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I'm a freshmen and I'm just chilling, focusing on my work. The average of my classes is in the C range, Of course I am way above the average but college doesnt seem like the party haven I thought it was going to be.
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I am not a party person.
 
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I got it out of my system while in the military. Now I just have a beer with dinner....I see no point in partying with people 6-8 years my junior.
 
Never been to a party - I spend my time getting laid.
 
I'm not a party person either. Hopefully in the future...I'll have more time for partying.
 
I started off as a non-partier, but then I remember one Saturday night halfway through my first semester where I didn't have any work left to do, the few non partier friends I had had gone home for the weekend, and there was nothing on TV. Add to that the loads of people I saw headed out of the dorm to go to the parties, and I decided I needed to branch out more. While that first semester was my only Dean's List semester, I can't imagine spending my whole college career that way. I've forgotten the homework, but I still remember the parties.
 
Its really not what its all cracked up to be. Sure, you might go home with someone (let's hope they are clean). But the vomiting (occasional), hangovers, spins, telephone calls, etc. sometimes aren't worth it. If I'm going to "party" its with the students on my block in one of our apartments. Its our music, our choice of alcohol, our food, our fun times. Going out to these fraternity parties is starting to leave something to be desired, but that may be because I'm a third year and sick of partying with the frosh. It was OK last year, but now that I am a third year its not appealing. I can't deny the fact though that when I went out to a large party more than likely I had a great time and stories to tell.
 
I partied my fare share during the first semester. Long story short, I was faced with a 3.1 GPA and a long conversation with my parents about the prospect of European med schools. It took me 5 more semesters of >3.85 to get my GPA to be somewhat competitive (not boasting, actually giving props to you guys who have done it from the first semester). In hind sight, that semester of pure pleasure probably wasn't worth it.
While I agree I'm not very likely to remember class time, I'm quite confident I'll remember its repercussions.
 
Techmed07 said:
I'm a freshmen and I'm just chilling, focusing on my work. The average of my classes is in the C range, Of course I am way above the average but college doesnt seem like the party haven I thought it was going to be.
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you are going to the wrong uni my friend lol :laugh:
 
Hmmm, I expected to see more people who were partiers. I was a party kid, right up until the day I turned 22- now it seems a bit old. I still love to go hang out at the bar maybe once a week with friends, but mostly because I live on the same block where they all are and it means I dont have to cook dinner that night...
Regardless, my grades didnt really suffer that much due to partying (they took a huge dip my senior year, but due to illness and other personal issues). I stayed in the high 3.6s, AND went out at least once or twice a week with my friends. Different folks, different strokes, but I know for a fact that if I had it to do over again, I probably would have enjoyed myself a bit more. I have the whole rest of my life to be a serious doctor type- I wanted a few more carefree years during my undergrad!
 
i am a junior now, i havent party ever since college. but now my gf dumped me so...i am forced to leave my lab and goto party to meet new people...:(
 
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no partying for me. no regrets either.
 
AMmd said:
you are going to the wrong uni my friend lol :laugh:
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Huh? The average in most classes of most universities is a C. If it isn't, chances are classes are curved to a C. It wasn't until my very upper level biochem classes that exams were curved to~ B-. Anybody have a dramatically different experience?
 
I haven't been. Hopefully, I got all of that out of my system the year I was 16, a high school sophomore. I had the hottest, wildest, brainiest, girlfriend in town that year. She had money to waste. After nearly a year, I got my head on straight. So, she ditched me.

After that, I went into fast forward, making up for 'lost' learning and earning time. Fortunately, I'd already finished my high school courses. Haven't seen her in ages, but I hear often from others that she got fat, flunked out of high school, was cut off by her parents, and can't keep a job. For my part, I went through a rough year last year that had nothing to do with my lifestyle. It just made me realize that I value my education - a lot. Getting wasted holds no appeal for me. Then again, I'm not really in a position where I'm even tempted because the people I hang out with at school are mainly the non-trads, and the grad students and PI at the lab. :laugh: - Not exactly 'partying' people.
 
didn't do any--I'm not a teetotaler either, but mindless revelry was never my thing. I enjoy sensible drinking. :thumbup:
 
LikeClockWork said:
I started off as a non-partier, but then I remember one Saturday night halfway through my first semester where I didn't have any work left to do, the few non partier friends I had had gone home for the weekend, and there was nothing on TV. Add to that the loads of people I saw headed out of the dorm to go to the parties, and I decided I needed to branch out more. While that first semester was my only Dean's List semester, I can't imagine spending my whole college career that way. I've forgotten the homework, but I still remember the parties.
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Similar situation for me. Some of my best memories from college and best times with friends were out and about in the neighborhood with a backpack full of beer, or those wild nights in the bars. It was definitely worth the hangovers.

That being said, I got into medical school, didn't ever get in trouble with the law, and escaped without a STD, so I definitely was more of a perks person than a repercussions person haha

This place seems to collect a high percentage of non-partiers.
 
