Where to live on campus

Hey everyone! Im going to Penn State next year and I’m not sure what to do about dorms. I know most freshmen live in East halls, but I’m not sure if I want to. I have heard that all of the parties are in East and that no one really gets much sleep most of the time. I’m all for the parties, but I don’t know if I would want to live around it all the time. What are the chances that a freshman gets put into West halls? That would proabably be better for me. That said, since most freshmen want ot live in East, it will be hard for me to find someone that wants to live in West with me. So do I take my chances with a random roommate and request west even though I might not get put there anyway? Or do I find a roommate and definitely go to East?

@mhaccount Congrats. If you scroll down the forum or search this forum. Their are a few threads discussing this. Good luck!