Join the Party?

Many seniors around this time are selecting the college they are going to attend next Fall. Even some juniors are already looking ahead into what they are interested and disinterested when it comes down to college choices.. There are many factors that go into deciding on the college of your choice. As I found out, being a “party” school is to some people a factor of what college they choose to attend but, to other they aren’t even concerned.

As we interviewed multiple students their responses varied in how and why they choose the college they will soon be attending. College is all about balancing, being able to work hard and still make time for yourself. Trouble may occur when students start putting going to parties before their school work. On the other hand, some students go to that college for the party scene only.

Senior Kristina Cosic said, “I want my college to have a great social life also, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be a party school to make my decision.”

Allison Dreyer answers, “I will not spend money on going to an expensive college just to party, but if two schools have the same education levels that I want and one is a party school compared to the other, I would choose the party school.”

Another senior, Christian Sosnowski, replied, “Being a party school or not doesn’t matter to me because I am going to play Division 1 soccer next fall, so personally I won’t have time to party.”

Junior Abby Grand agreed. “Parties don’t matter to me because my major and the sports I plan to play in matter more to me. Even though I still have over a year to choose a college I would like to attend, I know being a party school or not won’t be a [factor] for me.”

Junior Amanda Zysko stated, “Education is important to me but also not being tied down in college to school work–won’t work for me. So yes, parties school will have an effect on my college decision next year, but the education factor has to be there also.”

College choices may be hard whether you’re senior or a junior, but really it all depends on who you are and how you want your college career to go. Party schools may be fun, but for others its all about the academics.