<p>Hello, I'm a student at a University in Houston,TX and going into my 3rd year, I noticed lots of my classmates have left not because school is easy but our dorms consist of segregation between men and women. No opposite sex visits allowed unless in lobby, curfews, and favoritism towards other students. The dean and executives are wondering why our retention is low, but I know the reason why but they don't want to do nothing about it because they are looking out for the "students", which means internationals, safety. But its not a religious school at all. What can I do to make them change their minds?</p>
<p>… if you don’t like the dorm policies, don’t live in the dorms. Get an apartment or something, then you can make your own rules. I doubt dorm policies have that much relation to retention rates.</p>
<p>Alone, there’s not a whole lot you’d be able to do about this. But you could try starting some sort of petition/campaign to get some of the dorm buildings to be co-ed or have relaxed rules. Maybe ask your RA about the proper way to go about starting something like that at your school, or see if he has any ideas.</p>