Sobriety
Is An Option -
Even At The Biggest Party Schools
Dear
Harlan,
I'm a male high-school junior, and I've been looking at a
bunch of colleges. Rowan University in New Jersey has been
looking really cool to me, and I definitely want to visit
it. However, my aunt (out of nowhere) told my parents that
Rowan is a "party school," which immediately set off alarms.
I don't even believe her, to tell you the truth. So anyway,
now my parents are all "let's look at other schools," but
the amount of awesome classes Rowan has is, well, awesome.
I still want to visit there. So what I'm asking is, is there
a way I can tell my parents that just because my aunt says
it's a party school doesn't mean that I'll be doing nothing
but partying the entire time I'm there? (I'm not even that
big a partier.) And if it really is a HUGE party school, does
that mean I'll be doomed to a life of alcoholism and nothingness,
even though I have the intention of trying hard?
The
Anti-Partier
Dear Anti-Partier,
Unless your aunt parties at a different college every weekend
and found that she enjoys partying most at Rowan University,
she has no idea what she's talking about. HERE ARE THE FACTS:
Rowan University has regularly ranked as one of the best colleges
in the Northeast by U.S. News & World Report. In addition,
Rowan is NOT on the list of top-20 party schools. As for that
list of party schools, it should be used as toilet paper,
because that's about what it's worth. I've attended two No.
1 party schools, and I never went into rehab, and I knew plenty
of totally sober people at both. While I haven't visit Rowan,
I've spoken at hundreds of colleges, and every college has
opportunities to party. Tell your aunt that wherever you go,
you'll have the chance to be doomed to a life of alcoholism
and nothingness. That said, you might as well be doomed at
one of the best schools in the Northeast.
