<p>I was accepted to Tulane early action, and would really love to go there, but I have one concern. I'm worried that being in new orleans, and knowing Tulane's reputation, I'll end up partying too much and not doing as well as I would like in my classes. How've you guys dealt with this, and is it as big of a deal as I'm making it out to be?</p>
<p>If you want to party you can party anywhere.</p>
<p>DURHAM, N.C. - In what police say was an homage to the movie "Old School," partying Duke University students were found in a fraternity house basement with an inflatable pool, a whole lot of baby oil and women in bikinis.</p>
<p>Wow, baby oil and women and bikinis?</p>
<p>Thats good, clean fun if you ask me. One fraternity on our campus had this as an approved, god forbid, rush event.</p>
<p>Like any southern school, or any school where students actually yearn for a social life, people will go out. </p>
<p>The key is time management. I went out most nights first semester freshman year. I made Dean's list. </p>
<p>Remember this isn't high school. Finish your papers before the day of, don't go out on nights where you have a test the next day, and make sure you are prepared adequately for a test. </p>
<p>Unless you are shooting for all A's, a two basic economic principles can be used as far as studying/partying goes. One is the law of increasing costs, the more you study, the more you forgo the opportunity to make connections in college and the lifetime friendships that make college actually meaningful. The other is the law of diminishing returns. Studying 6 hours for a quiz instead of one does little for your prospects of getting a better grade. Ideally, you should study just above where MC=MB and go out just above where MC=MB and cut out on things like sitting around watching TV, or playing video games by yourself, which accomplishes nothing and isn't particularly fun.</p>
<p>Plus going out is often fun, and I've found making friends out of class is great when you need to find study buddies in class.</p>
<p>So in short, no drinking won't kill you. You won't be like Bluto in Animal house and pull a 0.0 if you grab a few beers at the boot, even during a schoolnight.</p>
<p>while not a student (rather the father of a Tulane student), what Rico says is also the way my son approaches life at Tulane. He studies hard when he has to, and pulled straight A's in very difficult first semester course load (bio, cehm, phys & adv. Spanish), yet it seemed that he had plenty of time to socialize, and yes grab a few at the Boot.</p>
<p>Partying, to one degree or another, is a symptom of college no matter where you are. The important thing is what else is there to do, and New Orleans offers a lot of alternatives to drinking -- music, art and other cultural events.</p>