work hard, party hard

College Search & Selection
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<p>What are the schools with a reputation for having not only outstanding academics, but also an active and fun social life?</p>

<p>Some I can think of are USC, Vanderbilt, UVA, and Washington & Lee. What else?</p>

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<p>I heard UCLA has a good party scene, and it's academics are great</p>

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<p>University of Pennsylvania & Duke definitely.</p>

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<p>That's actually Colby's motto, LOL</p>

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<p>Wisconsin, UNC.........</p>

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<p>I've partied at Penn several times, and I don't really see what all the fuss is about. Its not especially better than any of the other schools I've been to, and in some respects, its worse.</p>

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<p>Dartmouth Duke UVA UNC USC</p>

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<p>Of the TOP schools I would say Dartmouth, Duke, Stanford, Penn.</p>

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<p>At Tulane, first we out-think you, then we out-drink you.</p>

<p>EDIT: Stanford has no social scene, I hate coming on here everyday and seeing people saying Stanford is a party school. It's not.</p>

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<p>i would say Emory has a good mixture of partying and working...but then again i don't have many schools to compare it to</p>

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<p>Brown for sure.</p>

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<p>brown is a great time, but having spent alot of time there and at dartmouth, dartmouth blows it out of the water in this regard.</p>

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<p>Wustl!!!!!!</p>

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<p>Notre Dame, Duke, Dartmouth, USC, and probably Georgetown.</p>

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<p>Here's StudentsReview's list calculated by reader reviews, seems to be reasonable:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.studentsreview.com/top_social_schools.php3%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.studentsreview.com/top_social_schools.php3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>the list provided above is pretty accurate i would say (except it seems to be missing Duke and USC).</p>

<p>i was just about to mention UC Santa Barbara. huge party school, very underrated for academics because of the party rep, but people tell me UCSB is too a "work hard, party hard" school. </p>

<p>remember, U Can Stay Buzzed while taking an exam!</p>

<p>and to confirm the person who mentioned UCLA, yes, UCLA is a work hard, party hard school.</p>

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<p>Ugh God. NOT georgetown. Georgetown is notoriously strict on underage drinking and unregistered parties. People should really only say schools that they personally know, not just parrot stereotypes and reputations.</p>

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<p>U Can Stay Buzzed? What about the University of Casual Sex & Beer?</p>

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<p>but people tell me UCSB is too a "work hard, party hard" school.</p>

<p>I think the administration is trying to emphasize the "work hard" part these days. These are all recent examples of crackdowns:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dailynexus.com/news/2004/8410.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dailynexus.com/news/2004/8410.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://www.thechannelsonline.com/news/2005/05/04/Opinion/Foot-Patrol.Stomps.Fun.From.I.v-944911.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.thechannelsonline.com/news/2005/05/04/Opinion/Foot-Patrol.Stomps.Fun.From.I.v-944911.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Isn't Goleta/Isla Vista PD notorious for its lack of friendliness toward student partying?</p>