Hello! I’m in an incoming freshman interested in the Explore DC LLC and the Culture and Performance LLC. If any of you were in the CPLLC as a freshman, do you feel as though you missed out on the typical freshman dorm experience? For those of you in the Explore DC LLC, is Darnall really that bad? I’m slightly more interested in the Explore DC LLC, but from what I’ve heard, Darnall isn’t the most ideal dorm to be in.
Hey! I was in Explore DC. People joke about Darnall being the worse dorm, but it’s really not any worse than other freshman dorms. You do have a greater sense of community with Darnall vs some of the other freshman dorms because it’s a little farther away from the other 3, which I really enjoyed. I’m still friends with some of my freshman year floormates because of that. In terms of facilities, all freshman dorms are pretty old, but as long as you maintain basic hygiene you shouldn’t have any problems with mice or insects. And if important stuff breaks, facilities is usually pretty quick to fix them. I’d say the experience of Explore DC is worth living in Darnall, just because you do get a better community for your first year.