<p>considering that most freshman live in plazas, i'd say you're not missing out on your freshman experience ;)</p>
<p>you will be in a room with freshman, but your floor will be a mix. mainly freshman and sophomores, maybe a random few juniors.</p>
<p>you can hang out in res halls as long as you know someone in them who can let you in (or in some cases you can just "loiter" til someone opens the door)</p>
<p>trust me, you WILL meet people on the floor. it just takes more of an effort, but it's not that hard (leave your door open and don't spend all your time in your room). keep in mind that there will be people who don't want to meet you- in plazas, that's their prerogative since technically they can hole up in their rooms. however this is NOT the majority! the first two or so weeks are all about meeting your floor, especially for freshman. take advantage of that window of opportunity, and you'll be surrounded by new friends! :)</p>