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| - The fact that a university dorm has a yelp page should raise some eyebrows.
Do you like staying in a room that you can't pace around in? A room that may have the same square footage, or even less than that of a walk-in closet? When I transferred down to UofI, I wanted a single room, and Sherman seemed like a nice place. I got my single room...but it was smaller than I could possibly imagine....9.5x9.5....with floor tiles that would come off the floor..
So you can't pace in your room, can't fit a decent sized TV, and share a bathroom with suitemates. Many of the rooms also have HVAC issues: the unit would either blow 80+ degree hot air, or 60- degree cold air....middle was achieved on an extremely rare basis by pure luck.
Did I mention there is no university dining hall either? You can get an IT meal plan...but then you are confined to eat only at IT (in my opinion, the flexibility to eat at different halls with a university meal plan is important). If you get a university meal plan, you have to walk a few blocks to Ikenberry, which is fine until it rains or snows.
Location is okay since it is somewhat close to the Quad and also to the ARC, but because of the prison cell rooms, no dining hall, messed up HVAC, etc, I moved out after a semester (moved to Lundgren Hall, WAY better). Yes, I actually packed everything up, took it all back to my parents' place, and then moved back in when the next semester started. That should say something.
To be fair, I do know a few people who had one semester left in school, and stayed here while eating out all the time/microwaving food. They didn't like it, but just dealt with it so that they were not stuck with a year long lease. Though, staying in a friend's living room for a semester may be better because at least then you can cook....
Spare yourself
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