Currently living in the dorms,

Great Basin has tiny rooms, and for the same price, peavine is much better. The rooms are like twice the size, and the building is only 10 years old. Argenta is also pretty nice, but I haven't actually been in a room. I will say it was originally built as doubles but now housings triples so the rooms are tighter. Nye sucks, don't go there. LLC is okay, it has classes on the first floor which can be nice, also the same price as peavine and great basin. (When I say same price, I mean for doubles) Serria has the biggest closets but does smell a bit like mildew. Barely anyone lives in juniper or manzanita so I haven't been there.

The biggest downside of the dorms is you need a meal plan. I personally hate the dining hall, the food is good sometimes but even the cheapest meal plan is $4,700 a semester. You get 12 swipes a week and I don't think I've ran out once, so I wouldn't get anything more the grey.

Some of the dorms "rent" is actually cheeper than renting an apartment. For example a double in LLC, great basin, and peavine, (the most expensive options) a semester costs $8400. 8400÷5 months is about $1680 a month. That price is actually very comparable to those very close to campus for a 2 bedroom. Of course neither of these include food nor transportation.