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Anonymous wrote:I'm curious what people specifically think there is to do in a large city for 18-22-year-olds that doesn't involve drinking and that wouldn't be available to their peers at a campus in a smaller town.

My kid goes to college in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. She's been in school about a month - so far has gone to a Twins game, a few concerts, a museum, a sculpture garden, tried a bunch of different restaurants, saw a musical, and went to a zoo. There's seriously so much to do, and I imagine there would be even more options in a city like Chicago or NYC.

But wait until there is 2ft of snow on the ground. Then it is hard to not party

I’m from Minnesota. The world doesn’t shut down there like it does here.

Agree, but will the kids still go hang downtown is the question.

Loyola MD

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Anonymous wrote:I'm curious what people specifically think there is to do in a large city for 18-22-year-olds that doesn't involve drinking and that wouldn't be available to their peers at a campus in a smaller town.

My kid goes to college in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. She's been in school about a month - so far has gone to a Twins game, a few concerts, a museum, a sculpture garden, tried a bunch of different restaurants, saw a musical, and went to a zoo. There's seriously so much to do, and I imagine there would be even more options in a city like Chicago or NYC.

But wait until there is 2ft of snow on the ground. Then it is hard to not party

I’m from Minnesota. The world doesn’t shut down there like it does here.

This was me and I was in the Honors Program at American and loved it. Started drinking in college though. I don't think it's that unusual for a kid to not do that stuff in high school but dabble in college...

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious what people specifically think there is to do in a large city for 18-22-year-olds that doesn't involve drinking and that wouldn't be available to their peers at a campus in a smaller town.

Most campuses are not in small towns per say. Many are rural and don't even have a Target or movie theater within 20 minutes. Some colleges also don't have big sports teams either. Compare what you can so at Georgetown to say Frostburg.

And here is a list of things they can do in city areas:

student theater tickets (live theater)
museums
concerts
movies
bowling
indoor bocce
laser tag
shopping areas
restaurants
river front areas
coffee houses with open mic nights
comedy clubs
tourist locations
sporting events
hackathons
public performances
get a job outside of the campus
meet kids from other colleges


I think the point is that some rural schools have activities for kids to do, but most don't have a lot and you are left with dorm or frat parties. Hard to get away from. My friend's daughter is at Lafayette and she is extremely bored on the weekends.

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is well rounded and smart. But, she has no interest in drinking or smoking marijuana. Her grades are great with lots of extra curriculars. What good schools do you think she would find others like herself?

Go Canada.

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Anonymous wrote:My smart, social, non-partier girl is really happy at her small Catholic college. Small schools tend to plan lots of on-campus activities for their students and, because there isn’t much else to do, the kids participate because it’s not dorky in groups. My DD is involved in tons of activities and her friend group revolves around kids she met in the Honors Program (tends to be the more focused students) and those who do the service projects and campus ministry things. Gravitating toward a calmer group of kids has been key. She’s out and about all the time, but not doing things that are troubling. It is possible to have good, clean fun!

Couldn’t be happier!

I have a high school senior daughter who sounds very similar. She is currently at a Catholic school and is interested in a small Catholic college. If you would be willing to share what school it is, I would really appreciate it. She is currently considering Catholic, Loyola of Chicago, Manhattan, and Providence, in addition to some larger state schools. Thanks

I've heard great things about Benedictine College in Kansas. I also recommend Hillsdale College, which is not Catholic, but has a large Catholic contingent among students and faculty. The overall ethos at the school is very wholesome.

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious what people specifically think there is to do in a large city for 18-22-year-olds that doesn't involve drinking and that wouldn't be available to their peers at a campus in a smaller town.

bowling, movie theater, coffee houses, hanging out in town

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Anonymous wrote:My smart, social, non-partier girl is really happy at her small Catholic college. Small schools tend to plan lots of on-campus activities for their students and, because there isn’t much else to do, the kids participate because it’s not dorky in groups. My DD is involved in tons of activities and her friend group revolves around kids she met in the Honors Program (tends to be the more focused students) and those who do the service projects and campus ministry things. Gravitating toward a calmer group of kids has been key. She’s out and about all the time, but not doing things that are troubling. It is possible to have good, clean fun!

Couldn’t be happier!

I have a high school senior daughter who sounds very similar. She is currently at a Catholic school and is interested in a small Catholic college. If you would be willing to share what school it is, I would really appreciate it. She is currently considering Catholic, Loyola of Chicago, Manhattan, and Providence, in addition to some larger state schools. Thanks

I am a PC alum. Loved my time there, but I think there are far better options for a non-partying student. The joke is...it's a drinking school with a Catholic problem - it's pervasive.

Yeah, I live in Providence and on Sunday mornings the neighborhood around PC is just awash in red solo cups. The students I know who are at PC are not part of the partying culture, but it is pretty pervasive on campus and does intrude on the lives of other students (you will have to deal with drunk bros stumbling around).

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Anonymous wrote:I'm curious what people specifically think there is to do in a large city for 18-22-year-olds that doesn't involve drinking and that wouldn't be available to their peers at a campus in a smaller town.

My kid goes to college in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. She's been in school about a month - so far has gone to a Twins game, a few concerts, a museum, a sculpture garden, tried a bunch of different restaurants, saw a musical, and went to a zoo. There's seriously so much to do, and I imagine there would be even more options in a city like Chicago or NYC.

But wait until there is 2ft of snow on the ground. Then it is hard to not party

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is well rounded and smart. But, she has no interest in drinking or smoking marijuana. Her grades are great with lots of extra curriculars. What good schools do you think she would find others like herself?

My daughter is the same way and initially was looking into SLAC's, but realized many just party on the weekends because there is not much else to do.

She now is looking towards urban (or close to urban) medium to large campuses. Places where she can find groups of friends and also leave the campus and go do non-Frat things on the weekends. Less pressure to either party or sit in your room and not party.

Pitt
Case Western
Ohio State
ASU Barrett's Honors
University of Washington
University of Texas
Northeastern/BU

Mount Holyoke. There are partiers but you dont have to be one. It’s great for studying and friendship. Join clubs at UMass or take classes there to expand your college experiences.

Here is the UNIGO link:

https://www.unigo.com/colleges/pepperdine-university

You search for the school that interests you.

Once it comes up, click on the blue heading "Alcohol Use" (see the topics listed on the right)
While people can say this is not a random survey of students, I suspect that the variation you see between schools is meaningful.

We used these data (about the Safety tab also, for example) a lot.

Hope you find it helpful.

Anonymous wrote:Women's colleges, they tend to have a big cohort who are not into partying.

Colleague's daughter is at Barnard College and she's partying in NYC clubs every weekend.

BYU