Coddington Hall Dorm Reviews at Rhode Island

I lived there for a semester not long after the pandemic began. I was in a single dorm, and when I walked in for the first time I joked with my girlfriend about it looking like a jail cell. Over time though, I grew very comfortable in there and turned it into my own little home. I think of it fondly there, and the RAs are all very nice. I got locked out of my room on 3 separate occasions in those few months because I kept forgetting my keycard inside and they always came as quickly as they could to come and help me get back in. The Wi-Fi service is pretty good, couldn't complain. The IT folks will help you get it up and running if you call, and the wait is only bad if you call at a busy time of year/day. The walk to Butterfield Dining Hall is only a few minutes, which I appreciated in the fall-winter semester when it got pretty cold. During the spring it's a beautiful area to walk around. The bathrooms are unfortunately communal and I was the only one who really cared enough to clean my suite's bathroom, but the other guys weren't terribly disgusting or obnoxious at least. I did the minimal work to keep it looking okay and cleaned it a few times over the course of the semester. It's right next to the fitness center and a short walk over to the stadium if you're into fitness or sports. As well, the people inside were all pretty nice, albeit isolative because the social circles in college close up pretty fast sometimes. That was just my experience, though. The beds are not going to be comfortable, but that's just to be expected in a freshman dorm I think. Also you definitely want to find a couple nice tall sheets for the bed, and a couple good pillows/blankets. The neighboring buildings would get kinda loud from parties so I recommend closing the windows at night, unless you don't care about that sort of thing. Whether it's open or shut, there is a bit of a draft from the windows, so shutting the shades and lining up my binders along the windowsill helped to mitigate that.

Although I did not have a roommate due to COVID-19 safety regulations, staying at Coddington this past semester had its pros and cons. Firstly, during the day, it was quiet and peaceful, especially during the weekdays. At night and on the weekends, however, other students were nosy, would scream obnoxiously, and leave the lounge area a complete mess without throwing any trash away.

My experience here at Coddington Hall has been wonderful. The RA is on top of everything whenever we need any maintenance fixed. All of the suit mates are friendly as well! Definitely worth living here.

My first semester here has been really good, and I think my dorm has a lot to do with that. I feel comfortable and safe and have met so many amazing people here. The area of campus Coddington is in has made every day so fun and has allowed me to meet so many people that I wouldn't otherwise.