<p>I agree with those who suggested giving Hamilton some time. Find those activities that interest you that don’t involve partying (drinking). Lots of Freshman over-indulge - and it seems to be fashionable to really over do it. But Hamilton attracts bright students. There are bound to be others like you there.</p>
<p>However, I do think students at some schools party and drink more than others. Schools that attract students with passions for something - are schools at which lots of students will spend their energies engaged in clubs or activities revolving around their interests. My kids attend LACs at which there are so many clubs and non-partying activities, that they can’t do all the things they’d like to do. These schools aren’t religious or conservative, they just appeal to good students who have lots of interests and talents. My kid’s schools also don’t have Greek systems or big spectator sports cultures. Of course there are parties at both schools, (and some students over-indulge), but the parties don’t dominate either of my kid’s campus experiences. My son actually transferred to his current school in part because he got fed up with drunken students at his first school - one student had literally passed out in the showers, where his friends had left him. Drinking at some schools is out of hand.</p>