I party by myself every night.
 
I didn't. I was commuting from home, and my parents were pretty strict. Second half of college was a lot more fun, and I had quite the senior year. Moving out made a huge difference. If you live on campus and don't go to parties, you're missing out. Big drunken bashes at some random person's house aren't for me, but you should at least chill with friends as much as possible (alcohol optional).
 
Didn't party and my 4.0 was worth it. If you can pull that off with partying then you are a better person than I.
 
I partied plenty. Of course, I was in an engineering major where GPA really wasn't the bogeyman it is in premed. Anything 3.0 or better made you an "exceptional" job applicant in the engineering field (since 3.0 is a pretty high bar to begin with). I still managed good grades, and wouldn't trade a single B for anything if it meant less friends, less memories, and fewer lessons learned.

I wasn't that crazy frat guy who drank his way to a 1.5 semester over and over, but you were much more likely to find me out somewhere with other people having fun than studying. Oh... except for those semesters where we were involved in senior design projects... we all just brought our beer to the shop/lab.
 
My school isn't really a party school, so I haven't been to too many. It's good that I don't, either, because I'm pretty compulsive.
 
What is wrong with you people??? You can have fun and do well at the same time. You don't have to throw up and be hung over all the time to have a good time. I definitely didn't spend all my time studying (but i still studied alot) and I didn't spend all my time studying. Calm down people. I swear everything will be ok
 
maybe i should have spent more time studying because I just said the same thing twice :)
 
PreMD86 said:
Huh? The average in most classes of most universities is a C. If it isn't, chances are classes are curved to a C. It wasn't until my very upper level biochem classes that exams were curved to~ B-. Anybody have a dramatically different experience?
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Uh, he/she was talking about the college not being the party he/she expected, I believe. Not the C average thing.
 
I got it all out in HS. College was my dose of reality...this is where it all counts, so I made a committment to do the right thing for me, and focus my priorities elsewhere.
 
pakbabydoll said:
I am not a party person.
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Me neither. I hate the idea of a crowded, dark room with smelly, sweaty drunk people.

I'm 21 and do drink occasionally - it's usually beer/wine with dinner or watching a movie and having a drink.
 
TRAMD said:
Didn't party and my 4.0 was worth it. If you can pull that off with partying then you are a better person than I.
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:D granted, it was my freshman year... we'll see how this semester goes.
 
silverlining1 said:
Me neither. I hate the idea of a crowded, dark room with smelly, sweaty drunk people.

same here

I'm 21 and do drink occasionally - it's usually beer/wine with dinner or watching a movie and having a drink.
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I cant wait till im 21

BUbot said:
I party by myself every night.
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Palmela Handerson???

TRAMD said:
Didn't party and my 4.0 was worth it. If you can pull that off with partying then you are a better person than I.
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one of many

Jew Alcindor said:
My school isn't really a party school, so I haven't been to too many. It's good that I don't, either, because I'm pretty compulsive.
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You're going to make a great doctor!

ZagDoc said:
Similar situation for me. Some of my best memories from college and best times with friends were out and about in the neighborhood with a backpack full of beer, or those wild nights in the bars. It was definitely worth the hangovers.

That being said, I got into medical school, didn't ever get in trouble with the law, and escaped without a STD, so I definitely was more of a perks person than a repercussions person haha



This place seems to collect a high percentage of non-partiers.
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One of few, I wonder why there is a high percentage of no-parties...

HumidBeing said:
I haven't been. Hopefully, I got all of that out of my system the year I was 16, a high school sophomore. I had the hottest, wildest, brainiest, girlfriend in town that year. She had money to waste. After nearly a year, I got my head on straight. So, she ditched me.


After that, I went into fast forward, making up for 'lost' learning and earning time. Fortunately, I'd already finished my high school courses. Haven't seen her in ages, but I hear often from others that she got fat, flunked out of high school, was cut off by her parents, and can't keep a job. For my part, I went through a rough year last year that had nothing to do with my lifestyle. It just made me realize that I value my education - a lot. Getting wasted holds no appeal for me. Then again, I'm not really in a position where I'm even tempted because the people I hang out with at school are mainly the non-trads, and the grad students and PI at the lab. :laugh: - Not exactly 'partying' people.
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Had A Similar experience.


AMmd said:
you are going to the wrong uni my friend lol :laugh:
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I Go to Texas Tech University...nuff said'
 
Occasional parties will not hurt your grades; but make sure no DUI's occur and be safe. Try different things to be around different people. It makes you a better person to test your limits.
 
Disinence2 said:
Med students party pretty hard too ya know.

