I heard the campus is pretty nice during the spring term.. but this coming spring term will be my first time there that season, so I can't tell you for sure. And that's only going to affect you if you are on co-op.

Anyway, I lived in REV my first year.. it was actually my last choice, 'cuz I wanted a single room. But it actually wasn't bad at all. By the hallways and stairs, you mean the ones outside your floor? Hm, I don't actually remember it being dusty, but the stairs weren't really what you'd call 'nice and clean.' Part of it's probably b/c it snows a lot in winter, and people step on the stairs with their wet shoes. The hallway you see after opening the door of any floor, wasn't bad, though. They are cleaned frequently.
So.. I don't think you have to worry about anything being dirty, other than maybe the stairs. It is true I'm really ignorant to those things, like dust and etc., but from what I remember it wasn't bad.

REV did change a bit since I was there, though, with those triple rooms and stuff. Anyway, it was really nice. My roommate always had our door open, so people would drop by and come in time to time, so that would be a good way to make friends.

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University of Waterloo '11
Honours Computer Science, Co-op
Biology Minor

hopefully you get into the residence you want i think REV is better for me as i need the feeling of knowing that someone is there. i like the exciting feeling of having an opportunity of meeting someone new and the fact that there are a lot of people to talk to. i wanted to live in V1 because of the interconnecting rooms but was told that most people end up with singles and i don't feel comfortable with that lol.

i believe that a 2 person room is better as it allows you to get to know your roommate better than if there were three people. also, if there are three people chances are that someone will constantly be left out or you won't feel comfortable unless you are used to being in a group of three. chances are that a three person bedroom in REV won't be as comfortable (space wise) compared to a two person bedroom.

It.. basically is just what it says. A lot of people want to stay in rez in upper years too, but there's a limited space for upper years. So as one of the incentives for prospective students to rank REV triple as one of the first choices, they are guaranteeing that people who live in REV triple first year will always be able to get a spot in rez in upper years as well. As a result, a lot of my friends (in our year there was no REV triple) couldn't get a spot for rez for the coming fall term..lol

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University of Waterloo '11
Honours Computer Science, Co-op
Biology Minor

That is a real good idea that Waterloo has done.

I may want upper year res for my other 3 years. Plus the $3100 is a good deal. That is only $387.50 per month plus a meal plan.

Hey Future Eng, which engineering (I'm guessing engineering b/c of your name) did you apply to at UW? Is Waterloo your first choice as well?

But yeah, that guarantee of upper year res is very nice.

REV looks pretty bad and tight when you walk in the hallway. The rooms are ok though. Does anyone know where I can see pictures of V1? I missed that rez when I went to the open house.

Aren't the V1 hallways worse? I visited that place during the open house and the walls seemed so flimsy. I could even touch both sides of the hall if I stretched out my arms a bit.

Definitely don't choose V1 if you're claustrophobic.

Just wondering, which UW rez is the biggest party rez?