parties and parietals at Providence College...

<p>So I'm a senior and I think that PC is my first choice.
I am a huge partier, I love to get drunk and high, which is part of the reason I'm looking at PC. However, I also take my academics seriously and am a strong student.
My boyfriend is in college in Boston, so we'd only be a short train ride away from each other, and we'd definitely want to spend the weekends sleeping at each others colleges. I was wondering, is the parietal rule difficult to get around?/Will I most likely be stuck in an all-girls dorm the first year?
I'm not very religious either, but I'm open minded and do not mind going to a religious school, but will they shove Catholicism down my throat? Thanks!</p>

<p>well for one, i wouldnt start off by saying " i love to get drunk and high" … thats pretty pathetic. as for the parietals, they are extremly strict w/ the opposite sex. you would need to have a male friend who is willing to let your bf sleep over in his dorm. but i must say as a non- drinker who goes here, its very annoying listening to someone actually considering a school because of a party scene. the tuitionhere is very expensive, so if your going to waste 50000 of your parents money to party go to a cheaper, less academically challenging school.</p>

<p>I got a large financial aide package, so it comes out to the price of my in-state school, and I stayed with my friend who goes there, and they say parietals are easy to get around as long as you’re discrete about it.</p>

<p>So hah.</p>

<p>And also, I’m an extremely diligent student rocking a 3.9 gpa so I’m up for the challenge as well as the parties if I do decide to come here.</p>

<p>abbles, how do u know already that u have a large financial aide package? I wouldn’t think any admission decisions have even been made yet.</p>

<p>oh sorry abbles i forgot you already go here and know everything about PC. if u knew what youwere talking about youd know there is a security guard at every girls dorm from 6 pm to the morning. so ha.</p>

<p>I graduated a few years ago, and if it’s the same as it was when I attended (and I’m guessing it is), parietals are a big pain and they are well-enforced. It’s not easy to sneak guys into the girls’ dorm, and security guards are at the entrances. And yes, as a freshman, you will almost certainly be in an all-female dorm unless you get Aquinas.</p>

<p>Also, the long-distance Boston-to-Providence relationship is pretty common at PC and most of them end because it’s just a long and complicated enough trip to get annoying. I’m not saying all of these relationships are doomed, but being in one city together is much easier!</p>