Once that exam is over i think most of you would be shocked
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Aye... the PharmD students and Pre-meds go buck wild. Too bad its my third year and I consistently have back to back exams. Can't imagine what kind of relaxation I'd have if it wasn't like this.
 
ochem, ochem lab, bio, bio lab, the nervous system......not much partying for me this semester :laugh:
 
greg1184 said:
Same. More of a chill person.
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Me too. I'd much rather hang out at my apartment with my friends and just talk. Parties are definitely overrated. Honestly, I have never really enjoyed myself at a party, but I think that "partying" is a quintessential part of college that everyone should try at least once.

Don't feel bad if you don't like to party, but don't become one of those crazy kids who don't leave their dorm rooms either. Establish a balance between school and your social life, take some risks (within reason), and live a little!
 
Sunday-Wednesday I bust my ass but come Thursday, Friday Saturday, it's time to unwind! You don't need to blackout each time you drink, you can still go out to bars/parties and have a good time just as long as it's not getting in the way of school/changing your personality
 
I don't like bars cause they are expensive. I don't like huge house parties cause I am scared of really drunk white people trying to do something crazy. I prefer chilling with close friends on a porch. Some call it anti-social, I call it safe.
 
NurbekIL said:
I don't like bars cause they are expensive. I don't like huge house parties cause I am scared of really drunk white people trying to do something crazy. I prefer chilling with close friends on a porch. Some call it anti-social, I call it safe.
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:laugh: :thumbup:
 
Trust me....I did my fair share of partying while in the military (including achieving a 0.356 BAL one night while partying with some Marines and the base security forces (who brought a breathalyzer along)).

It just got damn old after the massive blowout party I threw to get rid of the alcohol that was described by the base fire marshall as a "fire hazard". I had so much he ordered me to "either put up HAZMAT placards or get rid of the stuff". I put up the placards and he still ordered me to get rid of it, so I rented out a community center at a local fire station and sent out a basewide e-mail (from the base commander to the lowliest enlisted man and all the civilian employees; if you invite everyone, you can party with officers and its not fraternization). :laugh: That was one hell of a night. I think the count at the door (had an off-duty cop friend of mine checking IDs so I wouldn't get dinged for providing ETOH to minors), we had 500+ show up at one point or another :smuggrin:
 
Sure I partied! Hell, we lived less than an hour away from Tijuana - how could we not?

You can work, study hard, AND party if you arrange your time well.
 
NurbekIL said:
I don't like bars cause they are expensive. I don't like huge house parties cause I am scared of really drunk white people trying to do something crazy. I prefer chilling with close friends on a porch. Some call it anti-social, I call it safe.
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Haha, I know what you mean about people doing something crazy. Fights are almost inevitable at those things, and over the stupidest stuff too. Bunch of glass-jawed frat boys trying to act tough.
 
NurbekIL said:
I don't like bars cause they are expensive. I don't like huge house parties cause I am scared of really drunk white people trying to do something crazy. I prefer chilling with close friends on a porch. Some call it anti-social, I call it safe.
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$8 drinks or $2/bottle happy hours down here. Annoys me (when I can legally get into a bar) because at home the drinks might be $6 and 50 cent bottles during happy hour. House parties are too out of control and too much of a risk for underagers in a city due to the police presence. It seems as if the PPD is finally starting to crack down on these underage parties. Chilling with friends is the best way to do it. Everyone is under control, no police are showing up, no one is getting alcohol poisoning, you don't have people pissing on your floor, in the sink, or in the shower. In this case, smaller is better. Forget the keggers at the houses. Its time to relax, not time to worry about the idiots that will be spilling, vomiting, or pissing on you in the next few hours.
 
Jew Alcindor said:
Haha, I know what you mean about people doing something crazy. Fights are almost inevitable at those things, and over the stupidest stuff too. Bunch of glass-jawed frat boys trying to act tough.
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I watched a group of TKEs try to stand their ground to a group of Marines. It was not pretty, but it was damn funny.
 
ahaydt said:
$8 drinks or $2/bottle happy hours down here. Annoys me (when I can legally get into a bar) because at home the drinks might be $6 and 50 cent bottles during happy hour.
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Hell, I'm a beer snob so most of the stuff I drink costs about $2.50 a bottle for retail. But I agree about the chilling with friends. That reminds me....I need to get a case of beer for this weekend.
 
ahaydt said:
I'm quite content that Lions Head and Yuengling are residents of PA.
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Yuengling isn't too bad. I've never had Lion's Head.
 
TRAMD said:
Didn't party and my 4.0 was worth it. If you can pull that off with partying then you are a better person than I.
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You said it, not me.

You guys make it seem like if you 'party' then youre a drunk mess on the weekends and can't get any work done while people that don't party are somehow better people. So since you didn't party ever and got your 4.0, youre saying that every weekend night you studied all night? I hope to god not.
I really think you could have gone out one night a week and still get a 4.0.

Partiers vs. non-partiers isn't a black and white issue. yes there are people that are stone sober 24/7 and people who should have died multiple times by the time they graduate, but the majority of the people can handle their partying while handling their schoolwork.
 
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