Wildwood Hall Pros and Cons

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<p>I was assigned to Wildwood Hall for Fall, anyone know the pros and cons of living in that residence hall?</p>

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<p>Pros-</p>

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<li><p>Proximity to the Leach Center, Wellness Center, Figg dining hall, and the SLC.</p></li>
<li><p>No mandatory food plan.</p></li>
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<p>It is also the closest dorm to the stadium. Short walk for game days and you can alwasy find parking there.</p>

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<p>Pros:

  • Newest freshman dorm on campus (along with DeGraff)
  • Rooms are pretty spacious
  • Near many extra-curricular buildings (the stadium, Leach, the new Wellness center, the SLC)
  • As mentioned, no required meal plan</p>

<p>Cons

  • Parking is a problem; very few spots next to the building, made worse with Traditions opening up this year. Of course, there is parking a short distance away and this is only an issue if you have a car.
  • Not really close to many classrooms (this of course is only a con to some people)
  • It’s really not anything special (aside from being new-ish) </p>

<p>I lived there my freshman year and liked it. Worst part was my roommate, honestly. I liked the location, mostly because my classes were located in areas closest to Wildwood.</p>

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<p>Is living on campus mainly a freshmen thing? Like do you see as many sophomores and etc. live on dorms?</p>

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<p>Honestly, a LOT of my friends lived on campus as sophomores…in fact, probably half my dorm floor (in Reynolds) lived on campus their sophomore year. It’s really convenient to live on campus, so many do…no having to pay rent over summer, proximity, meal plans = no having to cook, etc.</p>

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<p>I’ll be a Senior next year and I’ll be living on campus. It’s just easier to me that way. Plus, as torioreo pointed out, no having to sign year-long leases that I either have to sublease over the summer or pay for anyway (when I don’t want to live in Tally during the summer), etc. </p>

<p>In fact, pretty much all my friends that are seniors live on campus.</p>

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<p>What other residence halls do you guys advise for someone who wants to live on campus until their senior year?</p>

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<p>Depends on what you want or can afford. The upperclassmen-only dorms (McCollum, Ragans, Traditions) are completely different from each other, in just about every way possible.</p>

<p>Each of them has their own pros and cons. It really comes down to just what you want, can afford, and where you get assigned.</p>