Parks Tower Dorm Reviews at UT

It's been well, it's generally where freshman are housed. So I get to be with people going through the same experience. Just people struggle with being quiet when they need to. It's not that much of an issue, but it is annoying. Besides that it's in a great location on campus, amazing views.

It’s gotten better but it’s been pretty rocky. For the first two weeks of school we had no ac and basically lived in a constant 80 degree heat. When we got to take a tour of “our” dorms we didn’t really get to see what our rooms would look like but instead we visited a cherry picked RA room which is nice but different than everyone else’s rooms on a floor that actually had a good commons area. The common areas where one of the largest surprises because it seemed like we were going to get a kitchen and a dining room area with a tv. In reality that setup is only on few floors. My floor has a tv but it only has booths to sit at. The building stopped using the Ethernet this year so you only get access to WiFi. My least favorite thing is that almost every Friday I have to go move my car from my parking lot which I have to pay for and move it to another parking lot further away. This is for football games. I choose Parks Tower because I was sold on the idea of being in a freshman only dorm which feels comfortable. Now that I’ve been here for a while I understand that it’s nice to be with people in the same boat as you but it’s better to be with people who actually know what they’re doing.

I had great time, good for making memories, activities were plentiful, close to decent food, it was across from the football stadium which is real fun during football season. Basketball and tennis courts close by too.

Parks is a great way to make friends because it is an all freshman door. The rooms are a good size and sharing a bathroom isn't as bad as it seems. They are always cleaned and there is always warm water. The RA's are really nice and supportive as well.

The biggest problem with Park's Tower is the laundry. The laundry machines are broke down a lot and there are not enough with all of the students there. I have had days that I couldn't do laundry because there wasn't a machine open and I had to wait and go back later.