Ashton Center

Resident Reviews of Ashton Center

• Freshman  |  January 16
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• Freshman  |  April 2
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• Parent  |  June 20
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  Awesome singles. Great peeps. Not your average freshman dorm with roommate comraderie simply bc they're all singles. Ignore reviews that all ashton was used for covid peeps--- it's not true. Yes super old and cement floors and bathrooms yucky but it was great freshman room near everything and private spacious room awesome with lots of storage. Bus, food, gym immediately near ashton. Great small community!!!!

• Parent  |  August 8
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• Sophomore  |  December 9
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  As far as IU residence halls get, this one is a little more bare bones than most. I love having a room to myself with easy access to dining, but the amenities are due for an upgrade. The air conditioner is stuck on 74 unless you tamper with it, and the fans freeze in winter, so it can be loud sometimes. The bathrooms are honestly about what you'd expect for a residence hall, but there is no central air so it can get a little hot. The residents themselves, despite everyone living in singles, are actually pretty social. I'm not particularly social myself, and it's fine to hang out in the common areas (since that's what they're there for) but they can get really loud sometimes. Some of the rooms are also connected by doors that block absolutely no sound, so if your neighbor is a party animal, then good luck finding peace and quiet elsewhere because it's not happening in your own room.

• Parent  |  August 7
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  As a parent I was prepared to request another dorm. Start with showers- water running everywhere with no ventilation. Sinks and toilets looked abused by boys with too little housekeeping. The rooms are cinder block on walls and floors- which I can live with. No central air?? Not in this day and age. The furniture is big and clunky and it just lines the walls in a big circle. There are connected doors, however they are required to be locked? Apparently IU is dealing with kindergarteners that can’t make decisions on their own. I didn’t know what to expect but the aesthetics of a minimum security prison is not what I expected my honors 4.0 son to be living in for his college experience.