let me just start by saying please please PLEASE DO NOT SUBJECT YOUR CHILDREN TO LIVING HERE. I mean sure it WAS cheap when I lived here, but since they changed management around Dec 2013, this place has dramatically fallen to shambles. There is a REASON why most residents DO NOT stay a second year.
Pros:
You can meet your future friends here, but seriously, join clubs and you can probably do the same. Oh, it's close to campus, and next to the megabus stop.
Cons:
The rooms look bland and prison cells. I'm not Joking, the closets aren't that much of a step up from Jesters so don't expect much. The kitchenette is tiny, just a sink and a mini fridge. Meanwhile, the bathrooms are TINY. LIKE YOU HAVE NO ROOM AT ALL TO MOVE. You can only turn around in there to use the toilet and to shower. I'm pretty sure housekeeping skips around, I've literally dropped a bunch of tiny beads on the floor to see if they vacuum and they were there for three weeks. Rooms are a sham, and the show room they present to you is NOTHING I REPEAT NOTHING like what the actual room is like. I've seen Dobie lure in unsuspecting customers to show them these "show rooms" and I've been tempted many times to jump in front and warn them to save themselves.
Second, the washing machines are bipolar. Sometimes they work, sometimes they dont. Not all the computers there in their lab work too.... Gotta hop around... And their printers, are always dying. Whether it's no paper, or there's a jam, leave it up to dobie to not bother fixing it during the week of finals. oh my favorite, the elevators, there's always one that never seems to work, which leaves the rest of us stranded in the lobby for 10 min while we're trying to rush to class. The management sure loves to keep it's residents waiting in suspense, they let the maintenance workers take their time fixing everything in that damn place. Thanks a lot Management.
Third, the food is always great in the beginning. They had so much to offer in the fall of 2013, but later, as the year progresses, their food just deteriorates. The new management fired some of the kitchen staff and decided to "save money" but cutting off our food supply and quality. They let it become sort of a buffet style where we serve ourselves and let me say, it's atrocious. The food sometimes looks moldy and disgusting. They just leave it there till it dries and shrivels up. The Salad bar isn't that great either, if it tasted good, they took it away. And the Grill isn't that amazing. Apparently they cut off the grill towards the end of the spring of 2014. They cut the hours down which made it nearly impossible for anyone to eat without skipping their class. I'm pretty sure this is Managements new strategy to "save money" but starving their residents. Most of us have resorted to eating off campus bc of how terrible this place became. In addition to the bad food, they decided to spend the money they "saved" on new wooden floors and "artistic" murals for the cafeteria- let me just say they looked like someone broke in just to vandalize the walls. Oh, they even spent money that could have improved the food quality on stupid chairs for the cafeteria and pool side (WHICH RARELY ANYONE USES)
Fourthly, DOBIE NEVER EVER HONORS DEALS. I'd have to say, they're the biggest scam off campus. I've met so many people who were promised free iPads or $1000 gift cards and what not and were NEVER given a single thing. In addition, they had all these contests and what not during the fall with cash prizes which THEY ALSO DID NOT HONOR. Recently, I was reading all the posts so many people made on the Dobie Facebook page about how Dobie is now withdrawing the deal they made with about 30ish students. Apparently these students were offered cheaper dorm prices by the old management which they accepted. HOWEVER, the new management decided to pull a fast one and rescind their offer. The funniest part is that they didn't even notify all the students and now they're being left homeless less than three weeks before move in day. Oh wait, they also said that their only option to keep the room they wanted is to pay an "upgrade" fee (which apparently for one of the girls was a 200% increase) DOBIE IS A FRAUD. And now those pissed off soon to be residents are even taking legal action against them.
Lesson here: DO NOT TRUST DOBIE. Their show rooms are a lie, their promotions are a lie, and their entire image is a lie. If you like crappy food, small bathrooms, and money hungry managements, then this is the place to be. THERE IS A REASON WHY DOBIE REMOVED THEIR STAR RATINGS ON FACEBOOK. Trust me, this place is BAD. The rent isn't even all that cheap!!!!!! please don't EVER EVER LIVE HERE read more