My daughter loves CU Boulder’s campus and programs. She is a junior and right now it is her first choice college. We had a neighbor who went there who is now a sophomore, and I asked him how he liked it there. He said he hated it and wanted to transfer (!!). I asked why, and he said that there was so much partying and he couldn’t escape it. This is a student who I consider to have a pretty average social life-- he was on his HS football team, had a good group of friends.
My daughter, in contrast, is definitely more quiet. I wouldn’t say she is shy-- she can be quite independent-- but she does not like to party and is turned off by the party scene. She has enjoys spending time with a close group of friends. I kind of assumed you could do at any college, in any dorm, once you find your “tribe.” Is it really hard to avoid the party scene at CU Boulder? Is this not the right school for her?
No it’s not hard to avoid but it does have a similar atmosphere as every large flagship university. You can always find a your tribe in a large university but still that overall party atmosphere will be there.
While the party scene might be big, it really isn’t that hard to avoid. I’m a freshman at CU now and if you don’t want to party no one will force you to! Coming to CU was one of the best choices I’ve made and I feel like I’ve met some of my best friends just from being in the dorm. Everyone’s experience will be different but I was so lucky where I ended up.
There seem to be so many housing options on campus these days. Can an incoming freshman pick a dorm that reflects her interests and personality?
My daughter lived on campus back in 1992-93. Then moved off campus after her freshman year. She didn’t party at all because she was an engineering major, her boyfriend was an engineering major, and all they did was study.