<p>I signed up for healthy living floors mainly because I didn't want loud parties to be going on next door or something. I'm probably going to party a little but would prefer to go to the party than have it be on my floor. My main concern now is that maybe these floors are a little too boring (in terms of the type of people there). Can anyone tell me about the types of people who live on those floors, whether or not there is a lacking social scene among those students, and if it's a good idea to email washu and have them change me from a healthy to a non-healthy. </p>
<p>My main plan in college is to study and earn good grades. I'll be keeping myself busy with whatever extracurriculars and making sure i don't procrastinate (haha...), so would really just like the people on my floor to be nice, normal, and social, and have parties maybe on the floor above or below, rather than on my floor. </p>
<p>(btw, do most people study in their dorms or the library, oh, and i requested a modern double)</p>
<p>I’m an entering freshman too and I had the same concerns that you have. I’m pretty social, like to have lots of friends and hang out and have fun with any spare time I have. I asked a freshman from washu and she said that the floors are really quiet most of the time, that people are generally studying a lot and will get onto you if you are loud later at night. But I figure since I know I will make friends no matter what that it will probably be nice to have a quiet place to sleep and study and I can go other places to socialize. But I still hope that the kids on my floor especially my roomate are nice social kids who like to have a good time when they are not studying.</p>
<p>^ wow, i feel the same way, haha!
I consider myself pretty social, and a quiet dorm at night would help me sleep and study more. I certainly don’t mind traveling up or down a flight of stairs to get to a dorm party, but like you, I just hope that the people on my floor will at least be social and nice.</p>
<p>Well hopefully most of the kids on our floors will be like us. Even if they’re not I think it will be better for me because I can choose when I want to party and when I want some quiet time and since I chose a modern dorm, I can probably just go up or down a floor to find a party or whatever. There has to be at least some social kids or at least that’s what I keep telling myself. Haha maybe we will end up on the same floor.</p>
<p>yeah, i’m actually just hoping my floormates are nice and not weird. If they aren’t very social, i don’t think i would mind since, like you said, i could just choose when to go to a friend’s dorm (hopefully nearby). </p>
<p>Are there any current students on CC that have any advice or experience to share?</p>
<p>For a blunt response:
I don’t live on a subfree floor, for the record.</p>
<p>From what I’ve observed, the majority of the subfree floors are really chill with great people on them (and I know several who are heavy partiers). There are, however, one or two subfree floors where the floor as a collective is quite weird and a tad antisocial. To each his own, I guess.</p>
<p>Johnson181, thanks for your help. so most subfree floors have cool people but there are some that are weird. would you say this is true for non subfree floors as well? most cool, some don’t party, or most are cool and some party too much? I guess I’ll be fine living on a subfree floor :).</p>
<p>Each freshmen floor tends to have a distinct personality, if you will (subfree or not)- and apparently, the personality is very similar year to year even when new freshmen come in.</p>
<p>For the vast majority of students, everyone loves their freshmen floor. There are a few on here who hated living on a subfree floor (one even mentioned it “killed their social life” and they were transferring next semester…), but I have a hunch that those people would have hated it whether or not they were living on a subfree floor.</p>
<p>While I would not have wanted to live on a floor like that (personal preference, and it’s why I didn’t choose a healthy living community), if you’re even considering it you’ll more than likely really enjoy it.<br>
As I said, I know plenty of subfree floors that go out together and party, and love being able to go back to a quiet floor.
One thing I really love about WashU- you really can control how much you want to party, regardless of the type of freshmen floor you choose.</p>
<p>My son lived on a healthy living floor (in Danforth) his first year. That particular floor seemed to include a variety of interesting, fun people and lots of activities (both there on the floor, and going out together). The floor did seem relatively quiet at times – which my son actually liked because he preferred to study in his room some of the time (not always the library), and he liked to get a good night’s sleep.</p>
<p>My son lived in Shepley (on a floor that was not subfree) his second year (with friends from his first-year floor), and this year he lives in his frat house.</p>
<p>I did an overnight at WashU and enjoyed it very much. The people were open, fun and sociable. Two days later as I was filling out my housing form, I came across this substance-free housing question and had similar thoughts. I had no desire to isolate myself on campus, but a more tame sleeping and studying space seemed more conducive to my overall college goals. Because of this, I called my student host from my overnight visit and asked if he was on a substance-free floor. He was, but I couldn’t tell based on the people during my visit, so I ultimately decided to go with substance-free housing for that reason. If I don’t like it, I can always transfer out sophomore year.</p>
<p>I had the exact same concerns that you guys had about the sub-free floors. I was debating whether or not to go sub-free up to the last minute because of all the issues you guys have discussed here - mainly that I won’t drink, do drugs, or party excessively, but I also don’t want to isolate myself on a “boring, antisocial floor.” However, I ended up not choosing a sub-free floor. I hope I don’t regret it.</p>
<p>I agree 100% with Johnson’s comments about sub-free vs. not, and the personalities of the floors. I WAS on a sub-free foor freshman year. My floormates, and the other floors in the dorm (also sub-free) were all lots of fun, chill, great to hang out with, and definitely did know how to have a good time. I wouldn’t say it was quiet all the time, with everyone studying… there were a lot of weeknights with the halls crowded, everyone hanging out, playing the guitar, playing games in the hallway, etc. You can’t necessarily assume that everyone on the floor will want to go out to other dorms/frats and party, but if nothing else, the RAs are really good about coordinating activities, helping everyone bond. You’ll find the sub-free dorms will be just as friendly, social, and fun, as the rest.</p>
If I don’t like it, I can always transfer out sophomore year.
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<p>Actually I should mention that unless students all just get together on their own initiative, there are no substance-free floors your sophomore year. I’m on a sub-free floor currently, and basically the whole group is just transferring over to a non-subfree floor in a different building next year, where there won’t be any written agreement on drinking or anything, but we pretty much know each other and all. My floor dynamic has been really good, although it quieted down a bit second semester. I suppose that probably happens to most floors with this many pre-med students ;)</p>
<p>was there one? All I know is that the Res-Life FAQ says that there are no official sub-free dorms/floors/suites for upperclassmen. Maybe that policy was different last year, or maybe some years there have been enough people to volunteer on sub-free to make it happen. They’ll still let you all sign the sub-free forms if your suite wants to I think, but there’s nothing really structured about it after freshman year. I think there was a little bit of a push to make a sub-free village bloc this year, but that fell through.</p>
<p>Ahh interesting… yeah Rutledge used to be sub-free, but that was like 4 years ago. They probably did change it, not many students seemed to want to live there.</p>
<p>The sub-free floors change every so often based on demand and acceptance rates. The University apparently does not offer upperclassmen sub-free due to lack of demand.</p>
<p>However, it is very possible that a group of student can form a sub-free ‘bloc.’ Which is essentially a group of 4-24 students with some sort of common bond (it can be pretty much anything and the university will even give you money to do whatever it is that brings you all together).</p>
<p>for housing preferences, i put in that i want to study in my room verses having my room solely used for socializing. will that lead to me being put on an anti-social floor?</p>
<p>sorry, i’m just stressing out over probably trivial details</p>
<p>nah. they use that sheet to match you with a roommate and/or suitemates, but they (res-life) will go for diversity on the floor, as opposed to all similar people. I guess I can’t say that for absolute certain, but I really wouldn’t worry about it. And wanting to study in one’s room doesn’t really mean anti-social, either. :)</p>