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<p>Obviously I don’t attend Hamilton, but because the school fits so many characteristics of a school at a high risk for binge drinking, I’d be shocked if it didn’t have some sort of issue with overconsumption (relative to other colleges). </p>
<p>Hamilton is a four year, secular (nominal religious affiliation does not count), non commuter school in a rural environment. Its students are mostly white, and wealthy. The college is located in the Northeast, a region that tends to have higher than average drinking rates. Plus the school boasts a larger than average greek scene, with almost all undergrads around the traditional college age, 18-22. It’s also a smaller school which means that students who don’t drink may not find the number of non drinking peers that they would at a larger institution with similar qualities. The only major risk factor it lacks is DI sports. </p>
<p>This isn’t to say there won’t be drinking at Oxford or Davidson. There will be. Almost every non hyper-religious school has some degree of drinking, but the reality is, the binge drinking rates of the two aforementioned schools, especially Oxford, are likely lower than that of Hamilton’s.</p>