AUC Housing is ridiculous! Get a housing anywhere but the AUC dorm!

I lived at the dorm from January to April, 2008, and I will never want to go back. Internet, water and electricity was out periodically, especially worse during exam period when everyone is studying day-and-night at their room. Now, you can imagine not being able to take a bath or get some water to drink or surf on the net for some ValueMD fun when you are exhausted from studying in a room that is constantly >25 degrees Celsius. Plus, there was problem with the plumbing: water leaking from the ceiling, from the air conditioner and from your toilet. The room was dusty with food crumbs everywhere, and it was pest infested.

When you finally get to move out, you have to get some maintainence guys to come in to check your room to make sure it is clean before you move out, but be aware that these maintanence people are not here to make sure your room is clean but to make sure they get paid extra $$$. When I moved out, the maintenance guy came into the room, looked at my room for 1 minute and instantly said, "it's not clean" while my room was even cleaner than when I moved in.

The point is: the maintanence guys check your room, tell you it is not clean, then tell you that you can pay them $50 to "clean" your room, then they will mark it clean only if you pay them (well, I dun think they do much after they were paid, given that it was so filthy when I moved in). Otherwise, if you don't have their people "clea n" it for you, your deposit will be withheld ($100 cleaning fees + several hours of cleaning for $25/hour).

In summary, DON'T LIVE AT THE AUC DORM!!! If you are coming in May and already paid your deposit, make sure you find a nice apartment to move to in your first 2 weeks. You will get all your money back (including your deposit and rent).