<p>When my D filled out her freshman housing questionnaire she wasn't sure what to put for substance free dorm. She would prefer to be on a hall that was substance free but ended up not indicating that since she was concerned she might be on a less social hall. Now after reading some other posts it seems as if a number of freshmen do request sub. free and are quite social. </p>
<p>Do you think she made a mistake? If you are not on a sub. free hall are you basically surrounded by kids who get drunk/etc. on a regular basis, or will you still find lots of hall mates who aren't that interested in partaking in those activities on a regular basis?
Also, would you say the majority of freshmen request sub. free or not?
Thanks for any help</p>
<p>I was in the exact same situation, and ended up not requesting a subfree dorm either. From my experience I would say that up to about half of my floor is either completely sub-free, or only drink sometimes in moderation, and the other half...parties wildly/goes out to clubs/whatever they do and come back floored.....
In the first couple of weeks I felt kind of intimidated by the massive amount of partying/drinking that was going on around me, although now I've found a group on my floor that's lowkey/subfree (well, plus or minus a few moderate/occasional drinkers). I think that a lot of people do request subfree, because there were a couple of kids on my floor who requested subfree and didn't get it. All in all, I would say that it's been an okay experience (being sub-free on a non-sub-free floor). After the first couple of weeks when the wild crowd realized that heavy partying all the time does have its toll, really everything's been okay. And the wild and non-wild people still associate (although I would say that at times there's definitely a division between the partiers and the "hey! It's friday night, let's play Ultimate frisbee!" crowd. Hopefully your daughter has a good time with it! (And I know I'm going a little overboard calling the group wild, because generally speaking, they're well-behaved and self-contained.)</p>
<p>My D requested a sub-free floor because she thinks she would be unconfortable with roommates who drink. If your D is concerned, she could contact the admission office and explain to them that she would prefer a sub-free floor.</p>