<p>Well, the policy at BU is quite lame. People definitely drink in the dorms, and you're only likely to get caught if you have a lot of people in the room and you're playing loud music. You're really at the arbitrary discretion of fickle RA's though. Some are very chill and don't care. Others are power-hungry pedants. </p>
<p>As for the parties, they are generally out west in Allston, near South Campus, and occasionally on Baystate. I've been to some really large parties, and some medium sized ones. If you're a girl, again, it's significantly easier to get admitted to parties. On any given weekend night, you will find lots of aimless freshman wandering around Ashford St. looking for a party. I wouldn't say it's that hard to find a party if you're determined, but remember there are 17,000 kids. This means there are definitely going to be lots of parties, but also that you aren't necessarily going to know about them.</p>
<p>Since calipharius pretty much covered all the bases, I don't really have anything else to add to the other questions. But I definitely agree: if you're a freshman, seriously consider living in a freshman dorm. It was SO easy for me to make friends in Warren.</p>
<p>@ drummerboy:
Avalon is a dance club on Landsdowne Street (right next to Fenway Park). Embassy and Axis are two other clubs located on the same street. I don't really care the the music there (usually techno), but I go with my friends anyways. It's a good time if the guys aren't too sketchy, haha.</p>
<p>FlixChick,
If thats Avalon then what is the Paradise? Is it the non-alcoholic music venue, rock, jazz on Comm. Ave. near West Campass or is that someplace else?</p>
<p>I just came back from an open house and BU simply seems like an antifun school. Social scene is a pretty big factor for me and I enjoy drinking and having a good time, parties etc. As I was there, I was pondering where parties would even take place...</p>
<p>For ppl at BU, how often do you attend parties...or how often are there parties? and are they real parties or just like 10 dudes drinking in a room.</p>
<p>The guest and drinking policies seemed insanely strict...i mean its college.</p>
<p>@aca0260: The general consensus is that you can find good parties if you either have connections or look hard enough. Parties, or a lack thereof, shouldn't determine where you attend college. The inability to have fun without alcohol, in Boston, is a very serious condition.</p>
<p>aca0260:
It's not that there aren't parties, it's just that as freshman (and I'm talking first semester when you don't have any upperclassmen connections yet) it may be hard to find them. But there is always SOMETHING going on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. </p>
<p>As parent of a BU Freshman I'm probably clueless. However, my understanding is that parties occur, often at MIT frat houses or apartments in nearby neighborhoods. Some dorms have more lenient RAS and apparently where there is "a will there is a way". The difference at BU, hence the stricter dorms than at some schools, is that there are alternatives if you aren' big on drinking or aren't inclined to do so every weekend night. We know people at schools where kids cannot talk, study, listen to music because the amount of partying is insane and the noise and what goes along with it (vomit and acting out) can get a little annoying. If you look on livejournal, the BUNite section, you will see several threads of upperclassman
discussing this topic.</p>
<p>It appears that those who want to party can do so but if its not your thing, or you don't want it to be your entire social life, than unlike some campuses BU offers alternatives. At schools with 50% of kids doing the Greek thing you'll find a lot more of it as well as in rural campuses where there is not much else to do. (In the Princeton review book they are differentiated as schools where alcohol/drugs/frats "dominate" the campus, as opposed to other colleges where it is there is you want it.) At any big school you'll find your share of like minded students either way. Even some kids who like to "party" choose a school where it isn't as huge as it can be at others or where you won't feel left out if you prefer to avoid the drinking scene occassionally or all together.</p>
<p>What exactly do you mean by SOMETHING?, can you give me an example?</p>
<p>And are there any residences where that do not have guards? One of the guides was telling me about a brownstone I should put down on my housing deposit...he said Id probably get it too....but that seemed kind of odd to me because there are thousands of kids in this years class and the brownstone probably accomodates like 50 kids right?</p>
<p>10% of all brownstone space is reserved for freshman, and while it's not likely that you'll get a brownstone, if you really want to be in one, put it as your first choice and see what happens. The big residences have guards; the brownstones do not.</p>
<p>As for SOMETHING, I mean frat parties and house parties, otherwise some smaller apartment party you get invited to (which sometimes can be better than the huge house parties cuz it's easier to get more, ahem, beverages). If you can't find a party, you can always pregame and then go clubbing. College life here is what you make it. Sure, you need to make more of an effort to find a party, but life here is definitely fun.</p>
<p>Do you know if Northeastern has decent parties? I have a half dozen friends going there, and as a BU student would those connections be enough to get in if I wanted to?</p>
<p>How large is frat row? cuz as a freshman, you cant rely on house/apartment parties cuz everyone you know (for some time) is going to be a freshman and not have them.</p>
<p>and im not a big fan of clubs so i def wouldnt get excited bout that.</p>
<p>They are the most strict with the alcohol policy in big dorms. You won't get kicked out of BU for violating the policy, but you can get kicked out of housing if you violate it twice, depending on the circumstances (it being found in your own room, they catch you in the act, etc.) It's kinda complicated, but yes, it is strict in the big dorms.</p>
<p>That's not to say people don't do it anyways... :-P haha</p>
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<p>Is there a frat row on BU's campus?>> If you're looking for something out of "Animal House", the answer is no. The %age of fraternity students at BU is quite small. If you're looking for a huge fraternity presence you are at the wrong school.</p>
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<p>Noooo- I knew the %age of frat. students is VERY small at BU, and I wasn't looking for that in a school. I saw that somebody said something about a frat row - and I was condfused, because I have been to the campus several times and I have never seen them</p>