Reader Question Will I be Able to Sleep in the Dorms

Reader Question Will I be Able to Sleep in the Dorms Hi everyone, Today I wanted to share a question from you guys, the readers! This question about sleep comes from Lily, who on my Ikenberry Commons post asked, I’d like to know a little more about the environment at Ikenberry Commons, does it get extremely loud at times? I wake easily and really need my sleep, so I think I might not be comfortable be woken up at the middle of the night by loud parties. Thank you and I look forward to your reply soon! Hi Lily! Welcome to the blog. It can get loud, but so can every other dorm â€" it really is just sort of luck of the draw in terms of what kind of crowd is in your floor/hall. Dorms can be a bit hard if you’re a light sleeper because something as simple as someone letting their door slam shut might wake you. I know one of my friends used earplugs because her roommate would come back late at night, and the sound of the door opening/closing was enough to wake her as a fellow light sleeper. I will say that because the Ike houses a bigger population, the chance of hearing loud people is a bit higher. If you get a dorm that is closer to peak traffic areas like the bus stop on Gregory Street right in the front of the Ike, it can be louder more frequently. Dorms with more freshmen tend to be louder since they are new to college and have lots of young energy :). But generally, you should be far enough from non-dorm gatherings  to be able to sleep. And if people in your dorm are causing trouble, if asking them to quiet down doesn’t work, you can always go to your RA to help deal with the situation. I can’t guarantee it since I haven’t lived at the Ike myself, but don’t worry too much about it! Noise usually isn’t a widespread problem â€" it’s usually just a rowdy group once in awhile on the weekends. Everyone needs their sleep, and everyone generally has good experiences at the dorms. Let me know if you have any other questions, and Id be happy to answer! EDIT Jenn makes a great comment below most, if not all dorms, enforce some sort of quiet hours, so typically beginning  at 11pm or midnight, depending on if its a weekday or weekend, residents on dorm floors must stay quiet so that students needing sleep or quiet studying can do so without disruption. There can be an occasional shout or laughter, but most of the time, people respect quiet hours. So hopefully this eases your sleep worries! James Class of 2016 I’m an Advertising major also pursuing a minor in Anthropology. I’m heavily involved with the American Advertising Federation on campus. I'm from Naperville, Illinois.