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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And here I am rolling my eyes at parents at my kids' colleges who somehow didn't realize their kids had chosen places that don't guarantee four years of housing.

(Building dorms is expensive, so state Us and institutions with small endowments in expensive locations aren't going to offer a lot of dorms, and definitely not nice dorms. [b]But drinking? That's determined by whether conservative Christians are in charge[/b])[/quote]

Wtf?  That idiocy came out of nowhere.  [/quote]

OK, let's ask the group: Did your college prohibit drinking in the dorms, and if so (1) what were the restrictions, exactly and (2) how would you describe your college's culture?

Of all the places people I know have gone, the only one that prohibited drinking was Pepperdine. Others might have had a few rules, but they were minimal. (Obvs this was all pre-COVID)[/quote]

1) There was a general 'don't ask, don't tell' kind of policy around underage drinking/drugs.  Basically, if you didn't cause a big nuisance, make it too obvious etc. they weren't looking.  In the dorms, RAs were there to help if someone got too drunk or high and they typically weren't punished.  Problematic cases would say drug/alcohol abuse treatment necessary but no police involvement.  In the  suites/houses for juniors/seniors primarily there was virtually no oversight.  I would say--for better or for worse-- there was more freedom there than off-campus as you didn't have to worry about the cops.  Also, most of the junior/senior suites/houses had kitchens and independent negotiation of cleaning, bills, household chores etc.  We didn't have a residential requirement, but these were sought after places because they were nicer, closer, and similarly priced as the off-campus housing which wasn't widely available.

2) Very relaxed liberal arts culture but with strong academics.  Being able to keep up academically kept alcohol/drug use in check more than policies.  Most students studied abroad for at least 6 months and did summer internships/winter break internships so on-campus housing more effective price-wise.[/quote]

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