Party Schools- worried?

CollegeNerd67
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:03:03 +0000

Agree that at most colleges, one can find a party crowd if they want one. I do think that the amount and level of partying can vary depending on how hard the college is to get into (kids aren’t likely to jeopardize all the hard work it took to get the acceptance) and how demanding the course work is (the “work hard/play hard” scenario, but mostly on the weekends). STEM-heavy colleges with demanding courses of study are less likely to have 24/7 parties (kids who do that on a regular basis won’t last long, anyway). Nonetheless, there’s always a handful who sailed through high school and don’t take college rigor seriously.

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.