UC definitely. Lived in Morrison for two years and also stayed in Whitney last summer.
My ex-boyfriend, who is also an engineer, lived in Chestnut (I visited him a lot when we were still dating so I know the place well enough). Yes, they definitely have better food, awesome queen-sized bed and a bathroom in each room BUT the place is depressing (dark brown wall paper and carpet in all the rooms) and it's a 10-15min walk to campus. I know it's not that far away and the walk is actually pretty nice during the summer, but wait till winter or when you have 9 am classes... you would rather live in UC because of the location. Well, the food in UC does not have as much variety as Chestnut, but it's okay. Also UC is a lot cheaper than Chestnut and very likely you will get a single room ( over 90% of the rooms in UC are single).
Morrison Hall is new, shinier and nicer looking than any other residence I have visited on campus (probably the same as Woodsworth), while Whitney hall is homey and very traditional English-style dorm. Sir Dan is alright but I find the place a bit depressing.
Anyway, people said that Morrison Hall is probably the least social res among the 3 residence, and yes it is true because the common rooms are not connected like the one in Whitney. But to be very honest, your experience in residence life is what you make out of it. I recommend you to do a tour in the UC res, they have it every day just go ask the porters (I am actually one of them!).
AND you will definitely meet more people outside Skule if you're living in UC.
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