Amherst vs. Dartmouth

Alexandre
Sat, 19 Feb 2005 00:52:41 +0000

I disagree to an extent. Of course, drinking is going to take place on every campus and there is nothing wrong with that. But I do not believe that academic rigor and drinking are necessarily related. Drinking is not an issue at the University of Chicago, UC Berkeley, MIT, CalTech and Swarthmore etc…all of which are considered pretty intense academically. I thinking drinking is a function of having limited socializing options. Schools like Cornell, Williams and Dartmouth are rather secluded and have very limited options to counteract the demanding academic expectations. In those schools, drinking far more prevalent than at schools located in larger cities, where entertainment and socializing options are more readily availlable. Just an obesrvation.