Hi! I’m a current freshman and yes I love to go out, but I also love to spend a Friday night in bed watching Netflix with friends. I’m really social and participate in Greek Life, but I can attest to the fact that it is SO okay to stay in whenever you want to. The great thing about Tulane is that it’s a mix of a bar scene and a greek life scene and a “exploring new orleans scene” and so much more. It’s not like a giant state school where if you miss THE party happening, you’ll feel left out. There are so many things happening all the time that people only go out when they want to. If some people have an exam the next day, it is SO okay and SO encouraged to stay in and there will be so many people doing that along with you. I was sick for so much of the beginning of this semester and didn’t go out many weekends and it was SO okay because there’s always going to be stuff happening. For example, two of my friends and I went out last Wednesday. A few of my other friends went out on Thursday while we stayed in. Then we all stayed in on Friday to hang out together. There are always so many things happening that people choose to go out based on their health, exam schedule, and personal preference and nobody judges at all. In fact, my friend literally told me when I saw her on Saturday “wow I’m jealous you stayed in last night.” I promise it’s so normal to choose when YOU want to go out and nobody will judge you and you won’t feel like you’re missing out. I would say on average I go out about twice a week (either Wed or Thurs, and either Fri or Sat). And some people choose more, and some people
choose less and you’ll always find people to hang out with no matter what and won’t feel like you’re missing out!