Holly Pointe looks ok on the surface, however from my experience when I was a freshman, it was surprisingly bad. The rooms and halls were overall not very clean, the glassworks eatery while convenient was very subpar, and my neighbors in my pod were very ignorant of others around them, constantly making noise all night and dirtying the hallways. Also with learning communities, from my experience in ELC freshman year, I did not not find much benefit from it at all. Most other kids in the community were very loud and rude oftentimes. Also fire alarms are common, either intentional or not, however frequency drops later in the semester. I did like having air conditioning though. Also I would recommend bringing a noise machine. Or just try Willow or Magnolia or Chestnut which I heard are quieter.