<p>I know that college kids party and I have read plenty on which colleges have the "party school" reputation, but can we get together a list of schools that have a low-key or small party scene? Thanks</p>
<p>Why do I have the feeling that as soon as a school is named on this thread, we’ll hear reports in the news about some problem caused by drinking or partying? Do we dare jinx a college. ;)</p>
<p>University of Florida and Florida State :PP
I’m pretty sure any school is a party school if you want to make it that way, though. Booze is pretty easy to get for an average college kid.</p>
<p>I really think the whole distinction of “party school” is so inaccurate and misleading. It gives the impression that some schools are not “party schools” and this just isn’t so. There is a party culture for students who want to be involved with it at every single college campus in the country, period. It doesn’t matter if it has a great academic reputation, it is often the students who study the most who party the hardest. The notion that someone could go to a “non-party school” and somehow avoid the social scene with drugs and alcohol is completely naive and untrue. It exists at every school for those who wish to participate in it and there is no place where you’ll be completely shielded from it. The key is to find your own niche and if you don’t like to party a lot, don’t go out and party. There are plenty of other things to do on every campus besides party, but partying is always an option no matter where you are.</p>
<p>BYU???</p>
<p>And I agree with KLP, though I imagine that there are schools where it is more difficult to have a social life outside the Party Scene, but most schools have that party segment.</p>
<p>Pepperdine</p>
<p>Liberty University
Oral Roberts University
Princeton Theological Seminary
Johns Hopkins Medical School</p>
<p>Um…</p>
<p>Uh…</p>
<p>I think that’s all.</p>
<p>I wrote the first thread as a reaction to a thread that spoke of students leaving their colleges/universities because of the party scene. Where did they go? I know most/all colleges have a party scene, but I wanted a list of the more low-key - not so crazy party schools.</p>
<p>I’ve read that Brandeis has an atmosphere that appeals to kids who aren’t fond of big, alcohol-soaked parties.</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon – I know, I’m an alum. ;)</p>
<p>a recent alum?</p>
<p>No, but I’ve stayed pretty involved over the years. That’s not to say there aren’t parties or a social life, just that it’s not a major focus. Students at CMU are pretty serious about academics as a function of being so specialized coming in.</p>
<p>All the service academies. :)</p>
<p>I am just going to say that the service academies are pretty straight and narrow during the week, but they party pretty hard when they get to be on leave. Yes the younger kids have curfews etc, but there are houses off campus in which to party on the weekends. So, while there may be a lot of marching and saluting during the week, weekends can be pretty much like any college campus.</p>
<p>I’ll put a plug in for Pomona. My son isn’t a big partier, but he’s very social and has a large group of friends. Because the school is close to home and we see him fairly regularly, I think I have a pretty good feel for the level of drinking within his cohort, and it’s pretty moderate. He’s 21 now, and seems to have a very healthy attitude toward drinking, as do the friends of his I’ve met. He is one of the lighter drinkers, but the fact that he can be in the middle of such a large social group tells me that this is ok.<br>
I ran into a friend at the market who commented that she knew our boys had had a chance to see each other over the winter break (her son attends another college) because they had been at the same New Year’s Eve party. She told me that my son was a designated driver at the party, and drove several of the kids home, including her son, and she wanted me to know it was appreciated. She was also glad our kids, even at 21, had the sense not to mix drinking and driving.</p>
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<p>I disagree. I’m sure a student can find alcohol and people to drink it with at any college but there are colleges known for their big parties and excessive drinking. There are all kinds of lists on-line for party schools and for sober schools.</p>
<p>Is everyone at the party schools drinking? Is no one at the sober schools drinking? Of course not. I just do not understand the desire to pretend that the culture towards alcohol and drinking is virtually the same across the board.</p>
<p>I also think you have to note those schools where there might not be much of a party scene but which also might empty out on the weekend (a suitcase school). But I think the question should be, who is looking for the disclaimer - the parents or the kids. Because if it’s the parents insisting they won’t allow their kid to attend a party school, they should know that if the kid wants to party, he can do it anywhere at any school.</p>
<p>my nephew and daughters all attend Saint Mary’s College of California. He is a partier and has loved the party scene at SMC. They are not and easily found a similarly minded group of friends. I do believe that you find what you look for and that the vast majority of students can find what they want socially on the vast majority of US college…not that every school is an exact fit for every kid, just that when a student does find what they feel is the right school they can also find a social group with whom they can be comfortable.</p>
<p>Thank you for you posts everyone - especially pugmudkate. My D just wants a school that does not have the crazy party scene. My friend’s D’s small university had 18+ freshmen suffer from alcohol poisoning the first week.</p>
<p>I don’t know about Carnegie Mellon. I went to some great alcohol-soaked parties there during my college years. I also bartended at some CMU fraternity parties that were anything but tame. Of course, this was a few years ago.</p>