<p>Perhaps those students only study 3 hours per day (perhaps they only take 3 courses), but my S recently told me last week when I called that he was taking a break from studying, he had been going to class and studying for 10 hours straight. He does study on weekends, especially Sunday night, which is when his dorm has an hour study break from 10 pm to 11 pm where they will have root beer floats etc. S does not spend much time in the Reg, however. He still finds time for plenty of fun. And, it is true, many students do discuss things not typically discussed at social events. My youngest stayed the night with my S and reported to us that one kid on the dorm floor came into a room rather drunk and loud, and got into an argument with some others in the room over the proper interpretation of some ancient writer. Though there was considerable hanging out, laughter, (and yes, some drinking), one could also find someone studying something even late into the night.</p>