<p>Question in title.</p>
<p>I have pretty much no respect whatsoever for people who drink and do drugs. (Don't take it personally if you do, just being as frank as possible here.)</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
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So much for Plato, Poe, Hemingway, Alexander the Great, and others. </p>
<p>People are going to be drinking and doing drugs (the latter less openly) at most colleges in the US. It’s possible to attend even “party schools” and be abstemious without affecting one’s social life. Coming across as judgmental, however, will have an effect. </p>
<p>I suggest putting a great deal more thought into why you selected those colleges. Presumably you have good reasons for at least one. Substance use would not be a significant distinguishing factor. People do not get into HYPS – or stay there – by being party animals.</p>
<p>do you seriously expect someone to have first hand knowledge of the ‘party scene’ at each of these schools in order to rank them and give you some possible insight? people drink and do drugs at each school – as they do in almost all walks of life, it’s unavoidable – learning how to live with this fact, and function productively within this reality is a valuable learning experience for all.</p>
<p>Brigham Young</p>
<p>Go to UChicago.</p>
<p>I agree, look up “Stone Cold Sober” schools in the Princeton Review Guide to Colleges-that will give you a start, but BYU is the queen of “stone cold sober”</p>
<p>Frankly, you will find a pretty large drinking scene at nearly every top school. Even Chicago has its fair share of party-goers (maybe Caltech has a considerably small party scene? Someone will have to verify if this is true). Regardless, it’s not a very good criterion for selecting schools unless you’re willing to dramatically change the type of school you’re looking at i.e. BYU.</p>
<p>I’d say out of your list, Berkeley. It’s a large school where the party scene can be easily avoided. </p>
<p>HYPSB- Lots of partying.
Dartmouth- What else is there to do out there?</p>
<p>Lol, well Berkeley is definitely not the school you’re looking for.</p>
<p>Your judgmental attitude won’t be appreciated by a smart, rational student who chooses to occasionally drink. aka the average student at all of those colleges.</p>
<p>That being said, I’d suggest Yale and Berkeley of your list if it’s that important to you. Definitely not Dartmouth or Brown.</p>
<p>You’ll be hard pressed to find a school with no party scene. I’d find out who has really solid substance free dorms. I believe that Princeton, Brown and UC Berkeley offer them. Not sure about the others.</p>
<p>Well I definitely wouldn’t consider Dartmouth… but to be honest, that attitude is going to cause your problems at every college on your list. It’s okay to not want to party, but to ‘have no respect’ for people who do? If you treat people with no respect just because their habits and preferences are different than yours, you’ll have a hard time in college, not to mention everything beyond.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>