Pomona Housing, Substance-Free or Not?

CamiTheAverage
Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:41:27 +0000

Current junior here. I lived in a sub-free hall, but my hall was close to sub-op halls. I didn’t party much my first year (or in general), but other kids in my hall definitely did. I think most people in my hall chose sub-free so they could have a relatively quiet and clean place to go back to, and that’s what it ended up being. My sub-free hall was also pretty diverse in terms of race, socioeconomic background, hometown, and interests but I’d categorize us as all chill. I don’t know what your definition of “weird” is, but I doubt a whole sub-free hall will consist of only weird kids, probably just one or two that you think will be weird – same with sub-op. What’s funny is that my sponsors originally wanted a sub-op hall but ended up with sub-free; I think they had the same concerns as you that we’d be a weird bunch, but everything turned out fine!

I’ve had good friends who lived in sub-op halls, but I do think you will definitely find more athletes, jocks, and more hardcore rather than casual partiers in sub-op halls. Some sub-op halls are a more mixed, but you won’t find a whole group of those people in a sub-free hall. Not good or bad; if that’s the community that you’d like to be a part of then go for it!

However, if you’re really concerned about cigarette/marijuana smoke or the smell of either, definitely go with sub-free! If you’d prefer to go with sub-op, you can indicate preferences for a roommate who doesn’t smoke, but there could always be another person in your hall who does.