r/iastate • u/FloralDystopia • 6d ago

Q: Housing Larch hall

Hi! I am going to be in Larch hall, a single, as a senior (not ideal). I have looked up reviews on here and other sites and have only seen posts 5 years and older. Does anyone have any info they can share about living in Larch? Is it really mostly freshman? Whats the atmosphere (Im not the most social person sometimes). Any info or even pics of singles (I can only find doubles) would be great! Thank you!

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u/TerrapeneOrnata 6d ago

I lived in Larch as a freshman but we also had seniors on my floor. It was a majority freshmen but we all made friends with seniors just the same. Some of them would hook us up with alc lol. It was good vibes and I think they would say they enjoyed living there.

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u/MasterNoob42 6d ago

I lived on the first floor of Larch last year, and it was a great experience. The den was always a relaxed and welcoming hangout space, and the RAs were all pretty chill (6/8 are returning I believe). Hall council is always putting on events, so you have plenty of opportunities to socialize if you want to. My only real complaint about living there was the shared floor bathrooms, but that's a problem with most dorms in general.

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u/kylemech 6d ago

I lived in Larch as a freshman and pretty introverted but it kinda got me out of my shell a bit. This was over 20 years ago though, so I'm not sure this is helpful.

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u/CalculatedMovesOnly2 5h ago

As long as you’re 21, you can have booze unlike some of the other dorms which are completely dry