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[quote=Anonymous]My high school teammate - a track runner and an Ivy League champion - found Dartmouth to be heavily social (he was in a frat) but had little trouble refraining from drinking. Like many at Dartmouth he was an expert skier and that also motivated him to take care of his body.  Perhaps he was helped by the fact that his coach became the most prominent coach in the NCAA (at UVA today) and just wouldn’t have put up with much drinking or partying. He went on to a graduate degree at Chicago and truly made Dartmouth work for him. I went to a school with a similar social profile (Duke) but was poor and so grateful to go to school on scholarship I couldn’t have cared less about the Greek system or drinking, both of which I avoided. I do think the Greek system and drinking are major distractions for some and it may be better for some kids to avoid these kinds of schools. As far as friends, I had a few friends on the women’s basketball team - back before people went to games - and they were truly great friends - no matter the nature of their personal lives. One woman is President of a LAC today and I couldn’t have found a better gem of a friend anywhere. School is what you make it. [/quote]

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