<p>umdclass- I also went to college when the drinking age was 18 - in Milwaukee, nonetheless, where there is a brewery on every corner. College-sponsored beer parties every weekend. The amount of partying our generation did compared to the average student these days is staggering. But I don’t really regret it, since my grades were fine. I ended up not working in the field of my studies, so the academics weren’t that important in the end. But I have lifelong friends from college and nonstop good memories that have carried me into middle age. I think it was worth it.</p>