<p>D got her room assignment - it says "Quiet Study". That's not something she asked for, and she's freaking out. </p>
<p>We searched the Rochester website, and can't find any rules about what the quiet hours are normally and what they are for a "Quiet Study" floor.</p>
<p>Anyone know anything?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Chevda,</p>
<p>My ds#2 asked for either a substance free or quiet study dorm but got the random coed room one instead. He doesn't seem too bothered by it but I am wondering how noisy it may be for him.</p>
<p>Ds#1 (a rising junior at UR) was in a quiet study dorm but he is vague about what it means. He mumbles something about "people are not supposed to bother you after 11 p.m." Perhaps he may be more forthcoming when I ask him again when he is not on a computer game. :-)</p>
<p>A friend of ds#1 mentioned that getting a substance free dorm room would just mean that those who indulge in whatever would do it outside of the dorm and return smelling like an ashtray or vomiting all over the place. At any rate, all the dorms are supposed to be smoke free now.</p>
<p>Wish ds#2 got into a quiet study dorm. Did your D ask for a random co-ed room dorm? Perhaps, my son and his roommate would switch with your D and roommate!</p>
<p>Quiet study is on the 4th floor of hoeing. It just means that instead of quiet hours after midnight, there are quiet hours all the time.</p>
<p>hopkinslax, what does "quiet hours" mean? If it really is "quiet hours" all the time, she's threatening not to go to school! (Yes, she was assigned to 4th floor of Hoeing.)</p>
<p>BandW, maybe we can get the kids together to discuss offline?</p>
<p>Basically she can't be singing opera in her room. She can talk, etc. but basically no being loud.</p>
<p>there's obviously going to be noise, just means respect people's wishes for quiet study time a little bit more than on some other floor.</p>
<p>OK, so we're not talking "library quiet", right?</p>
<p>Could you please keep it down, y'all. I'm trying to take a quick nap</p>
<p>hopkinslax--</p>
<p>so quiet hall means that tv, etc. is ok , as long as it's kept low?</p>
<p>My d is afraid that she won't be able to have friends in her room, no laughing, no TV or music not through headphones, stuff like that. Is that really what it's like or is her imagination exaggerating?</p>
<p>I think that stuff will really depend on her roommate.
Call ResLife ASAP. They are really good in dealing with problems and I am sure something can be done.</p>
<p>Chevda</p>
<p>My ds#1 was in a quiet study hall his freshman year. He said that it was not library quiet. I remember his talking about his roommate watching Chinese kung fu movies with his friends, hall mates stopping in with invitations to parties, etc. So it was not as if she will be in a tomb. He also said that if people were noisy or lots of people were going up and down the hall when he needed to work, closing the door was pretty effective in muffling the noise.</p>
<p>BTW, the doors have pretty tight fit. I bought one of those over the door hook for ds for hanging wet towels but it did not fit.</p>
<p>As hopkinslax mentioned, if your dd is very stressed out about the room assignment, it would be good to call ResLife and get some answers and/or reassurances to her specific concerns.</p>
<p>I just wanted to echo what others have been saying. Quiet hall isn't a hardcore as you would think, most students are very considerate, so the level noise is low but not silent. During the majority of the year it isn't an issue, usually during reading week do things get real quiet and quiet rules are strictly enforced. </p>
<p>As for switching rooms, it tends to be a pain, as I was considering from switching from a triple with two athlete roomates. Though it may not be to bad to switch out of a quiet hall since they are limited. But I suggest you stick with it and see how it is the first few weeks. Problem with most of our experiances with dorms, is that your experiance tends to be entirely contingent on the RA and students living around you. So its hard to tell you what to expect since those two factors vary.</p>
<p>But coming from a person who had a triple with two athletes and an "interesting" year, I'd say stick with it and see how it works out. I doubt you'll have a problem watching tv or listening to music, especially through earphone ;), or hanging out with friends as long as its considerate to those around you.</p>