<p>I knew I shouldn't have put "No Preference." Anyone know how bad it is?</p>
<p>It just means that the people you will live with on your floor, apt or building agreed to live in a place with other people who dont drink or smoke. You will live right next to people who do and it will be all around you any way, its college. It doesnt mean to much. What it does mean is that there will be some people you live with who will be drug nazi's.</p>
<p>ChesterAArthur, which dorm are you in? I was just wondering which dorms are sub free and which ones aren't.</p>
<p>Ya I got that too and I asked for non substance-free. I have Cohen at Choates.</p>
<p>I don't think it means too much. My S also got sub free and judging by facebook, if you can judge by facebook, his future roomie's a partier.</p>
<p>I got Berry at the McLaughlin Cluster.</p>
<p>TheGFG- Did you already get this year's facebook?</p>
<p>My son showed me his roommate on the online version. I didn't order a hard copy. We assume the kid is a partier because of all the postings from his friends referring to parties.</p>
<p>^^ Lolol. Even if that wasn't meant to be funny, it gave me a good wry laugh.</p>
<p>that's awesome lol</p>
<p>My S doesn't think it's too funny, lol, if you're referring to my post!</p>
<p>Haha I'm sure I wouldn't be too happy either. But the way you phrased how you deduced that... hehehehee =)</p>
<p>It kind of annoys me that they put people who don't request sub-free in such housing. I realize they have to fill the space, but it's just as bad for those who really do want a substance-free environment and have to live with those who bring it into the dorms as it is for those who don't want to live there.</p>
<p>Maybe there weren't enough kids who specifically wanted sub-free? Or maybe the kid checked "no preference". The way I understand it is that the students promise that they will not bring substances into the dorm. There's nothing that says they won't party or do whatever outside the dorm, right? But I think that makes the sub-free label kind of meaningless. Isn't the point that you don't want to deal with drunk roomies throwing up in your room? If that's what he gets anyway, I'll be furious.</p>
<p>Cangel's D ('09 and former Cohen resident): If you're in sub-free and don't want to be, don't worry about it too much. The Choates are about five seconds from frat row, so it won't interfere with the partying. And who knows, you might enjoy the more sedate atmosphere of sub-free. It isn't fun to have the flu and have people partying and getting sick all around you. One thing that will become obvious is that your dorm room is your home. You have to live there, and while partying is part of the college experience, so are huge papers, homesickness, physical sickness, and all sorts of other dramas. A dorm that you can feel comfortable in all the time is more important than the partying.</p>
<p>Oh, and sub-free doesn't mean socially awkward. We were an extremely social floor. We made t-shirts. Look for them around back on campus. ;-)</p>