Generally speaking, we here at Her Campus firmly believe that stereotypes are bad. But when it comes to freshman housing tropes, it’s a lot like astrology—you know housing stereotypes aren’t “real,” but hey, they’re fun to read about! So sit back, relax, and enjoy the diverse opinions of two small-town white girls from Carman 9 on what your freshman dorm says about what you’re “most likely” like as a person.
Carman: “We really dodged a bullet.” “We also pulled the trigger.” -Carman Elevator
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Most Likely to Puke in the Elevator
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Most Likely to Decorate with Vodka Bottles and Bongs
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Most Likely to Juul and Make Sure You Know It
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Most Likely to Drop Pre-Med
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Most Likely to Own a Canada Goose Jacket
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Most Likely to Play Sports
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Most Likely to Have their Weed Delivered
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Most Likely to Attend a Formal
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Most Likely to Stan Ferris
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Most Likely to be a Sex Addict and Also Bad at Sex
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Worst Adderall to Work Ratio
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Most Likely to “Do Yoga”
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Can’t Cook and Doesn’t
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Most Likely to Show Up Late to a Meeting with an Iced Drink
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Most Likely to Hug You in the Bathroom at Mel’s
John Jay: “Stop being emo—you’ve been emo for three days.” -John Jay Lobby
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Most Likely to Know Everyone on Their Floor
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Most Likely to Decorate with Wine Bottles and Dried Flowers, Get a Housing Violation for the Flowers
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Most Likely to Bring an Actual Mug of Coffee to Class
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Most Likely to Know They’re a Good Dancer
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Most Likely to be a Famous Alum
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Most Likely to Model for GAP
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Most Likely to Make References You Don’t Understand
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Most Likely to Own a Polaroid or Disposable Camera
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Most Likely to Secretly Judge You
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Most Likely to Use Unnecessarily Large Words in UWriting
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Most Likely to Smoke Cigarettes Outside of Avery, Cry in Avery, Be in Avery
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Most Likely to Take “Cool” Pictures of New York
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Can Cook but Doesn’t
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Most Likely to Show Up Late to a Meeting with a Hot Drink
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Most Likely to be an English Major
Furnald: “I drank coffee on an empty stomach again and I literally think you are going to have to CAVA me.” -Furnald Lounge
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Most Likely to Bullet Journal
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Most Likely to Have an RA Bust a “Party” That’s Just Two People Doing FroSci
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Most Likely to Get Away with Throwing a Real Party
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Most Likely to Have Gone Through a “Horse Girl” Phase
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Most Likely to Grow Herbs in Their Window
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Most Likely to do Either Math or Theater (Not Both)
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Most Likely to Like Classical Music
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Most Likely to Not Drink During NSOP
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Most Likely to Wear Velcro
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Most Likely to Shush a Conversation in the Lounge
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Most Likely to Have a Suspiciously Clean Room
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Most Likely to Take Actual Cool Pictures of New York
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Can’t Cook but Does (A Lot)
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Most Likely to Show Up On Time to a Meeting with a Hot Drink
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Most Likely to Get Stressed Out About Tour Groups at Their Entrance
Wallach: “I’m too stressed out to go to yoga.” -Wallach Skylounge
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Most Likely to Have Brought the Harry Potter Books to College
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Most Likely to Own Candles
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Most Likely to Have a Rat in Their Wall
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Most Likely to Actually be Pre-Med
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Most Likely to Own a Planner
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Most Likely to be a Secret Drug Dealer
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Most Likely to Never, Ever Leave Campus
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Most Likely to Do Spec
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Most Likely to Get Lost in Their Own Building
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Most Likely to Secretly Party Every Weekend
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Most Likely to Knit
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Most Likely to Actually Do Yoga
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Can Cook and Does
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Most Likely to Show Up on Time to a Meeting with Hot Tea
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Most Likely to be Really Disappointed in What a “Sky Lounge” Is
Hartley: “You guys rush sororities if you want; I’m going to fight club.” – Hartley Laundry Room
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Most Likely to Post Pictures of the Subway to Snapchat
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Most Likely to Actually Leave Campus
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Most Likely to Give Honest Advice
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Most Likely to have a Wolf Girl Phase—Current
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Most Likely to Secretly Juul
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Most Likely to Stan JJ’s. Sober. On a Tuesday.
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Most Likely to Get a Sympathetic Look When They Say Where They Live
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Most Likely to Never Speak to Their Suitemates
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Most Likely to Take an Absurd Amount of Aesthetic Low Steps Pictures
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Most Likely to Take Astrology Really Seriously
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Most Likely to be From a Different Country
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Most Likely to Go Vintage Shopping
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Most Likely to Never Have a Clean Bathroom
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Most Likely to Smoke Cigarettes Inside Avery
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Most Likely to Not Show Up at All to a Meeting with an Iced Drink
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Most Likely to Have a Tapestry on Their Wall
So what do you think? Do these housing stereotypes embody you as a person? Are they completely off-base? Are they just broad enough where they can apply to pretty much anyone? Let us know how you feel, and remember—housing might determine your personality, but you decide your destiny.