<p>I’ve heard Brandeis is rather lacking in the party department, is there any truth to this?</p>
<p>There are too many parties IMO. But to each their own. :P It's not hard at all to find a party if you want one, they're just not excessive. Some halls end up being more party oriented than others and when you choose your dorms sophomore year, people gravitate even more to the "quiet" dorms or the "party" dorms. Plus there's always way too much to do on any given day in terms of fun activities that aren't parties.</p>
<p>yeah, i agree, there are too many parties. :P</p>
<p>here's a tip...if you do get accepted and decide to attend, SEND IN YOUR DEPOSIT IN EARLY. therefore you'll get better housing, and if you want coed, you'll probably end up in Massell. And Massell is considerably more social than North, for reasons I am not entirely aware of. Obviously there won't be parties in the freshman dorms, but it would be more comfortable.</p>
<p>Oh there are totally parties in freshman dorms. Certain halls in Massell were nuthouses my freshman year. I was in Gordon which is arguably one of the nicest dorms (one of the most recent to be redone) and there were constant parties in the natural triple across from me. Natural triples tend to attract parties because they're big enough to actually have people in the room.</p>
<p>My dorm (floor atleast, I can imagine the underground getting a bit wild) must be dead then. Everyone's pretty close, but not particularly...flamboyant. I live in Reitman.</p>
<p>And Gordon's NICE. Maybe I have just been so dulled by the monotony of dorm life that my expectations have hit rock bottom. I had to go petitioning there last week and I was taken back by the presence of colour and the inviting lounge.</p>
<p>I hate parties. I hope there are dorms/halls that rarely have them, if have them at all. All I want to do is study my math!</p>
<p>you seriously have to look for good parties and most of the ones freshmen hear about are at the frats which aren't far but still not on campus...</p>
<p>^You stole my last name :P</p>
<p>I suppose it really depends on who you are and what social circles you belong to in order to find parties. As a freshman, I NEVER heard about frat parties but if I chose to drink, I knew of 2 or 3 parties a weekend I could go to. Being involved in lots of clubs really helps out with that because lots of clubs love to have parties (<em>cough</em>debate<em>cough</em>)</p>
<p>I live in Waltham and some of my friends go to Brandeis. I have heard that Brandeis social life is seriously lacking. In contrast, Bentley (also in Waltham but a business school) is full of jocks and has parties all the time. I think that the people who go to Brandeis just to not like drinking, and are more serious about academics.</p>
<p>^Good. /<em>dsafasdfsadfas</em>/</p>