<p>You say it's not your place to judge, yet you continue to generalize. It's "that kind of student" and "the kind of student body they want on campus", because everyone knows that every high school student who has ever had a sip of alcohol is tainted for life and can't possibly contribute anything to a college community. The fact that you consider it legitimate for colleges to judge my application based on a yes-or-no answer without any further clarification suggests that you do consider me--the girl who got slightly tipsy just twice, several months apart--as despicable as the girl who drank herself unconscious for the third weekend in a row, since you make no attempt to differentiate between us. </p>
<p>This discussion reminds me of religious extremists who view premarital sex and murder as equal sins--the degree of the crime doesn't matter, because either way, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HELL. :rolleyes: I honestly don't think that consuming one mixed drink at a party makes me an undesirable student; actually, based on my experience at my high school, I think it makes me more responsible than most.</p>
<p>Edited to add: I didn't mean to sound so confrontational; I'm just genuinely perplexed.</p>