshore so you'll have to decide for you... See more

I would not recommend for a freshman unless you are genuinely scared of people. My biggest complaint, and this was really a deal breaker for me, is that there are mostly transfer students and upperclassmen who are antisocial living there since most of the rooms are singles. If you want the freshman ... See more

The room size varies so you can have a huge room or a tiny room, you won’t know till you get there. However, living alone is nice and the view of the lake is beautiful. Its difficult to get to know people because many stick to their room so I wouldn’t recommend for freshmen. There is also only 3 bat... See more