Just asking because the college I am in is basically the complete opposite of a party school. I just want to hear what others have to say.
Just asking because the college I am in is basically the complete opposite of a party school. I just want to hear what others have to say.
If you stay home most of the time and study and talk to your professors, you can easily walk away with a 4.0.
Lead Foil Hat wrote:
If you stay home most of the time and study and talk to your professors, you can easily walk away with a 4.0.
lol
Idk i go to a christian school and going out is just going to someone’s house and talking/playing games. Way more fun IMO. However I would think UCLA is a party school
david45 wrote:
Just asking because the college I am in is basically the complete opposite of a party school. I just want to hear what others have to say.
You must go to the High School of the Performing Arts, PARTY!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF4P4Gcwcps“Party school” is a bit of a made up term IMO. As with anywhere it’s about your social contacts and what you choose to do. Most folks at a small Christian college would fit in fine at big state schools— there are plenty of students from all walks of life and organizations and activities to find like minds. I suppose what you are asking about are the mostly off campus parties that go on. There are plenty of opportunities to drink/smoke recreationally, attend large parties at houses and do some sexually adventurous stuff. But these are all normal people just like you. What they experiment with on evenings and weekends between the ages of 18 & 22 don’t define them just like the parties don’t define the college. And there are still real (and sometimes serious) consequences for doing the wrong things so it’s not just hog wild like some Hollywood movies you may have seen. Be smart, have fun and make good memories wherever you go to school. It won’t be until quite a few years later when you start to feel like as a college student you were actually a lot closer to being a kid than being an adult.
I thought you’re at UCLA, that’s a big party school, lol.
Party Schools as listed in Princeton Review or whatever score points by having large number if students in Frats and Sororities, but also by putting on concerts, good sports treams/tailgating presence, the number of Students living off-campus and the number if bars in the town.
I went to a #1 party school. Medium sized city allowed for both near campus bars and off campus drinking in downtown and neighborhood bars. Lots of off-campus student housing and a culture of house parties. Greek life was not big at my school. Sports teams were competitive teams in the conference- they held a high profile among the regular students (Lacrosse parties were more popular than frat parties, for example). The school (and our tuition and fees) payed for many concerts from high profile artists during the year.
LoneStarXC wrote:
I thought you’re at UCLA, that’s a big party school, lol.
LMAO. Look at what actual students say:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ucla/comments/b9zlvt/is_ucla_actually_a_full_on_party_school_or_are/LoneStarXC wrote:
I thought you’re at UCLA, that’s a big party school, lol.
USC is the party school
Welp, it's the complete opposite of your experience.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:
Welp, it's the complete opposite of your experience.
So you are you saying actual UCLA students are lying when they say their school is everything but a party school?
Let me tell you, going to a party school is the best thing ever. Don't let these prudes from the private christian colleges tell you any different. They will say that a great time is going out past curfew and playing board games. The real fun is at the big schools. Nothing compares to being part of a 500 person, alcohol fueled rager.
Another amazing benefit of a party school is that, in general, students are much more relaxed than at these other small schools. The parties are a great way for people to not only blow off steam, but express themselves. The small schools are generally the home of sexually repressed young adults that don't know how to have healthy relationships.
My advice, work hard during the week, let of a little steam on the weekends, and in general, have fun. Life isn't about grades, it's about living. Living isn't sitting in a basement past your college curfew. You're in the best part of your life. Take it from someone who has been through this before, you need to transfer to a party school and let loose.
David, I was a STEM major and athlete at a D1 school that is nationally recognized for its STEM programs. It's all about priorities, time management, and efficiency. If you have your head in books all day, you are not efficient with your time. Prioritize what is important, find the time to do it, and commit to it 100%. It's not that hard and if you think college is hard, just wait till the real world smacks you in the face.
On average it takes 2 - 3 hours of study time per credit hour to have an A.
Freshman classes tend to be easier but i'll let that slide
15 hours*3 = 45 hours + 15 initial is 60 hours per week school time MAX. there are 160 hours in the week meaning you have 100 hours to do whatever the bleep you want to do. If you want to be a pedantic bleep head about it, sure I'll throw in two labs at 6 hours/week total for 94 hours to do whatever you want to do.
Exactly. 60 hours per week is more time than you spend in a full time job. I am taking 14 credit hours for my first quarter.
Reading comp - missed. Point is you have time to do other things besides study. Also 2 - 3 hours, 2 hours puts you at 45 and thats for hard classes. I had some electives I hardly needed to study for, I really only spent +- 30-35 hours per week on school in the STEM field including labs. Focused time is more important than total time. Go see a psychologist.
Its not much different than any other college unless you let it be. At a party school, there are parties during the week, not just on weekends. People who last longer than freshman year learn to buckle down and study and there is still a sizable contingent who hardly party at all. A higher percentage of the freshman class won't make it to sophmore year at a party school. BYU is the biggest party school of all. Students there are so exhausted from going hard all Saturday, that they literally do nothing all day on Sunday.
The party school I went to was tough academically.
Easiest and hardest thing to learn how to do while attending a party school: Learning to say NO.
For reference, I attended a college that was ranked in the top 10 party schools in the country by Playboy Magazine (back when their list was a thing). Students were so proud that the printed the list on the back of tshirts (back when that was a thing).
"Party school" can be interpreted in many different ways depending on how you define it. In my own experience, I went to a smaller school which definitely had large parties on the weekends but for most weekdays it was pretty quiet. My siblings and friends went to larger party schools and if they really wanted, they could go to some sort of social event every night of the week. It is all about availability. And by social event every night I dont mean like a project x style party each night of the week. At a large school its a given that maybe 250-500 people are downtown at bar/s on any night.
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