<p>Well, not quite partyless, but you get the picture, is it true that Brandeis is a place where parties are scarce? Is the reputation as a place where people generally don’t drink, but rather, find fun doing other things, true?</p>
<p>I was recently accepted at Brandeis, despite my not really realizing the school had this reputation. I don’t know if this is true of most people, but this aspect actually made me want to go to Brandeis more than I had in the past.</p>
<p>I’m still waiting on other schools which I <em>might</em> consider over Brandeis - Williams, Bowdoin, Wesleyan and Vassar (pretty sure I’d pick Brandeis over Vassar). I, however, am not a partier much at all, and feel as though Brandeis is a good fit for me, if the relative lack of parties is indeed true. Could anyone comment on the social life at Brandeis, particularly in relation to these other schools? Would a “nice kid” type of student fit in well at Brandeis?</p>
<p>THANKS :-)</p>
<p>Brandeis has parties for those who want them, but it's easy to avoid. I've never drank on campus and I have no problem finding fun things to do with people who party and people who don't alike. I definitely like the fact that you can easily avoid parties. I go to Boston every weekend with friends just to walk around, or stay in and watch movie marathons or other fun things to do. </p>
<p>Brandeis is known as having "no social scene" but that couldn't be further from the truth. It's just the party scene is much downplayed from other aspects.</p>
<p>Yea, that's similar to what I've hear and I certainly like it.</p>
<p>I'm more apt to stay in and watch movie marathons with friends, go to a movie, go to dinner, go to theatre, go shopping, etc. Seems funner than drinking till I'm throwing up.</p>
<p>How long have you been at Brandeis/haven't drank yet?</p>
<p>Also, Brandeis has no chartered frats/sororities. You'll find people who are in them, but they're all off-campus. Which I think is nice.</p>
<p>I'm just a c/o 2011 too, but I'm EXACTLY the same way with my "social life". Fun for me is more dependent on the people I'm with than the alcohol I'm with. :)</p>
<p>I'm a first year in my 2nd semester. I know seniors who never really partied, or who partied early on and stopped. People are on all ends of the spectrum, just the spectrum is a little more tilted toward less drinking and partying focused than most colleges. </p>
<p>The Greek life isn't all that bad either. They're off campus and don't make too much of a fuss on campus, but they're there for people who want it and offer more than just partying.</p>
<p>i saw that Vassar is one of the schools you're waiting to hear on -- i transferred FROM brandeis to vassar this past fall, so if you have any questions on either school, feel free to ask me!</p>
<p>I went all four years there and didn't drink a drop of booze. It just wasn't my thing. But the important information has been posted - parties are there for those who want to, but they're easily avoided. I get the feeling they're a bit easier to avoid at Brandeis than other schools because of the lack of frats on campus, but that's just speculation.</p>