I mean, they're usually only in class like 12-15 hours a week, and there's like 110 waking hours a week (less if they don't get enough sleep.) If they are spending so many of the remaining ~100 hours a week on homework that they can't go to a couple sports events or parties per week, something is seriously wrong (unless they are trying to juggle a full-time job on top of it, but I don't think that's who you're talking about...)

Anonymous wrote:agree as long as kids aren’t bing drinking or partying excessively around the games it’s just another on campus event

Even if they are, football is only in the fall, not year round, and games are once a week, which leaves six other non game days.

I had a boyfriend who did incredibly well at Michigan. Close to 4.0 in a rigorous major. AND partied very hard.

He tailgated and went to all the home football games and lots of the hockey and basketball games, too. And was in a fraternity.

He was great at time management and spent his downtime getting work done. Had a habit of going to the library straight from dinner, only returning to the dorm or fraternity house around 10, once things there were getting going. Also used the time in between classes to work.

Work hard and play hard isn’t hard for a lot of kids. Just need to be smart about time management and disciplined enough to stick to it.

Anonymous wrote:I went to Duke. Classes were canceled when there were big games

How many games per year? What year did you graduate? This did NOT happen when I was there!

Went to Notre Dame. Saturday home game days were an all-day affair. You slept in Sunday and worked the rest of the day. It's only 8 weekends a year for home games. Away games were typically watched at a bar or house party but you had more of the day free. We went to hockey games and basketball games on weekends only generally, unless it was a big one.

Anonymous wrote:The one that brought it to mind for me is Duke, but I’m sure Michigan and many others could be like this - how does these students that are taking serious course loads at hard schools go to so many football and basketball games, party and such? I have trouble imagining it for my high schooler, and he’s not doing college work.

College is less of a grind than high school.

Anonymous wrote:OTH I went to Michigan and was part of the folks who sold our student tickets for substantial $$. We just viewed them as financial aid. Go Blue!

+1

I would just keep tickets to a few games and sell the rest.

After freshman year, my friends and i didn't go to every game

Anonymous wrote:The one that brought it to mind for me is Duke, but I’m sure Michigan and many others could be like this - how does these students that are taking serious course loads at hard schools go to so many football and basketball games, party and such? I have trouble imagining it for my high schooler, and he’s not doing college work.

They have many more free hours in the day than they do in HS.

I don't think every kid goes to every game. My son went to most of the football games at his school. He wasn't tailgating or there all day, so he had the ability to do work both before and after the game. Not sure if he ever did that. Sometimes he would play golf afterwards.

He has gone to a few basketball games too. He finds it harder to fit the basketball games into his schedule. At his school women's volleyball is huge. I think he went to at least one game.

I think college is different now. Clubs are huge. And there are a lot of kids that don't drink all that much. My son goes to a power 4 school but it isn't a football school, and it isn't overly Greek, so his social life may be differnt thant a kid at Michigan.

There's a lot of free time in college. If you use it wisely, you can fit in a lot of fun stuff.

Anonymous wrote:Honestly? My son is a very quick learner and school comes easily to him and always has. He leverages AI to initiate projects and synthesize large volumes.

He has many deficiencies! but excelling in school is not one of them

He's a good student because he cheats?

OTH I went to Michigan and was part of the folks who sold our student tickets for substantial $$. We just viewed them as financial aid. Go Blue!