I'm shocked that I'm the first to ever review this dump. Yes ... I said DUMP! We moved our daughter into UV at the beginning of her Junior year. This place looks great on-line and when we went to visit for "Choose Chico" weekend, the staff made sure to show us one of the few decently kept apartments.
First of all it's WAY to expensive for what you end up with. We're talking more than it costs to have a "real" two bedroom apartment with a living room and no roommates. Yes the rooms are bigger than your average apartment but that's pretty much where it stops.
Bathroom was disgusting. Black mold and chipped porcelain, rotten caulking and stained and pealing linoleum. Light took a good 60+ seconds to come on after flicking the switch. Sink area was just as bad. And the light over the sink never worked right.
Kitchen hasn't been updated since the 70's. However it was large with plenty of cabinet space, counter space and storage.
The bedrooms were very large but the furnishings were old and beaten up. The desk chair was broken, her roommates light was bent and didn't work, there were stains on the carpet and there was a weird "old" smell.
The RA for my daughters area was horrible. They never engaged the students, my daughter was never encouraged to attend any of the events that were promoted on the website but that was probably because none of those "events" happened.
Smoking is not allowed in the rooms or on the patio however it was a huge issue and no one really did anything about it. I flipped out when the door to the apartment directly downstairs from my daughters was open and I saw a plastic bag over the smoke detector and the student smoking inside. Needless to say this kid finally moved out and the original RA was removed halfway through the year.
There was a pool right out front of the apartment but it was never open. Students were forced to use the main pool in another building. This too was not mentioned on the website.
UV is a little ways away from campus but not too far. However it is right by the train tracks and the train is very noisy and makes sleeping almost impossible. My daughter was forced to sleep with her window closed (due to smoke as well) because the noise was just to much.
On line it shows a thriving, happy, lively complex. In reality, this place is a ghost town. Every time we'd visit we wouldn't see anyone. Doors were all closed, no one was out engaging with each other nothing. For students coming here and not knowing anyone, living here makes it hard to meet new people. You'd think that a bunch of college kids living on their own would have music playing, doors open, laughing, and just enjoying having mom and dad away. But no, this place is silent.
For me to ever recommend this UV to anyone, they will have to really step up their game. Especially at the price these folks are charging. Our daughter moved out today and will be moving into a 4 bedroom apartment that's 10x's better for less than 1/4th the cost. No brainer here. read more