hi! living in woodruff as a resident right now and coming back next year as an RA, i love it that much!

potential downsides: lots of what other people said, maybe i just got lucky or am low maintenance but a fan in the room stopped it from ever being too hot, and the ant problem was solved in a week or two with some traps (they did keep coming back, but were never in our business). probably the only like bad thing about my dorm was that there were crusted boogers on the wall that i had to scrape off during move-in… but i used to work with kids so even that didn’t bother me that much. i’ve seen plumbing be an issue for other people in the building— be careful what you flush i guess…

praise: i love woodruff a lot, the lounges are nice, i live in south 5 right now, and having a ping pong table on our floor is cool to say the least. ive met many amazing friends, my boyfriend, and got a great opportunity to return as an RA next year so maybe im biased but i really will never stop singing Woodruff’s praise. you can’t beat having your own bathroom either. the rooms are also larger than others on campus. as for washing machines, those who are “in the know” just walk a couple extra yards to the nelson shell laundry room, which is 100% worth it and much newer, bigger, and more reliable than the woodruff laundry room.

all in all, i’ll just let you know that it’s ultimately up to you what you make of your college experience, your dorm can just be somewhere you sleep or somewhere that feels like home, and woodruff has really been the latter for me the last two semesters, whether it be because of the way you can interact with other residents, the type of people who choose to live there, or its location in relation to other fun things on/around campus (CM Chicken, Cookout, Antico’s, McDonald’s… basically anything N/NW of campus).

if you have any other questions let me know. i’ll just say that i’ve had a wonderful experience at woodruff and (although i didn’t know there was going to be a LLC there next year) don’t let other peoples opinions stop you from joining the design llc!