<p>I actually looked online to research the “party scenes” of school. There are a couple of sites that have past/current students give review of what it’s like. From my experience, the reviews I’ve looked up have been quite accurate for my school. </p>
<p>We have a small party scene, the _____ hall is the “party” hall, and the _____ hall is usually clean – the reviews were right! </p>
<p>Personally, I think in cases like this, it’s up to the student to do their research and to keep an open mind. From my experience, a big party school will have halls or dorm buildings that have a reputation of having many parties, and others that have a reputation of being clean. In any case, I’ve found myself asking on some college forums about party scenes/night life (not just on CC but I’ve done some other forums, lol).</p>
<p>What I mean by open mind is not to encourage drinking, but to encourage making friends with everyone - whether or not they drink - and just have quiet time by yourself or participate in school-sponsored events when the sun goes down on Friday nights. I’m only saying this because of personal experience. I’ve made friends who drop me like a hot potato once they find that I’ve been involved in the party scene. Yes, I do go “in an out”, but not everyone who drinks forces everyone they know to drink too!</p>