Getting top housing choices

CerebralAssassin
Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:47:11 +0000

To reiterate what I’ve said before:
you can go to Bobb-McCulloch and be an abstainer. I’m not lying…you’re coming to NU in the fall regardless.
Most people even in “big bad” Bobb don’t drink during the week. Is it possible there will be some loud drunk people Friday and Saturday night @ 1 AM? Absolutely. Can you close/lock your door and minimize their effect on you? Absolutely.
I agree with the comment that everyone here got (roughly) a 1400 SAT, straight As in high school, and probably is really involved in a worthy extra-curricular. This isn’t animal house. But also be advised that no school is animal house. I’ve visited friends at many of the “big party state schools” and it’s not terribly different. Yes there is more partying, but every dorm has some drinkers, some abstainers, and most in-between. I think this whole conversation was worth having but is deteriorating into people projecting their fears about college life (it’s not too bad, trust me).

And if you come here with the attitude that this wasn’t your first choice and you are here because your parents want you to be here, then let me save you some time…start your transfer applications now. I guarentee you’ll hate it here. The first month or two of college is really difficult because its a new life and you don’t have the same old friends and social network to rely on. You need to meet people and make friends. You need to find someone who shares a class with you or find a time for your whole hall to go meals together, because no one wants to be the kid who eats alone. Unless you give it a quarter to develop a comfort level, you’ll feel more alone than you can possibly imagine.
I don’t mean to sound rude, but if you come in with this attitude, you’re better off staying home.