East Wheelock for Me?

johnleemk
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:33:52 +0000

Plus, I think I will mostly use my room for studying and sleeping and do other things outside or something (but I’m not sure if it’ll work out that way, since I’ve never experienced college life before).

That’s pretty much what everyone does. There aren’t that many room parties at Dartmouth. I think most people should avoid EW as freshmen unless they are absolutely sure they want an odd, antisocial experience. It’s not that there’s anything particularly wrong with EW – it’s just that it’s in a social bubble all to itself, and that’s sometimes rather weird especially because many EWers are the nerdy and/or antisocial type.



If we apply for substance-free housing but not EW, does that mean that, say, one wing or one level of a building is sub-free, or does it mean that we could only end up at one of a few buildings?

Usually they allot a couple of dorms for sub-free freshmen. In my year sub-free kids wound up either in Judge (the River) or Little (the Choates).