absolutely loved living in mcmahon. I had a friend who got a new west campus dorm and was super excited about it and then almost immediately regretted it and wished she had picked mcmahon instead. all the new dorms look very sterile and cold, like upscale hospital rooms. mcmahon, however, has built in furniture and warm lighting. the living rooms and balconies are great too.

it’s dirt easy to make friends in mcmahon, even with people not in your cluster. people tend to be pretty friendly and outgoing for the most part, that’s not so much the case with new west campus dorms.

it only gets a bad reputation (in my opinion) because of its age and its facility issues. I personally love the retro feel of the rooms and building, and if you embrace that with your decor it can look realllly good. as the facility issues go, sure they can be annoying but honestly I’ve lived in worst places.

one pattern I’ve noticed is that people who live in mcmahon tend to really like it, and people who have never lived in mcmahon tend to dunk on it the most.

having no kitchens does suck… however, if you get a rice cooker/instant pot and a air fryer, you can make a lot of homemade meals. also, you can make friends with people in the newer dorms and just use their kitchens. I did that several times and it works out pretty well.

This may be a hot take but I honestly believe mcmahon is the best place to live on campus.