McAlister is known for being the nicest dorms on campus, but there are defiantly some faults that everyone struggles with but doesn't say anything about. When you go into the laundry room and all your clean clothes are on top of the dirty laundry machines, or when you forget to sign out a guest and get in trouble. All the little things we ignore are bothering us inside.

1. The laundry machines

After a weeks load of laundry, you take it down to the beautiful laundry room here at the Mcallister Dorm. As you walk in and are looking for a washer, you slip on detergent that is rapidly leaking out of a broken washer. Washer #2 and #10 are the only two open at 9:00 pm on a Tuesday.

So you start filling machine #2, one pair of pants, a sweatshirt and two tee shirts and its full. Now you have to fill machine #10 on the complete opposite side. After your two loads of wash are done, #2 five minutes before #10 of course, you go to put your clothes in the driers, where the lint trap hasn't been cleaned in at least two weeks and for some weird reason all your clothes now fit in the drier. #yay

2. The “Kitchen”

Yes, Mcallister may have a kitchen, but how do you cook with no pots, pans, trays and whatever else? You think going into the kitchen they will have everything there for you, so you bring your brownie mix, eggs and milk. Little do you know, all the drawers are completely empty. Try checking the upper cabinets, empty.

4. The struggle of living on the 5th floor

Do you take the stairs or the elevator? Well, it depends. Would you rather wait ten minutes and then sweat all the way up the elevator? Or would you like to get in a daily work out of going up five flights of stairs and sweat in the beautiful 85 degree and humid weather?

5. The elevator

Have you been in one of those things? They're at least 100 degrees on a cold day. You click the down button but for some reason, once you get on you'll end up going up. The elevators defiantly cannot be trusted.

6.The bathrooms

It is so incredibly nice to have your own bathroom just to share with your roommate, definitely not complaining about that, but who came up with the design? You go in to take a shower and you can barely fit between the door and the shower door. They CANNOT be open at the same time.

7. Couches

Make sure your coming to college list includes couch covers. You honestly never know what went on on those nasty couches in the common room. I sure know when I got here mine had stains and rips in them. Just to avoid any diseases cover ‘em up!

8. Einsteins

It's key to always go at an odd time: 8:49, 10:23, 12:12. Going right before or after the hour strikes the line will be out the door and you will go to class starving or late.

9. Signing guests in and out

I mean c'mon people, do we really need to sign out our guests? It's not the end of the world. What do I do when my best friend comes to town and I have to go to class. Leave her stranded on the streets of Charleston?

10. And everyone's personal favorite, the fire alarms

Please smoke outside.

With all this being said, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else my freshman year of college. I love the hallways being outside and the big open common room. I definitly think Mcalister is a big part of all the new friendships and relationships I have made.