A whole lot of small LACs are also party schools and it’s sometimes the only thing going on. Big state schools do have party reputations but the 15,000-25,000 students there are not all partying. I think you have more options of different types of people to hang with at large schools. If you want small, it’s more important to pick school where you like entire feel since fewer people are going to go against whatever the vibe of that school is. D1 loved her LAC and the atmosphere, but when going to party of week didn’t appeal there wasn’t as much to do. As Jr and Sr it wasn’t as much an issue, since most students had gotten over the party stuff and were more likely to just hang out together on weekends.