<p>When do we apply? </p>
<p>I would like to live in East Wheelock. I read on the Dartmouth site that applications were due in April, but is this for freshmen as well?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>no, that's' for '09s, '10s, and '11s ...</p>
<p>the '12s app. for EW is due the with the rest of your housing app ... which I don't know when it is, I want to say sometime in July or something, but I could be completely wrong.</p>
<p>rightnotleft is right:) that housing applications come out over the summer and you will get an application to apply to EW.</p>
<p>Wohoo =) Thanks.</p>
<p>When I visited, EW was really nice. I didn't see other dorms, but I felt comfortable in EW and like the location next to the gym. Are there other dorms I should be considering? =)</p>
<p>as an incoming student, you can only choose to apply to east wheelock or not to apply to east wheelock, and whether or not you have a preference for or against substance free housing.</p>
<p>if you are not accepted into the east wheelock program, you will be placed into another dorm ... either in the river, the choates, fahey-mclane, the mclaughlin cluster, or russel sage.</p>
<p>I'm trying not to pull from stereotypes when I say this, but I just thought I should make it clear that there is perhaps more to it than "living in a nice building"....make sure you actually know what you're getting yourself into before you apply to live in East Wheelock.</p>
<p>Yeah, I don't know everything about EW, but I do know it's more than simply dorms. From what I read and the experience I had while staying there, it was nice. One of the students I met said she asked not to be placed in the River and they did not place her there.</p>
<p>Can you request a specific dorm (other than East Wheelock)? Does anybody know how likely it is that the housing people actually listen to your request?</p>
<p>@ Dartmoose: people on CC have tried this and it has worked, though its obviously not guaranteed</p>
<p>does anyone know what buildings, if any, in McLaughlin cluster are substance free? as an addendum, does anyone know what dorms this year are going to be substance free?</p>
<p>This year the only freshman sub-free housing was Judge in the River and Little in the Choates.</p>
<p>Are all of the dorms non-smoking? Or do you have to live in a substance-fre dorm to be guanteed not to breathe smoke?</p>
<p>all buildings on campus are non-smoking.</p>
<p>Substance free includes alcohol-free?</p>
<p>the sub free buildings chaneg every year. last year berry (in mclaughlin) was one of the sub-free ones. also, yes sub-free means alcohol-free. and whether or no you are in sub-free, there is no smoking indoors</p>
<p>can we request roommates? i heard we're not allowed to request specific buildings...</p>
<p>you can make any requests that you want. they will almost assuredly grant you anything you ask for, but nothing is guaranteed.</p>
<p>so yes, you can request roommates</p>
<p>My son and his roomate had awful lottery numbers as a freshmen and are waitlists to get a room for next year. How does it work and when will he know where he'll end up? Is it too late to apply for East Wheelock? </p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>I can relate to this as D had a horrible room draw number sophomore year. Fortunately se was selected as an UGA (she ended up living in the treehouses, so I don't know how much of a trade off it was).</p>
<p>Yes, as a returning student it is too late to apply to East Wheelock. The first priority for EW is for students who already live there (she had friends who stayed in EW because they had the bad room draw numbers. One friend had the last number for the class). Then the priority is to students who applied on time.</p>
<p>He just has to wait things out (for students who decide to live off campus, and students who firm up their study abroad plans). They will find him a place to live, even if it means keeping open a dorm that they had originally planned to close down. (This may also mean that there will be very few if any transfer students coming to Hanover).</p>
<p>The upside is as a sophomore wherever he is placed, he only has to stay there a term as he can change rooms to any available space for the winter if he is on campus, he can be pulled in by other friends if someone is going away winter term, if he joins a frat, he may have the opportunity to live in his house.</p>
<p>As an incoming freshmen, I requested a specific dorm and was placed there. There is a section at the end of the housing app for extra info, and I would certainly emphasize your preferences for dorm location, room type, etc. There's always a chance.</p>
<p>As for East Wheelock, the truth is that the housing office is trying to sell it to you because no one wants to live there. Although East Wheelock has some interesting programming, they are known for being super far away from campus and really really really antisocial. If you really like your quiet time and are somewhat hermit-ish, then East Wheelock sounds like the place for you. If you're a recruited athlete and you expect to be at the gym 24/7, then East Wheelock might also be something to consider.</p>
<p>East Wheelock's big draw used to be that they were by far the newest dorms. Now, Fahey/McLane and the McLaughlin cluster are even newer and more centrally-located. And they don't have the same antisocial vibe. </p>
<p>So please just know what you are getting into when you apply to East Wheelock. Although some ccers will tell you that they loved EW, almost everyone I know who has lived there has regretted it.</p>
<p>It depends a lot on the kind of person you are. I personally know a lot of people who love EW. I think it's the kind of place you either love or hate. I've been there quite a few times and have a lot of friends there, but it's a place I'd only stay in if my room draw number was horrible.</p>