<p>Hey guys!</p>
<p>I’m a junior in Medill at Northwestern and I was helping out a friend’s younger sister (who is coming here) so I just stumbled upon this board…I wish this was around when I was in HS (or knew about it). It’s a great idea.</p>
<p>But regarding the drinking issue, my best advice, especially for parents, is to CHILL! Everyone who gets in here has to have a certain level of intelligence and, as much as some students may wish it wasn’t true, this ain’t no state school when it comes to the drinking scene. =)</p>
<p>I’ve got some friends who definitely know how to party hard and go out drinking several days a week. Most of my friends are like me and we drink on Thursday (big night for going out) and some other point during the weekend. But I think overall there’s no great concern for OVER-drinking…I’m talking hospitalizations and really dangerous behavior like that that I hear about from friends at other schools.</p>
<p>But, most importantly, you can find EVERY LEVEL of drinking at Northwestern so you shouldn’t be concerned with whether it’s a party school or too dry for your taste. I know TONS of people who never drink and I know TONS of people who enjoy drinking as their main social activity. If we’re lacking the representation of any college group, it’s the really hard-core binge drinkers who pay no attention to academics whatsoever. I like that kids here seem to drink if they want to, but they can also do other things because Evanston and Chicago and campus offers so many choices.</p>
<p>So yeah. I guess I’m just saying you can definitely find a place to fit in. =) I lived in Allison my freshman year and I LOVED it. I think it’s a diverse group of kids who are social and fun with a good drinking scene–it’s not overdone. Bobb’s usually a little more hard-core (it’s North campus and right next to the frats, whereas Allison is South campus). And during rush this year freshman told me Elder is becoming a bit more like that because they made it an all-freshmen dorm this year.</p>
<p>There are some dorms where drinking is virtually non-existent, like Foster-Walker and Slivka and stuff. I guess talk to anyone you know who goes to Northwestern to get an idea of where you would fit in best. But you will absolutely be able to find a group of friends that you can “click” with–outside of just the drinking issue–because every type of student I can think of is represented on campus. That’s one of the reasons I love it here. There’s SO MUCH else that goes on on campus and off, which is great. I do everything from Kegs N Eggs tailgating before football games to a capella shows to concerts to Toni Morrison (yes, I stood in line several hours)…I think you get the idea.</p>
<p>I hope you all love it here as much as I do! Feel free to ask me any questions if you think I can help you out.</p>
<p>Whoah, sorry that was so long.</p>