Thank you all for your feedback. I had my S18 look at the responses and research the schools mentioned. In the end two additional colleges were added to our list, Bowdoin and Swarthmore. He had considered them before, but now seeing them mentioned again, we are adding them to the mix. I guess in the end he will just apply to all of the above and based on where he gets accepted, he just makes the final choice. Like @aida said Concentrate on finding the best school for marine biology, and once there, hang out with the kids who don’t party. There are non-partiers at every school, but there are no schools without any partying.