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<p>The problem with colleges known as party schools is that the campus culture and atmosphere may be such that if one doesn’t care for such an environment it could result in a seriously negative college experience for the student concerned. </p>
<p>Whether it’s noisy campus parties to the point one cannot study even at the library, drunk/loud students who make noise into 3-4 am in the morning with lax/no enforcement from the overwhelmed RA staff, involuntary sleep deprivation as a consequence of being in campus/dorms with such an atmosphere, peer pressure to drink heavily, anti-intellectual attitudes among the critical mass of party-minded students, rowdy violent actions which injure students and destroy property, and more…it’s not every aspiring college student’s cup of tea and that should be respected by parents…not belittled or minimized with the statement “Most colleges are party schools”. </p>
<p>That statement is also inaccurate as my LAC and colleges with similar cultures don’t have a party school campus culture and most college classmates would feel disgusted at the idea of having to attend such an institution. </p>
<p>Moreover, I’ve known several HS classmates and alums who transferred out because they got fed up with attending schools where there was a prevalence of drunk rowdy students who look forward to the weekend booze parties starting from Thursday. </p>