<p>So at the mid point of our second week at school here, I have found that I have partied sooooo much. More than I thought I would. I think I've gone out and drank and partied and such almost every night, save a few because I was too tired.
But I am getting all my work done early in the day because I'm done at about noon, so that hasn't suffered at all and I doubt it will. I do seem to be waiting until really late to go out (say 11) and then come back between 1.30-4. Haha it sucks when I have to go get up at 6.30 for XC or at 8 for class, but that's the college life.</p>
<p>Damn, I don't know how you're going out with XC practice. When I was in season last year for track I found it really detrimental to my practicing (and I'm only a jumper!)</p>
<p>Now that I'm in the offseason, I have been out every night since school started (but I'm in New Orleans, so I guess that's expected) and I've been doing more homework than last semester when my GPA was, uhm, really, really low. I've found a perfect balance like you have, and that's all that really matters, I suppose.</p>
<p>I don't drink so I guess that means I never "party". I went to a few parties freshmen/sophomore year but that dwindled off...most people I know have some sort of job during daylight hours in addition to class, use weekday evenings to do work and then just hang around with friends and watch movies on weekends. The novelty wears off, I guess.</p>
<p>When I was a frosh, the fraternity I pledge didn't allow us to drink from noon Sunday to 5pm Thursday with a few exceptions. My little brother as a current pledge has the same restrictions. So three days a week, and we'd go huge those nights. It set a good habit for the rest of my college career as I could get a lot of stuff done during the week, get good grades, and yet still have a lot fun on the weekend.</p>
<p>Sophomore and junior years it was similar, though probably not 3 nights every week. I didn't turn 21 until jr. year was basically over, so I missed out a lot that year b/c I couldn't go to the bars (my college town was particularly tough on fake id's). Senior year however, particularly after I got accepted to med school I was going out 3 nights for sure and many times 4 - I became a fan of tuesday nights... I didn't really care about my classes and my GPA did crash but of course by that point it didn't really matter.</p>
<p>Friday and Saturday nights for the most part. Not always both days but usually there's something to do on one of those nights at least. Some of my guy friends keep a stocked liquor cabinet in their house, so if nothing else sometimes we'll go over there and hang out. Usually we find parties or throw parties on the weekend though.</p>
<p>I rarely party with large crowds of college students on campus, because I hate the risk of mixed company and underrage maniacs getting cops called on the party. I prefer just having close friends over, with some of their friends, for a bbq and some beers... shoot the bull, watch some crazy shows (like ********), and just kick it. The big party stuff is not my style I guess.</p>
<p>I haven't partied at all. But I watched like 8 different movies with my friends, explored a local mall, and played a bunch of games of Apples to Apples. None of us are the partying type.</p>
<p>I went to one so far. We went, stood around smoked a couple of cigs, and had typical 'awkard' conversation. Overall, parties are a waste of time if you're not a drinker.</p>
<p>I'm not a drinker either, but I'm not at college yet and I hope I find a good group of people so I'm not that awkward sober kid.
I am more inclined to nap than party. <em>old</em></p>
<p>Someone care to tell me what apples to apples is?</p>
<p>I don't necessarily think you need to be a drinker to enjoy parties, you just need to be going to the right parties. I enjoyed myself at most of the parties I went to and I've never been drunk in my life...but these were mostly small parties full of people I already knew.</p>
<p>parties with 150 people you don't know and parties with people where you know everyone or almost everyone are completely different things... and I much prefer the latter.</p>
<p>Apples to Apples is a card/word game, where each person gets 5 red cards (nouns) and you take turn being judge with the green cards (adjectives) and everyone puts down combinations of red cards with the green cards that they think are funniest or the best match, or whatever they really feel like. It's tons of fun.</p>