<p>Parties and Engineering are not always compatible. Most engineering schools have really smart kids, so parties would tend to be “smart party school choices” no matter where you go. If you mean which ones would be the most fun, then they probably would be ones with great liberal arts programs as well, not to mention fraternities.</p>
<p>Lehigh is a huge party school, but honestly I felt that was the major negative about it, especially after reading their college newspaper in the admissions office while waiting for a tour, that two fraternities had been suspended because students had been hospitalized for alchohol poisoning. The Lehigh ‘family’ does seem very genuine though, so you could strike a balance. And they certainly are trying to crack down on that negative label.<br>
Duke has great spirit, from the info we got when researching and going to seminars.
Penn is coined the social ivy, though in engineering, there honestly isn’t alot of time for partying (as a freshman anyway).<br>
I went to parties at MIT when I was in college. They are pretty wild. Unfortunately, life Mon-Thurs can be really rough. I was so turned off with our college tour there, when the tour guide said that they had gotten rid of official meal plans, but that was okay ‘cuz, if you have time to eat, you can just grab something at the onsite Dunkin Donuts.’ I was horrified. Plus, when we went on college tours, we checked out the student bodies, so to speak. MIT lost by a mile. Cornell had very physically fit students, as witnessed by visiting on a day it was 102 degrees, and all the kids were half naked going to the falls to swim/play/party.<br>
Penn had a great mix and balance.</p>