Party Schools- worried?

AustenNut
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:55:31 +0000

CollegeNerd67:

One might encounter more of a robust party scene at larger, sports-heavy schools (some with higher acceptance rates). My daughter’s bf is at one such school and the parties are going on in his dorm every night. He loves the school and his program but can’t wait to be out of the dorm after this year. Even at those schools though, I think if your child finds the right roommate(s) and is careful with dorm selection, they can evade the hardcore partiers. And as others have said, your kid needs to have some form of self-discipline as well.

Sometimes there is just bad luck of the draw, but frequently there are certain dorms that have reputations as having more of the “partier” set. Students who aren’t interested in that should obviously avoid them. Living learning communities and honors floors haven’t had those issues, in my experience, and I would imagine that substance-free dorms wouldn’t either. Students should (if they can) indicate preferences for the type of dorm environment that will best suit them, even if it’s not the newest or fanciest dorm.