Post- Magazine

which dining hall are you? [post-pourri]

we can’t all be josiah carberry

By this point in the school year, you have certainly figured out your favorite dining halls and go-to meals…But have you ever stopped to consider which dining hall matches your personality—not just your dietary preferences?

1. What is your birth order?

  1. I’m an only child
  2. I’m the eldest child
  3. I’m stuck in the middle
  4. I’m the youngest child
  5. I’m a twin (or triplet)
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2. What field of study are you pursuing?

  1. Something arts-related
  2. Something STEM-related
  3. One of the foreign language concentrations
  4. Social Sciences or Humanities
  5. One of the smallest or most niche concentrations

3. Do you consider yourself a morning person?

  1. Sometimes…depends on the day
  2. Yes! I can’t start my day without coffee and breakfast!
  3. Somewhat, I enjoy having a productive morning
  4. I don’t mind getting up early, but I need a mid-day siesta
  5. Morning? I’m not waking up before noon…

4. What’s your go-to cafe order?

  1. Cold brew coffee
  2. Black coffee
  3. Latte
  4. Tea
  5. Irish coffee

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5. What is your favorite season?

  1. I can’t choose!
  2. Fall
  3. Winter
  4. Spring
  5. Summer

6. What is your favorite beverage?

  1. Good ol’ water
  2. Coffee milk
  3. Juice
  4. Smoothie
  5. Alcohol

7. What is your favorite Brown tradition/event?

  1. Walking through the Van Wickle Gates
  2. Late-Night Organ Concert
  3. Brown v. Harvard Football Game
  4. Spring Weekend
  5. Naked Donut Run

8. What do your most productive lock-in sessions look like?

  1. Soaking in the ambiance of the Hay
  2. Sunbathing on the Main Green
  3. Suffering in the SciLi basement
  4. Isolating in the Rock’s Absolute Quiet Room
  5. Multi-tasking during a lecture

If you chose mostly A’s: You are Andrews Dining Hall!

If you chose mostly B’s: You are the Ratty, or the Sharpe Refectory if you’re feeling fancy.

If you chose mostly C’s: You are V-Dub!

If you chose mostly D’s: You are the Ivy Room!

If you chose mostly E’s: You are Jo’s!

And finally, if your answers were all over the place and/or you simply don’t agree with my quiz, you can always claim to be the Blue Room, ERC, or the Underground.


Jessica Lee

Jessica Lee is the Copy Chief (and sometimes a writer!) for post- Magazine. She is from Huntington Beach, California, and came to Brown as a RUE student after wrapping up her career as a competitive figure skater on Team USA and a principal performer with Disney on Ice. She's one of the few Linguistics concentrators on campus and will never stop defending the Oxford comma!

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