ASU No Longer a Party School
Each year the Princeton Review surveys approximately 120,000 college students for their opinions on several different aspects their college experience. They then compile a list ranking each university based on its academic experience, professors, demographics, town life, politics, extracurricular activities, and social scene. For several years Arizona State University, ASU, has held one the top positions on the Princeton Review’s list of party schools; number 3 in fact. However, with the release of the 2008 results ASU has fallen all the way to number 17; much to the delight of the faculty and staff.
However one cannot help but question what might have caused this sudden rise in sobriety.
One answer might be ASU’s ever increasing desire to be a top research facility. With its great developments in space and science technology, the W.P. Carey School of Business, and wide range of graduate degrees, ASU is quickly becoming recognized more for the excellent education it provides than for great parties. This helps to draw students who are more serious about their studies than getting drunk every weekend.
Another answer might be the high number of transfer students that ASU accepts each year. Especially in the state of Arizona where there are many junior colleges as well as the Maricopa Community Colleges, it is easier for new high school graduates to attend a two-year college first before attending a university; especially since you will be paying a lot more. Not only is community college less expensive, but students can get their partying phase done before they move on to more serious studies at the university level.
On the other hand perhaps students just want to enjoy their college experience without any road blocks along the way. Excessive consumption of alcohol and drugs can lead to addiction and addiction can lead to hard life with a long road to healing; including alcohol drug intervention, addiction treatment, and drug rehab. Maybe our kids are maturing faster than we think.
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