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10-17-2009, 03:24 PM
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| best top tier party school
So, I want to be intellectually challenged, but also have a fun time (both under the influence and sober). What are my options?
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10-17-2009, 03:28 PM
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UCSB, UCSD, UC Irvine, Pepperdine, USC, Berkeley, Stanford, UCLA
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10-17-2009, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by RML UCSB, UCSD, UC Irvine, Pepperdine, USC, Berkeley, Stanford, UCLA | You forgot the other UCs. Hey, why not throw in the Claremont colleges as well? 
Miami and Penn State are probably the first to come to mind. Probably UCSB, Tulane, USC, UF, UT, Wisconsin.
There are other schools that balance work and play pretty well (Penn, Dartmouth, Duke, Vanderbilt, UNC, etc.), but I wouldn't call them party schools.
Last edited by hippo2718; 10-17-2009 at 03:39 PM.
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10-17-2009, 03:40 PM
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Texas and Wisconsin. Maybe Georgia too.
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10-17-2009, 03:42 PM
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I would definatley say Vanderbilt, Duke, and UVA live by the "work hard, party hard" motto. We currently have a child at Vandy and they do stress the importance of "balance" alot. Seems like the kids work pretty darn hard but find time for lots of fun.
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10-17-2009, 03:44 PM
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Honestly, barring a few exceptions, it won't be hard to find good parties at top academic schools.
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10-17-2009, 04:36 PM
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I would add Penn State too
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10-17-2009, 04:54 PM
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University of Florida, which would be analogous to both Penn St. and Texas in that respect.
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10-17-2009, 04:57 PM
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Sounds like: Arizona State University, Penn State, Florida State, Florida, Miami, Santa Barbara, New Jersey and Wisconsin.
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10-17-2009, 05:33 PM
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U Arizona might fit the bill (some of their science programs are top-notch).
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10-17-2009, 05:40 PM
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Tulane? (10 chars)
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10-17-2009, 05:41 PM
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Top tier? Duke and Notre Dame. Stanford, too.
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10-17-2009, 05:55 PM
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Wisconsin. ..................
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10-17-2009, 06:48 PM
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I think a shorter list would be to list the "non-party" schools..
Essentially, the rule of thumb is...
If a school has a pretty strong Greek component, then it's going to have a party element. My sons texted me from last night's bonfire pep rally.
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10-17-2009, 08:56 PM
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Yeah, I'm worried about the schools that don't have a Greek component/weak one. Like, HYP. What schools SUCK at partying? (So I can avoid them) And, I don't really care if not everybody parties, but there must be at least SOME hardcore partiers.
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