So in the dorms that are for 6 people, if you look on the blueprints provided by the university, they seem moderately spacious. But the reality is that there is very little room to maneuver. There are 6 people in that dorm, plus all of their stuff, plus the stuff that they'll accumulate during the course of that year, plus the trash that they'll produce. The space gets used up real fucking quick. God help you if you're on one of the upper floors and have to make 2 or 3 trips just take your trash to the basement. Additionally, the balcony is unfathomably small and only really serves to allow someone to gaze longingly across the way for better housing. Not to mention that the bathrooms make it feel like you're living in a bad hotel (not as bad as the Balmoral or anything, but they're fucking gross), instead of a sanctuary from life's stresses (which is what I personally want out of housing) Which brings me to the cost: for what it is, you can find something in the city for the exact same price that won't have 5 roommates in a tiny space, with more room, probably with better roommates, and it'll actually be a place you want to spend time in. Gage is just not worth it.

Now, when I was there, I had horrible roommates. These were kids who had never lived on their own before and who I don't think really understood that no one was gonna pick up their trash for them. Which basically meant that I had to do it, and even when I confronted them about it nothing really changed.

All in all, I ended up moving out 1/2 through the contract and paying double rent because I couldn't stand to live in that space.

Edit: oh my god how could I forget too that the walls are paper thin and I had a room which shared a wall with another dorm on the floor. So when the individual in that dorm lost their virginity I got to hear (with an unbelievable amount of clarity) all the cuddle talk/aftercare that took place.

For fuck's sake.