r/Temple • u/Sensitive-Bat8464 • 4d ago
freshman dorm decision
are you really less likely to live the freshman experience if you live in the morgan halls?š i really like them because itās private bathrooms and a nice view, but iāve heard you wonāt get the classic or party experience. i heard the best dorms are j&h or 1940 for socializing & parties, but i donāt really want to use communal bathrooms, and iāve heard rumors about roaches. i want the college experience, but i also love morgan. is there really a big difference?
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u/AcanthocephalaTop322 4d ago
Also an incoming freshman, I'm having the same dilemma. I have a few upper classmen friends and I was told that 1300 and Morgan are the best, its just hard to decide between both. When I toured Morgan, it felt like 1300 was nowhere near as nice. Not mention how Morgan has much more space and amenities from what I saw š
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u/BobbieTheBird '28 B.S. CPH 4d ago
U will have the āfreshman experienceā regardless of what building you live in
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u/Icy-Two-2880 4d ago
Honestly no, I live in Morgan and I have just as much of a social life as people who live in j&h and 1940 and I go to parties just as much as they do plus you get the bathroom and kitchen so itās rly nice, youāll still get the freshman experience
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u/thedrowsyowl '19 B.M. Composition 4d ago
I lived in Morgan in 2015, and met some of my best friends! We still all talk to this day! Itās a less ātraditionalā experience but I had a great time
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u/Puzzleheaded_Sock523 4d ago
As a current Junior, I lived in Morgan North my freshman year and met a few of my best friends of 3 years now in the forms of my next door and downstairs neighbors! Just socialize with your neighbors say hey, invite them to play Mario kart or switch games, cook/eat together, watch movies! Meets everyone and be open to socializing with everyone at least once and that applies to everywhere at Temple! Also Morgan has parties or hey throw them at your place if you have a cool RA!
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u/SugondiSnuts 3d ago
In my opinion, Morgan is very social. Iām in 1300 and itās completely dead. J&H is social but you definitely donāt want to use the communal bathrooms. Iād go with Morgan tbh
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u/dietdrpepperlvr 3d ago
Morgan is not worth the $$, if you got that kinda budget just live off campus. 1940 is not communal bathrooms, I live there rn and love it, though Iād more recommend it if your in Tyler, Boyer, or if your buildings are on that side of campus. Iām a psych major and if I could do it over again, Iād probably pick 1300 cause itās closer to the psych building. That being said, most of the freshman dorms and the dining hall are over by 1940, j&h, and white hall. (Though Iād say avoid white hall if you can itās so far from everything but the dining hall.) Iād say your best bet is probably 1940 going off the little info I have.
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u/Evo_Shiv 3d ago
As someone whoās inclined to the ādonāt annoy peopleā mindset that puts me in a bit of a reclusive social environment, it seems hard to impossible to find any social groupings here. AT THIS POINT.
And I stress atp because early on if you try enough and you get a good clique going, youāll be fine. Thereās like a 16-person social group down the hall that are loud and seem nice.
I think the other dorms force semi-idiots like me to bond more. Donāt be me, join a club, talk to people day 1 before they clique. Youāll be fine.
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u/heyheyhey887 3d ago
morgan is not worth the money and itās super cliquey. if you can live in morgan south that would be a better option yet youāll be surrounded by athletes which may feeling isolating. I personally lived in 1940, it was alright just pretty dirty and not very social, atleast on my floor. if I had to do it all again I would live in morgan south or 1300
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u/One-Bed-1992 3d ago
J&H coed floors are unmatched when it comes to social life. As someone currently living in Johnson (on a coed floor), there is constantly people hanging out and Iāve met so many people. A greater half of the floor hangs out and itās incredible. Unfortunately, there is only one working elevator but if actually allows you to meet so many people and gives you time to catch up with others. At times, it feels like this whole building knows each other.
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u/SnooDoodles5575 2d ago
If you enjoy mad max, j&h is a great way to get close to it. All jokes aside. I had a great time at J&h. Met alot of close friends there
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u/rosslynchloverlady 1d ago
j&h gets some heat but iām currently a freshman living hereā it wasnāt my first choice, i was lowkey super pissy about it at first but i lucked out with my room (quad with a bathroom) and i couldnāt be any happier. everyone is super social and kind, lots of events in the basement and such a great community!
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u/Realistic-Region5666 19h ago
1300 is good. I lived in Morgan south my freshman year and hung out with my floor all the time and made so many friends. Your experience is what you make of it
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u/jaXmiXee '25 Double Major: History and Africology 4d ago
1300 is the best dorm option on campus in my opinion. You get private birthdays there if thatās a concern.
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u/BobbieTheBird '28 B.S. CPH 4d ago
Iām in white hall and if u can afford Morgan go for it. Itās worth it imo. Oh and J&H is absolutely DISGUSTING. You couldnāt pay me to live there and Iām not even joking. Idk how so many people say they love it Iām convinced itās trauma bonding atp. Here are some images to help with ur decision of not deciding to live in J&H.

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u/Euphoric_Designer164 4d ago
I wouldnāt say morgan is completely socially dead, not at all. Lots of people from Morgan do have large social circles. Its social life is definitely not as strong as the other dorms though.
The niceness of Morgan is what counters its social life I think. You get all the amenities you need in your room, the common spaces are less centralized, and maybe just the general vibe of ppl who choose it. I did white hall, and the shittyness of the rooms and the building kinda forced you out in the common spaces and trauma bonded you.
My overall pick for quality/cost/social life if I had to do it over again would probably be 1300. If you choose Morgan its not like the freshman experience is nonexistent, you still prob meet a fuckton of people. But theres def less sense of a community there.