RSC - Blog-145 http://www.collegeprepexpert.com Blog-145 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:41:49 +0000 http://www.collegeprepexpert.com/ en weekly 1 Blog Posting Top Party Schools? Give Me Information I Can Use! http://www.collegeprepexpert.com/blog/college-life/top-party-schools-give-me-information-i-can-use http://www.collegeprepexpert.com/blog/college-life/top-party-schools-give-me-information-i-can-use#comments 2012-04-25 06:00:00 Every year we get a list of Top Party Colleges. The media gives it good coverage, compete with students drinking, dancing and going wild. Parents then tell their student “I don’t want you going there” and college administrators get to say “It’s not that bad,” or “We’re taking steps to correct it.”
 

Students, for the most part, don’t really pay attention to it. The majority of them aren’t picking colleges where they can party around the clock. The Top Party Colleges list is a gimmick and doesn’t tell students what they need to know.

 

Students want information that impacts their futures.

 

College Information You Need to Know*

 


  1. Cost of college. The first thing students want to know is how much college is going to cost them, and how much financial aid they can expect. There’s no easy answer, since tuition and financial aid totals vary widely from college to college, but certain tools can make it easier, including our Top Financial Aid Colleges book and college-cost comparison tool. This interactive tool lets you compare college costs side by side for more than 4,000 schools, and gives you a breakdown on the amount and type of aid you’ll likely receive.

  2. College majors. Do the colleges you’re considering specialize in your major? There’s no point in going to a strong engineering school if you want to study liberal arts and vice versa. Just because a school offers a major doesn’t mean it’s respected in that field.

  3. Average freshman scores. You should also know the average SAT or ACT scores and grade point average of incoming freshmen. This helps you categorize each college on your list into three categories: Reach, Match & Safe. It also helps you assess just how well you’ll do at each school.

  4. Graduation rates. Do the colleges you’re considering help students graduate or is it the higher education version of a drop-out factory? Find out what percentage of students graduate and how the college helps them do it.

  5. Job-placement rates. A school’s job-placement rate is another often overlooked factor. What percentage of students find jobs after graduation? Does the school offer career assistance, good credentials, internships and networking opportunities? Getting a degree that doesn’t lead to a job can feel like a waste of time.


 

Attending a PartySchool

 

Even serious colleges can have wild parties (think Yale’s famous “naked parties”) and party schools often produce serious students and overachievers. Partying is a part of college, but it doesn’t have to ruin a good education.

 

Parents and students can learn how to handle alcohol, drug use, campus security issues and more in our Parent Handbook. It’s sound advice from experts who want to make sure the occasional party doesn’t get in the way of your ongoing studies. The party life will end, but what you learn in college should stay with you for a lifetime.

 

                              *Use RSC’s side-by-side comparisons to estimate your college costs and get information on schools in 25 different categories 

for more than 4,000 schools. It’s the easy way to research colleges. So what don't we keep track of?

Top party schools. It’s just not information most students will ever use.


 


 
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