<p>My brother went to Vassar and when I first visited him and his friends they all smoked, and my brother picked up a habit there. I’m going to Vassar and I smoke pretty frequently (like five cigs a day) but I live in Eastern Europe where smoking is really prevalent. It’s not such a big deal though - no one’s going to be smoking inside your dorm and I’m sure most people would be smart enough to stand away from entrances of buildings and bus stops or whatever so you don’t have to breathe in their nasty second hand smoke. I get a slight vibe that Vassar has more smokers than a place like Wesleyan or Oberlin because the kids are more of the Lou Reed type than the John Lennon type. Less hippy and more hip a.k.a. a lot more open to the idea of poisoning their body with substances other than psychedelics. That’s not backed up by anything but opinion, though.</p>