<p>Can anyone tell me about the dorms on campus? My son is quiet but wants to meet people. He is studious, likes classical music and not into drinking or heavy partying. </p>
<p>which dorms are close to the science building?</p>
<p>The science building is toward the northern end of campus, so I would look at dorms around that area. North Hall is the biggest dorm on campus; I stayed there for my overnight visit last week. The divided doubles are very nice.</p>
<p>you could start here:
[Housing</a> - Oberwiki, The Oberlin Wiki](<a href=“Registrant WHOIS contact information verification | Namecheap.com”>Registrant WHOIS contact information verification | Namecheap.com)</p>
<p>One thing to note is that if he’s going to be a freshman, you don’t get to choose what dorm you live in. You choose instead from categories - like first year experience or traditional. Normally the 1st year dorms are louder with maybe more partying, however, I was also not so into that scene and lived in one.</p>
<p>Thank you. I’ll look into the substance free and the quiet floors. Do they also try to keep freshmen together on those floors? He does want to meet people.</p>
<p>I was wondering that too – if you’re a freshman in a traditional dorm, will they try to pair you up with a roommate who’s also a first-year?</p>
<p>The substance free and quiet floors will be all years but are small enough that you could probably meet everyone. However, I’ve heard that the quiet floor is indeed quite quiet and therefore antisocial. Traditional dorms could maybe still be an option then because I think they tend to be less loud than freshman dorms but social enough. One good thing about Oberlin is that wherever you end up, you can probably find people similar to you.
All first years receive first year roommates regardless of dorm type, as far as I know.</p>
<p>To be perfectly honest, I would think very very carefully before doing substance free housing or the quiet floor as a freshman. They are like tombs. Even if you think that there should be a focus on studying and working as a first year–that’s what the library is for. Living in first year or traditional housing allows you to meet new people, be sociable, and still work hard.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Yeah, but those “tombs” might be filled with “A” students. What’s wrong with that? I think if my D wanted to party she would’ve accepted Penn State’s offer of admission. You make it sound as though the people who don’t drink or do drugs are a bunch of stiff, anti-social deviants hiding in their rooms. Aren’t they just regular kids who don’t believe in getting wasted? Aren’t they meeting tons of people like themselves?</p>
<p>birdhouse and hicw - I’m pretty sure they place first-years with first-years as much as possible. I don’t know any first-years who are living with older students (except myself, but that’s by choice).</p>