What were your experiences like with partying in college? Did you like it or not?
What were your experiences like with partying in college? Did you like it or not?
Currently am a junior at a large southern state school and in a fraternity. Just finished syllabus week and partied 6/7 of the nights including a home football game. I love to party but not severely affects my running for the worse and my running severely affects my ability to pick up girls at parties for the worse. But I do love partying and I do a lot of it.
I had to time for partying at all. I had a bunch of homework so when I had at least a bit of free time, I spent it with my friends, watched something on my laptop, listened to music or simply relaxed and let my brain take a rest. Moreover, I don't like all these loud parties and big companies of unknown people. The only exclusion for me are concerts because I'm enjoying the show in full, no matter whether I've come alone or with a friend. That's an ideal kind of partying for me.
The first thing wrote:
What were your experiences like with partying in college? Did you like it or not?
I did some my freshman year. For me it had a huge negative effect on my running and academics. I also realized the “friends” that I partied with weren’t real friends. After my freshman year I would an occasional party, but I didn’t drink, and then found that drunk people are really annoying to be around. At the very least, if you are running for your university track/cross country team then keep the partying to the off-season or end of season parties.
Not really. I maybe went to a couple a year. I'd usually just go to bed early for a meet or long run on friday/weekends. The mountains at 6 am are something amazing.
Yes and yes.
Yes I did, and like many others have said on here, it was a largely negative experience.
As a runner, I came in to college having not "partied" (which I take to mean, drink, stay out late, and possibly smoke weed, or even do other drugs). In college, I decided freshman year to experiment and then afterward, I spent a few years "partying" pretty hard (Thursday-Saturday nights).
Looking back (I am now in my 30s), all that "partying" was a huge waste of time. The first couple times it was novel, but after that I was just chasing the fun of the first time, but the novelty was gone and it was never really that fun. I also used drinking to build up courage to talk to girls, but the only girls that were enjoying talking to a drunk guy were pretty ugly (and if genders were reversed would be called predatory for taking advantage of a drunk).
I also never quite realized until later how much drinking, staying up late, affected my running. It never ruined a single run, and all of the "good" runners drank, so I never thought it was a big deal. Looking back though, it had a cumulative effect on everyone, including the "good" runners and we all would have been much faster.
If I could go back again, I would refrain from "partying" and instead would have spent that time on a part time job (maybe even bartending). That way I would at least have had some extra money instead of being a broke college student.
I did not party at all in college.
I'm not proud if it, just stating the fact.
WHEN ITS TIME TO PARTY WE WILL PARTY HARD
I went to a DIII school known more for its academics than its running and partying. Although on campus drug use and drinking were prevalent at the time.
First two years I didn't drink much but went out for the social outings, parties, dances and all that. But by junior year started drinking more. Not a heavy drinker but definitely in the binge category. We didn't drink much during the week, occasionally might have a couple beers on a Wednesday or Thursday night but that wasn't the norm. Studied from 6 or 7 until 10-12 most nights. On non-race weekends, or weekends with a Friday home race or Saturday morning race in which we could get back in time--yeah there was a group of us that would go out and drink a fair amount and stay up until 1-2 AM.
At the time it seemed like a great idea. In hindsight, not so much. Sunday's were a wash. Would get up at 9 or 10 and do a long run--but sometimes wait until 3. Studying was always very difficult on Sundays. I'd do it and put in a full day but probably felt so bad that the retention was low. I think it affected the running too, because I'd be tired on Monday workout (usually a hard day, like repeat miles). So pretty much dug ourselves a hole. If I could do it all again, would have curbed that cycle during the seasons, yeah sure go out and socialize and have a drink or two but have enough self-discipline to cut it off and turn in a bit earlier.
I went to two schools - Moscow State University (in Russia), and BYU. Did not party at either one of them, in fact never had a drink of alcohol in my life, and have absolutely no regrets.
Partied a lot though university. Some really epic nights I still think were the best times of my life. I was quite good at partying. I don't think it's overrated, but you still have to get your school work done, make sure you have the time to recover from a night out. I didn't run competitively in college and if I did I bet there would be fewer late nights I suppose.
Seriously weird question though. Why ask it?
Yes, way to much. If I did it over again I wouldn't do it. Not a good way to start off freshman year when the first week of classes you're in the ADs office, explaining the police report the chief of police gave him. Didn't learn my lesson and upgraded to the President of the University. Trust me not where you want to be explaining what you were doing drunk off your ass. Luckily back in the mid 80's they gave you a couple of chances before booting you off the team.
I don't remember if I partied in college or not, I was drunk at the time.
Yes and I don't remember. I do recall my coach having a T-shirt made up for me that said "I can't I have to row in the morning"
I partied a lot freshman and sophomore year. I mostly stopped after that because I was becoming an alcoholic, my classes were much more difficult than the gen eds I took at the beginning of college so I had to study more, and I started working full time. I also partied a lot in high school so by 21 the novelty was gone.
My experience was pretty average. Beer pong, dancing, occasional hookup, strip poker, etc... I wasn't in a frat, but had a few friends that were. Their parties were insane. I liked it a lot, but it did have it's downsides, like the alcoholism I mentioned. I did a few embarrassing things I'm really not proud of.
The first thing wrote:
What were your experiences like with partying in college? Did you like it or not?
I partied in college, although not even close to as much as some of my other friends who went to state schools.
My school had a dry campus (not religious, just tradition...which was pretty much a religion at my school), but we found ways around it.
Probably partied 2-3 times a week my freshman and sophomore years and then chilled more my junior and senior years (exact inverse of my progression in high school!). I wasn't a runner in high school or college (played soccer during both), so I never really worried about partying effecting my running.
I have no regrets. Looking back (nearly 20 years since I graduated), I find that those times create a lot of stories and a lot of laughs when I get together with my old college friends. Wouldn't change that for the world.
No partying. G.I. Bill wasn't enough that I didn't have to work, too. Night jobs. Music gigs. Full plate. And we'll worth it!
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If you went to a D2 or D3 school, please don't reply. Those schools don't count. I don't care if it's MIT or CalTech.