I had the time of my life at my big party state school. I think everyone I was friends with developed binge drinking problems. I was out almost every night of the week. I have two sons and I prefer not to send them to big party schools like the one I attended. IMO, huge greek presence and/or huge drinking culture is a drawback. They will find fun anywhere, yes--anywhere---but it will be on a smaller scale and less of the school. We have two neighbors whose sons barely eeked out a 2.0gpa this year...yeah, they are going to school to get a job--not gain an alcohol abuse problem. |
and, sadly, hazing deaths, etc. |
Nobody has said parties don’t happen. They definitely do. But “party school” and a school where there are parties on weekends are different. Party school implies parties are the primary reason kids are there. And education is secondary. This does not describe WM. |
UVA is a party school but that's not the primary reason people go there |
Parent of a freshman here. Here's what I've liked so far:
-The folks who handled the transition to college did a great job. We attended events over the summer, and they even prepared us parent for the day we dropped off our kids. - Move-in was so organized. - My kid's dorm was nice. -Campus is walkable. Even the train station is walkable. -Campus is gorgeous- the trees, the architecture, the lake. -My kid has been intellectually challenged in classes. -Easy access to professors. Did have one class that had 100 students but professor knew everyone by name. -My kid, who is a good cook said the food has not been bad at all. -My kid has a solid group of friends. Really decent people. |