<p>Sosywfu is probably right and those stereotypes about Johnson probably do exist. Though they never had any impact on me or my life that I could tell, I would be surprised if they didn't exist. However, I never felt like I was lacking in friends or anything else by living in Johnson. For me it comes down to this: the people with whom I'm friendly are obviously willing to be my friend despite any stereotypes, and I really don't care if other people have pre-concieved opinions of me.</p>
<p>Ultimately everyone's decision whether or not to live in Johnson is a personal decision and I'm sure that many people live in Johnson for many different reasons. There are certainly pros and cons to living in either Johnson or one of the other dorms. However, for people considering Johnson, I think that it would be unfair to equate your choice with the choice between Johnson and a life.</p>
In a regular hall, even if you don't smoke and drink, those that do may be your roomate. although the university tries to match up people, many lie on their housing application (parents are watching!) and say yes, they do not go to bed late, No, they do not party. The reality- they can't wait to get to college to do that very thing! There you are, with a roomate who is a party animal. If you REALLY do not drink, smoke or party that stinks. That is what Johnson is for.
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<p>I was in this situation this year, and yeah, it does stink. I have no idea how housing decided to put us together (or maybe she lied on her application), because we were total opposites. I don't drink but she definitely did. We agreed at the beginning of the year that if she was out drinking and had had a lot, she would crash with a friend to avoid waking me up. Well...she turned out to be extremely inconsiderate and kept coming back drunk to the point of being sick (NOT cool). I always wondered if maybe Johnson would have been better for me in that case...although I do think there may be a slight stereotype toward the Johnsonites too. It's not an awful stigma though.</p>
<p>But I don't think being a non-drinker in a non-substance free dorm would be a gigantic problem, as long as your roommate, should he/she choose to drink, is somewhat courteous and considerate to you.</p>
<p>Alright, well I just signed up for substance-free. I must admit that I was a bit aprehensive at first. While I do not drink, I like to go out and I love being crazy with friends. Then I realized that by assuming that Johnsonites didn't enjoy these these things as well, I was basically stereotyping myself. I think that I'll be remembered for who I am, not where I sleep, and I'm sure that each dorm will have its fair share of fun-loving people. I'll see y'all in the fall!</p>