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Campus Strictness

Quick Stats

Students Are Most Likely to Get Caught...
  • Alcohol in the dorms
  • Being drunk or smoking pot
  • Illegal appliances or candles/incense in the room
  • Mass e-mailing
  • Parking illegally
  • Plagiarism
  • Running a stop sign
  • Smoking less than 30 feet from building
  • Smoking marijuana in the dorms
  • Traying behind Sue B. dorm
  • Underage drinking

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As long as no one sees, you’re set. UR is not the biggest watchdog; they allow students to act on their own and do not impose overly strict regulations for housing, visiting, and the like. There is not a maze of bureaucracy to deal with in administration, and if you do something wrong, it goes through a direct process of discipline. Students are left to their own devices, for the most part, except for fraternities. When it comes to cracking down on drinking at frat houses, there is an inordinate amount of attention given. Beyond the frat houses, you’re out from under security’s eye.

Little resentment exists between the student body and the authorities. Some fraternities are angry over their maltreatment, but most students do not have a problem or feel that their rights are been impinged upon. They are now even phasing in a non-smoking policy campus-wide for all the dorms, and students have not had an adverse reaction. If a reasonable rule is set in place, no one finds reason to rebel against or disregard it. Overall, people are mostly well behaved, and the school leaves well enough alone.

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Campus Strictness at University of Rochester

collegefinger

Film and Video Studies '15

2.7
C+

Just Don't Be Obnoxious.

If you're prancing around outside and obviously blacked out drunk/stoned, you will get in trouble. The fines for your actions are extremely expensive, and they take these matters very seriously. Security or cops will always bust a party (or at least just take a look around) so whenever they show up, just put your drink down (if you're under) and act normal. If it's the cops, they might ask everybody to leave though this is usually the case with frat parties off-campus that gets too loud. My only advice is just don't get too s***-faced in public. It won't be fun for you or anybody else. Other than that, you can still have fun.

May 17, 2012

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Campus Strictness at University of Rochester

Cloniews

Physics '15

3.8
B+

Few Punishments, Though Security Noticable

The school doesn't mind much that you drink, as long as you do so safely. They will and do send medical help if you need it. Drug use is more severely punished. Security will come into parties occasionally, just to look, see what's going on, and so you know they're there. As far as residential problems, RAs may tend to be more strict, but this depends on the individual RA.

Dec 29, 2011

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Campus Strictness at University of Rochester

emmag1719

Foreign Languages and Literatures '15

3.5
B

2 Strike Rule

There's a 2 strike rule, called the "second chance program," for students who get caught breaking the rules. It's really easy to not get caught, though; in freshman dorms you should only break one rule at a time (more than double occupancy plus one in a dorm room, drinking underage, loud music late at night) - RAs do sometimes come around the halls and may notice. If you're out, take care of your friends. If someone is trashed, keep them inside until they can act soberish, or the Student Aides (in blue jackets) will call Mert and ambush you if they need to.

Enough RAs are strict that you want to stay careful. Most of the time, RAs are perfectly fine with letting THEIR students do whatever, but if they are down a different hall or if the student is somewhere where the RA doesn't know them, that's when people run into trouble.

Mert is the student medical group on campus, and they mostly just make sure drunk kids are going to be alright. The only problem there is that their confidentiality doesn't extend to the administration, so getting merted - while usually not common - is the most common way to get a strike.

Oct 18, 2011

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User rating for University of Rochester - Campus Strictness is 3.5 out of 5 based on 20 user reviews.

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