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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]College isn’t what it used to be. All you need to do is take a look at the Moscow Idaho 4 case to see that. I’m not paying for my kids to get blackout drunk every day of the week and pass out on the floor of some unsecured party house. That’s what college kids do without their unsuspecting parents knowing. Argue if you want to. My view isn’t changing.[/quote]

What’s your definition of “what it used to be”.

Animal House was released in the 1970s based on the stories of the writers’ times at Dartmouth.

Are you like talking about pre-1960?[/quote]
The average college student took their studies more seriously back then. There was more moderation, more of a work rather than “play” mindset. It’s now almost exclusively about partying and the “experience”. A lot of parents are naive to this fact (or simply don’t want to acknowledge it). Not me. I’m not of the mindset that my kids are going to be any better at avoiding that. I know better.

A good friend of mine’s 19 YO daughter had to drop out because she got pregnant. That was a waste of money for them.[/quote]

Again…what years are you talking about?

I went to college in the late 1980s and there was tons of partying and kids dropping out.

I see little difference nowadays.[/quote]

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