<p>Thanks to all who contributed to our research so far. Now we're looking for schools where raucous alcohol-fueled behavior is hard to find.</p>
<p>Granted, it's almost impossible to name a school where alcohol isn't a part of student life, but there are certainly campuses where it's definitely not a big part. These are the ones we're looking for.</p>
<p>It's also hard to establish a cutoff that divides a party school from a "non"-party school, but be reasonable in your judgments. A non-party school isn't necessarily a NO-party school. It's likely just several notches or so below Faber College. :-)</p>
<p>As always with these subjective evaluations, no parsing, please. We're just looking for names and rationale.</p>
<p>We need:</p>
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<li><p>College name.</p></li>
<li><p>Why you consider it a non-party school.</p></li>
<li><p>IMPORTANT: Your knowledge source (how you know this to be true). Please don't go on reputation alone. First-hand experience is key here.</p></li>
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<li><p>UC Berkeley</p></li>
<li><p>Yes, there are frat, sorority and co-op parties, and a bar <em>on</em> campus, but for the most part, the kids are too busy studying to party all the time.</p></li>
<li><p>I lived in the International House for my first year at Cal, which is on frat row and right next to campus. I was surprised at how quiet it can be, even on weekends. I am a very social person and enjoy going out for a beer or two on a regular basis, but even at I-House with 50% international students and a cafe inside that serves beer, it was not easy to find people who would have one with me - everyone is just too busy studying or writing papers. My major department has a weekly tea talk (colloquium) with beer and wine on the balcony afterwards, and it is very tame. If Cal was a party school, I know more undergrads would attend tea talk just to have a free beer on a sunny afternoon.</p></li>
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<p>This might sound obvious, but West Point and all the other military academies. Don’t assume colleges with religious affiliations are not party schools; it depends heavily on the individual school.</p>
<p>I have no personal experience with religious schools, but some of my adult friends who went to religious schools have told me that the partying is just as wild at those schools as it is at non-religious schools. Anyway, I agree with iljets10, it depends on the individual school.</p>
<p>1) University of Maryland at Baltimore County
2) Dumb-downed social scene during weekends
3) Anecdotes from friends</p>
<p>I actually want to go to non-Party school! In Baltimore! Consider that the other major University in town, Towson U, is known to be a haven for druggies and drinkers (and has a horrible academic reputation).</p>
<p>I might be wrong about this, but I thought that Carnegie Mellon didn’t have too much of a party scene. I don’t go there, though, so I’m not one to judge.</p>
<p>Wow, when I asked this same question (What’s a non-party school?) people told me I need to be more mature and learn to deal with people who do things I don’t agree with.</p>
<p>I have to disagree with UC Berkley and MIT. I know many who go to both and the party scene seems pretty prominent. Stories and Facebook photos don’t lie.</p>
<p>My eldest son, when observing the party scene at Colgate where his older sister attended, told me that his school, Steven’s Institute of Technology, had a much more low key and less of a party atmosphere.</p>
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<li>Johns Hopkins</li>
<li>Lots of internationals with no prior drinking experience/culture in original country and have never seen a party before.</li>
<li>I am currently a grad student at hopkins and have tried to find parties, they are virtually non-existant. Wanna party at Hopkins? Make non-hopkins friends! haha!</li>
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<p>^I think the OP is referring to undergrad. Obviously a Grad student wouldn’t want to attend frat parties which is where Hopkins’ on campus party scene is</p>
<p>HAHAHA.
UC Berkeley? not a party school? Please.</p>
<p>Although it’s no way near UCSB or USC, the party scene at berkeley is alive and well. It’s stoner reputation holds well into the 21st century. I’ve seen RAs who don’t give a crap if you smoke in the room. Or grow.</p>
<p>Good try, but choose another place to pick on. UMBC is a good one - considering that the only parties are on thursday, since everyone runs home for the weekend.</p>