Dorm Life

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Unless one is able to get permission to live off campus, it is a requirement for first year students to live on campus.  The benefits of living on campus are boundless; one can become more involved with activities, make more friends, as well as gain an all around better experience.  Arizona State University houses an abundance students on the Tempe campus, not to mention how each student belongs to their own respected dorms.  On North campus, there are four dorms that house underclassmen, while south campus has Hassayampa, Barrets, McClintock, Irish, Best, and not to mention Hayden.

Due to the setup of the dorms, people are housed in halls that coordinate to their majors.  This process of splitting the students up through their residential college helps control influx of students, so that not everyone is going after the same dorms.  Along with the controlling of students, the residential colleges help students live amongst peers that will have similar classes as them.  The residential college system is incredibly helpful with placing students in dorms that will be close to buildings that hold their classes, as well as the side benefit of making friends in similar majors to oneself.

Each dorm has its own specific qualities to it.  Some may offer a free fridge as well as a free microwave, while others have an ideal location, respectively towards the housed major.  That is why each dorm will be evaluated based off of the criteria of how well placed they are for the residential college they house as well as aspects of the dorms they have to offer.  While a good dorm will offer ease of getting to and from class without too much walking or need of using the Flash bus system, it will offer amenities such as wireless internet, fridge, as well as microwave,  and, not to mention, free cable, and the room size as well.  

Seeing as how most of the dorms, since they are based off of the residential college system, it is quite clear to see that the dorms will all be rated very highly.  However, there are some dorms that do not offer free mini fridges paired with a fridge.  Some dorms also have rooms that have more space than others, and depending on the community one lives in, they may have different styles of rooms.  Regardless, each community has its own unique qualities that benefit students, be it the people they interact with, or the location of their dorm.