Student review [#37169] for Mechanical Engineering
at American University - AU

Life on campus is decent and residences are currently undergoing renovations across the campus. Currently the most beautiful and recently renovated options are Letts Hall North (the south is yet to be completed and Letts is for freshmen only); Centennial Hall (second year and beyond); Anderson Hall (freshman and beyond); Leonard Hall (second year and beyond); Nebraska Hall (upper-class men) and McDowell Hall (second year and above). Nebraska, Centennial, and 7 rooms in McDowell are suite-style living rooms, so you get a bathroom and 2-4 double or single bedrooms. Letts, Anderson, Hughes, Leonard, Clark, Roper, Tenley Campus, and the rest of McDowell are typical occasional single, double, and triple rooms on floors with shared kitchens, living rooms, and bathrooms. In general, the dorms are adequate and tend to give a nice community structure, especially on the north side. Note though: On-campus housing is only guaranteed for the first two years at UA, and while it’s available to high school students, you might not get what you want at this point in time. Due to the lottery system, so most people leave their off-campus junior and senior years. Stay in second year and build your groups of friends. This way, you don’t feel overwhelmed and disconnected from the campus community when you leave campus, since you’ve basically brought them with you.