Ben: ><< My concern is .... that I will become the "freak" of the dorm hall because >I consume raw meat.>> Gosh, Ben, this really brings home to me how young you are--and how damn far ahead of the game you are at such a young age... Anyway, if my previous missives to you don't disqaulify me as an advice-giver ;) I gotta say one thing: do you have to live in the dorms? You'll have all the same problems living off-campus, but you'll have them with somewhat more mature folks. After a couple months in an unpleasant off-campus situation, I ended up living with a bassist for the Milwaukee symphony and a struggling alernative musician, until I found a place after a couple years with folks who had become my friends (a pretty typical situation as I remember it). All the while I worked in the dorms and saw clearly that the dorms were basically high school high two: the sequel without parents ;) As for the ladies, they will (to quote One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest) "light up like pinball machines and pay off in silver dollars" after dating a RAF-fed young buck like yourself. DId you mention what you plan on studying BTW? Cheers, Kirt PS I'm thrilled you didn't bite the big one with the berry mold!!! but I still ain't willing to recommend it to my loved ones...;)