<p>Maidez, sorry to hear that you’ve had trouble getting to know some non-partiers. Just some advice, it’s best to try and meet some new people now, because everyone’s still very open in their freshmen year and it gets more difficult as you get older! Do the non partiers you’ve met have other non partier friends you could be introduced to? And I’m sure there must be some more people in your dorm as well. I was in a first year dorm and not big into partying and knew many more there who were similar. Good luck!</p>
<p>The idea that there’s nothing to do on the Oberlin campus on a weekend if you’re not interested in pot or alcohol is ludicrous. For a town its size, Oberlin is overflowing with concerts, lectures, impromtu happenings, meetings of all sorts, not to mention, ahem, classes, excos, student art shows at Fisher gallery or evening events at the art museum… and really, you’ll have too much reading to get done to be very worried about it once you’re there anyhow.</p>
<p>Plus, I can attest to the fact that Ohio marijuana has a low THC content, originating, as it does, from the Midwest . So helicopter parents fear not the assassin of youth! Your children’s euphoria will only be mild (unless they make frequent road-trips to Brooklyn).</p>
<p>Based on advertised activities, the Brooklyn area seems to be at or among the most active NYC-area alumni contingents. Coincidence???</p>
<p>people should keep in mind that a disproportionate amount of the people posting here are model students who stay away from drugs and alcohol. when I went to Oberlin to visit family, one of the very first things i saw people doing was smoke - and it just seemed as if that was the activity on campus. I smoke, fairly admittedly, and when I did at Oberlin it was like joining the general public of high kids. Not a lot of alcohol it seemed though, and I honestly don’t think there should be a big distinction between pot and alcohol so if you’re okay with a big drinking school you should probably be okay with Oberlin.</p>
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Woosah, when I’ve visited I’ve seen kids smoking regular tobacco cigarettes, which is disturbing enough. I thought kids intelligent enough to be admitted to Oberlin wouldn’t acquire such an unsavory and unhealthy habit. I haven’t seen the Columbian Gold smoker, and neither has my D who lives on campus.</p>
<p>I’ve found if you seek out people who don’t smoke, it’s possible: they do exist. That being said (at least for freshman) people do go a little crazy in the first couple of months. The thing to do on Friday/Sat nights in my frosh dorm is to go out and party, but I can imagine that will die down with finals coming up and the weather getting colder. I don’t know if it’s different in traditional housing.</p>