There are 22 total dorms at CU, five of which are located in William's Village. The dorms that are located on central campus are all over - Sewall is next to the gym, Aden, Brackett, Cockerell and Crosman all make up the Engineering quad, and Farrand, Cheyenne Arapaho, Baker and Libby surround Farrand Field. Those are some, but not all of the dorms that are located on campus, and I believe their scattered nature is a good thing, making campus more evenly spread out. The five dorms that make up William's Village are Darley North, Darley South, Stearns East, Stearns West, and William's Village North. Most people do their best to avoid living in Will-Vill because it is its own living community that's about a half mile away from campus, and many students prefer to be on campus for the convenience of getting class. A bus system runs from Will-Vill to campus and vice versa, seven days a week, stopping at 12:00 AM on weekdays, and Late Night Transit runs past midnight on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Still, some people complain about the Buff Bus and its occasional inconsistencies, which is understandable. However, plenty of kids grow to absolutely love living in the Will. The community becomes tight-knit really fast, and some people really enjoy being able to come home to that after school. I think living in William's Village would make for a pretty different college experience here at Boulder. When I was originally given my housing assignment, I had been put in Stearns East, and I was really bummed about it. I talked to my roommate and she seemed cool, but I still wanted to see if I could get on campus so I emailed someone right away to see if there was anything I could do. The person who assisted me from Housing and Dining Services was extremely helpful and immediately got me on the three shortest wait lists for main campus housing, and a little over a month later, I found out that I had been reassigned to Cheyenne Arapaho, right next to Farrand Field. I was ecstatic. And I've been really satisfied at Chey-Ho so far. It's a great location, and all of the dorms are beautiful, so I can't complain. However, the dorms in Will-Vill are the only ones with air-conditioning, which, after having spent August, September, and October here, is extremely valuable. The first couple weeks were HOT. But with fans, the room was alright and the particularly hot weather didn't last that long. One more important aspect of dorm life here are the RAPs, Residential Academic Programs. These programs are courses taken within the dorm that are only available to its residents, where there will rarely be more than 18 people in the class. Over half of the dorms - Libby, Baker, Sewall, Farrand, Darley South, Buckingham, Andrews, Smith, Cheyenne Arapaho, Arnett, Stearns East, and Williams Village North - have RAPs tailored to specific subjects. In some halls, RAPs are more prevalent and might even be required, but in others (for example, the Health Professionals RAP in Cheyenne Arapaho) RAPs are not an important part of the structure of the dorm at all. Ultimately, from the inside, the dorms at CU are pretty standard. Rooms aren't all that big but they're nice, and most of the time there's one or two bathrooms per floor. And from the outside, all made out of Colorado sandstone, the dorms are really gorgeous. My roommate has become one of my closest friends, so I'm totally comfortable in my room, which I'm extremely grateful for. But if you end up in a situation you can't stand, it's nice to know that Housing and Dining Services will get things done for you.