<p>Hi all, I just got done with 2 years of community college which were two very boring years of my life because I wasn't really motivated to go to community college. I lived at home year 1 but moved into the dorms my 2nd year which was a good experience because I will be living in the dorms at my next school. My gpa was decent my 1st year 3.3 ish area but dropped my 2nd year (1st semester) because I got a little lazy but i ended community college with a strong 2nd year 2nd semester with my highest gpa in one semester and i ended community college with a 3.0 gpa which is horrible in my opinion but doesn't really bother me because I didn't focus on my studies as hard as I could and I worked and played on the tennis team (national championshiop team in 08 for juco) for school. I'm going to a school known for partying and I really like to partying and I was wondering what too much partying is in college that can affect your grades in your opionion. I'm planning on only partying on the weekends and only friday + saturday nights. Is this a reasonable goal or is it too much or does it depend on your work load for that week. I'm not playing tennis which should give me a lot of extra time for school work which is awesome. Thanks for any advice.</p>
<p>what school?</p>
<p>I’m in high school right now…but I plan to:</p>
<p>Party every friday…and party saturday only if I don’t need to get anything done.</p>
<p>I knew people who went out every night. I’ve been out til 2 and 3am on Wednesdays and Mondays, but not partying. </p>
<p>It doesnt matter. Just don’t do it every single day hardcore.</p>
<p>Partying on the weekends is pretty reasonable as long as you have enough dedication to your schoolwork not to let your grades slip because of it. I go to a “party” school and most students party during the weekends (even thursdays through saturdays), but crack down during the week and during midterms/finals. Are you working or doing any other extracurricular activity? If not, your schoolwork should be completely manageable during the week and you can certainly have your fun on the weekends. Even then, you can still have some fun during weekdays once you have all your stuff done. Just know your limits. If you see your grades drop from As/Bs to Cs/Ds halfway through semester because of your partying have the self-control to work before you play.</p>
<p>just play it cool yo</p>
<p>Partying on weekends is fine. I partied Fri-Sat-Sun freshman year and wound up with a 3.4.</p>
<p>Once you get outside of the weekends is where you can get into trouble though. Last year I probably partied about 5 nights a week for the majority of the school year and wound up with a 2.7 gpa. You definitely have to get your priorities straight-take it from someone who has been there.</p>
<p>When I’m out of season, I end up partying 5-6 nights/week and take difficult courses and maintain a 3.8. It’s all about getting your work done and not procrastinating, and realizing that partying a lot comes at the sacrifice of sleep when needed.</p>
<p>thats why i sleep in the day, go to parties at night</p>
<p>You can’t really plan it out that way. Some weeks you can go out Thursday-Saturday nights (or more) and some weeks you can only squeeze one night in if that.</p>
<p>Just don’t party when you have a class the next day and you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Depends…do you want to do the best you can, or do you want to “get by” with something decent? </p>
<p>Also, depends on what you mean by “partying”. </p>
<p>I don’t think it’s unreasonable to dedicate (basically) every Friday and Saturday to your friends, but as for drinking heavily every Friday and Saturday, well, you might kill a few brain cells. </p>
<p>But I agree that mostly it is about not procrastinating and managing your time. Also about not letting the party ruin the next day. If you do all of your hw due for the first half of the next week by Friday afternoon, then of course you can go wild on the weekend. But if you have significant work to do on the weekend (and in college usually you do) and wake up at 3 pm on Saturday with a massive hangover after partying all night, and then go out at 10pm and wake up at 3pm on Sunday again…you might be screwed.</p>
<p>…cleaning up other peoples throw up ruins your day</p>
<p>It could be done if you’re really dedicated to get your work done during the week. If you think you’re going to get your paper done during a weekend of heavy drinking then you might be in trouble.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the info. I’m going to oswego. Cuse0507, i’m guessing you went to syracuse? I actually partied at syracuse last year bc i live just outside of syracuse and it was a lot of fun. My parents think i’m crazy when i say i can’t wait for school bc its going to be fun (basically i don’t have friends that party outside of my college friends who i don’t hang out with a lot over summer). My parents are thinkinh i’m going to screw up college bc i say i want to party and i find it very funny bc they have no confidence in me and I try to tell them i plan to only party on weekends bc i heard people party on schoolnights at oswego. And as far as grades, the higher the better bc i start off with a 0.00 gpa bc I’m transferring in, but I feel like a 3.0 would be nice even tho I want a 3.3 or 3.4 which is a solid attainable goal that is not impossible.</p>
<p>you cant ever party too much</p>
<p>It depends on you. If you think you can handle it, then do it. If not, or if you see you’re struggling, cut back. Everyone’s experience will be different in that regard.</p>
<p>I don’t think partying is often a huge problem, unless it’s every night. Limit any drinking to avoid hangovers (or remember all the tips to keep healthy while drinking – eat, have some water, limit yourself), and you’ll still be able to have a productive day after to get work done. I’m sure a person could keep a great GPA and party more than average so long as they kept on task while working and managed their time well.</p>
<p>its also funny what people from different walks of life consider a party.
The word is thrown around way too much.</p>
<p>If you work hard, then party hard. If you don’t work all that much, partying hard is a bad idea.</p>