<p>Which colleges have the most/fewest cigarette smokers? Does this follow any trends according to the demographics (sex, race, religion, income) or types of students ("hipsters", art students, internationals, pre-med students, high percentage of athletes, high percentage of students from tobacco producing states, etc.) or according to smoking policies on and off campus (indoor bans, taxes, etc.)?</p>
<p>i go to a school full of hipsters. everyone* smokes. it’s how you make friends. </p>
<p>*ok so not really everyone, but when you’re a nonsmoker it feels like you’re the only one.</p>
<p>Don’t take up smoking… I mean it’s your life, do what you want, but don’t take it up. Especially not just to fit in. Quitting is a *****. I wasn’t addicted enough that I got physically sick, but I was addicted enough that I relapsed quite a few times before I finally put them away for good. All that remains is my Zippo lighter (great for lighting the fireplace!).</p>
<p>I’d say try one just to see how hard it is to even get accustomed to smoking, but I know first hand that one can lead to another and before you know it you’re getting a pack every week or two.</p>
<p>DCHurricane, congratulations on quitting!
Egolikestomach, where do you go to school?
Anyone else out there: how many students smoke at the colleges that you attend and do you think that there are any trends to this?</p>
<p>hardly anyone at my school smokes cigarettes</p>
<p>At the school I was at last semester I’d say it was about 20-30%. Most people didn’t smoke, but you’d see the occasional smoker walking along campus or outside of a dorm. You’d see a lot more smokers at parties, but that’s because most smokers are also partiers.</p>
<p>It was a pretty smoker-friendly campus though. Lots of ashtrays everywhere and I only ever had two people lecture me on the dangers of smoking. Never had anyone do those stupid fake coughs.</p>
<p>At my school, I would say about 1 out of 5 smokes daily while a little more than 3 out of 5 smoke occasionally (mostly whenever they are drinking). Most people think it’s a personal decision and don’t care if you are doing it or not as long as you don’t try to pressure them to smoke. </p>
<p>A lot of my friends go to a liberal arts school where everyone smokes. One friend told me he thought it was strange to not smoke at that school.</p>
<p>So, we have the following:
Pomona: very low smoking rate
Alabama: 20% smokers</p>
<p>Posters, please name your schools! This is actually very helpful for people to know this information.</p>
<p>I smoke once in a while. I’m not getting hooked tho bc i only smoke once in a while. Idk i feel like its a good way to deal with stress of college but I realize that its bad for me so there is no way i would get hooked (I’m not paying $7 a pack either every week). I smoke and realize its stupid but i still do it once in a while.</p>
<p>i go to a small private lac in new york city and i feel like the sitch is about the same here as it is at other small private lacs. </p>
<p>for the record i’m a ~social smoker~ and i bought my first pack ever the other night. UGH. $9.50 down the drain.</p>
<p>I go to Cal Poly Slo. Some people smoke, not too many. </p>
<p>I smoke, but not cigarettes, my pipe is cheaper and less offensive.</p>
<p>It definitely depends on the people you hang out with. I agree with pramirez about AL, but if you hang out with the certain types of people already mentioned, it seems like a lot more.</p>
<p>At Purdue a lot of kids smoke. Thats why there are a lot of cigarette butt stands around campus. Good amount of cigar fans too 
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<p>JWU almost everyone smokes. Everywhere you go, theres a group of smokers outside…</p>
<p>Egolikestomach, what is the name of your school?
Primarez, what is the name of the LAC where your friends go?
Does anyone else go to a LAC with a low smoking rate?</p>
<p>what the hell is with LACs and smoking?</p>
<p>I should probably clarify my previous statement. Hardly anyone I know smokes cigarettes, but some (maybe 5-10%) smoke other substances (namely pot or hookah).</p>
<p>At Emory the Koreans smoke.</p>
<p>At Michigan rarely does anyone smoke. The last time i saw a smoker was this korean guy …</p>
<p>Thanks for your question, DCHurricane. Are there any LACs out there (besides Pomona) with low smoking rates?</p>
<p>At BC, the only people whom I have ever noticed smoking are the Korean students chilling outside the library… I do see lone smokers here and there, but only the Koreans smoke in a pack.</p>
<p>I would say that smoking is relatively uncommon here.</p>