A lot of the schools mentioned on here are very difficult to get into and are simultaneously

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It always amazes me how many on this board seem to think there's NO way their kid would be interested in a party school or GASP greek like. I realize that the kids themselves may even believe that BEFORE they get to school. Once they get there though, they can completely change for the first time in their lives and step out from whatever social group or reputation they had in HS.

[Anonymous]

Tulane and Bucknell have massive, dangerously high # of binge drinkers

[Anonymous]

Duke, Wake, Tulane all have this reputation.

Although so do a lot of cold small LACs like Colgate and Kenyon.

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Anonymous wrote:Described as “party schools.” How did the kids get into those schools if they party like that?

It's possible to both like to party and get great grades, have high tests scores, and a slew of ECs.

100%. My kid is this as are many of her friends (and so was I for that matter). Also see Booksmart .

[Anonymous]

Is this a real question? I went to a “party school,” and the wildest kids I knew were the ones who had been the most sheltered in HS.

Also, going to parties and getting good grades are not mutually exclusive.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like which ones? Name five that are frequently mentioned here that are also big party schools.

UVa, Washington & Lee, Bucknell, other state flagships that have been hard to get into lately

Add in Norte Dame, BC, WashU, Tulane, Dartmouth, Wake, Emory... Throw in the SLACs too if you consider social drug use (as opposed to alcohol) to be partying

My kid learned how to party at ND. He also got an excellent education and worked his ass off. A nice balance of fun and hard work.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Described as “party schools.” How did the kids get into those schools if they party like that?

It's possible to both like to party and get great grades, have high tests scores, and a slew of ECs.

100%. My kid is this as are many of her friends (and so was I for that matter). Also see Booksmart .

The beginning of book smart really described my high school. Lots of people are shocked when they learn who actually had good grades all along.

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Play hard, party hard.

Natural intelligence. I have some insanely smart friends and relatives (dad and husband) who were also some of the biggest partiers--same as self.

What it would take someone else 20 hours to learn/do, it would take me 2. It has been the same at my job which requires large volumes of reading/analysis and write-ups. Co-workers struggle and do a lot of involuntary OT to keep afloat. I have a lot of free time.

I have two sons that I keep being told when they get to "X level, X year of school, private HS' they will have to spend hours on homework/studying, etc. It still isn't the case even with rigorous courseload/APs, etc. They still play two sports and go out with their friends and maintian all As.

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Anonymous wrote:Play hard, party hard.

Natural intelligence. I have some insanely smart friends and relatives (dad and husband) who were also some of the biggest partiers--same as self.

What it would take someone else 20 hours to learn/do, it would take me 2. It has been the same at my job which requires large volumes of reading/analysis and write-ups. Co-workers struggle and do a lot of involuntary OT to keep afloat. I have a lot of free time.

I have two sons that I keep being told when they get to "X level, X year of school, private HS' they will have to spend hours on homework/studying, etc. It still isn't the case even with rigorous courseload/APs, etc. They still play two sports and go out with their friends and maintian all As.

^maintain.

This was described as 'book smart' vs 'smart'. The former has to work really, really hard for their grades.

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Anonymous wrote:Described as “party schools.” How did the kids get into those schools if they party like that?

It's possible to both like to party and get great grades, have high tests scores, and a slew of ECs.

Yes. A lot of people assumed my kids couldn't be as smart as their bookworms because they are very athletic and outgoing with a social life.

It was a shock to them when they saw in HS that my kids were outperforming theirs. We never once bragged about their grades/test scores and they were shut of GT in elementary due to all the tiger moms lobbying.

Once things were merit based/rewarded, my kids were winning all the rewards. One finished first in his HS class.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like which ones? Name five that are frequently mentioned here that are also big party schools.

UVA is famous for this. If you were a party kid, you did NOT get in from our NoVA HS. Once there though, kids are going hog wild. The good news is that they usually don't go out Sunday through Wednesday so there's a work hard/party hard atmosphere.

Or your kid was just not a part of the group going to parties. I doubt there is a single large NOVA HS (including Catholic and independent) that doesn't have kids going to house parties and drinking. I also doubt that those kids all have bad grades.

Considering that you have to be in the top 5% of your school to have a shot at UVA, yes that is a high bar and those kids really were not doing a lot of partying, except the summer before college.

[Anonymous]

Penn

USC

Northwestern

Umiami

Vandy

[Anonymous]

You need to set rules and limits. For example, I only drank on days ending in a "y".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like which ones? Name five that are frequently mentioned here that are also big party schools.

UVA is famous for this. If you were a party kid, you did NOT get in from our NoVA HS. Once there though, kids are going hog wild. The good news is that they usually don't go out Sunday through Wednesday so there's a work hard/party hard atmosphere.

Or your kid was just not a part of the group going to parties. I doubt there is a single large NOVA HS (including Catholic and independent) that doesn't have kids going to house parties and drinking. I also doubt that those kids all have bad grades.

Considering that you have to be in the top 5% of your school to have a shot at UVA, yes that is a high bar and those kids really were not doing a lot of partying, except the summer before college.

You would be wrong about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like which ones? Name five that are frequently mentioned here that are also big party schools.

UVA is famous for this. If you were a party kid, you did NOT get in from our NoVA HS. Once there though, kids are going hog wild. The good news is that they usually don't go out Sunday through Wednesday so there's a work hard/party hard atmosphere.

Or your kid was just not a part of the group going to parties. I doubt there is a single large NOVA HS (including Catholic and independent) that doesn't have kids going to house parties and drinking. I also doubt that those kids all have bad grades.

Considering that you have to be in the top 5% of your school to have a shot at UVA, yes that is a high bar and those kids really were not doing a lot of partying, except the summer before college.

You would be wrong about that.

well not in my kids schools. My kids know all 11 who are at UVA right now well and they are the ones that told me that. Your results may vary.