How often can one party while maintain satisfactory academics

[John_Smith]

Hi,
For the bright student, how many times can a person party a week (clubbing, house parties) while maintaining a satisfactory GPA. I have no choice but to maintain good academic standards because i want to go to grad school. However, I've recently found out how much fun clubing can be. So realisticaly, how many nights of clubbing and partying can one have a week in college?

 

[The Bartender]

I bartended at a club 2 nights a week, full time college student (4 class days M-Th), President of my fraternity, and pulled a 3.8 followed by a 4.0.

So my advice, if you can pull it off and know how to study and schedule classes around you going out...Go out as often as you would like. Once you feel like grades slip or could be slipping, limit your going out. I wouldnt go overboard, keep it lower than 5 nights just so you get sleep sometime.

 

[Ricky]

Damn guys I went to a tough engineering school and it was damn hard to have a good social life.

Since I was on the quarter system I'd party hard the first 2 weeks of the quarter. After that maybe one night a week I'd go out. It was very tough. But I'm glad I did it.

Funny part is now I have a very important job and I still can't go out as much as I'd like. Oh well, that's the responsibilities of life.

One thing that will help you find more time to go out and have fun is to cut out TV and movies, and cut internet reading time. Go out instead.

Me thinks I need to take my own advice. I don't watch tv but have a mild internet addiciton.

 

[Coolage]

I would say it depends on your school.

 

[diablo]

Originally posted by Coolage
I would say it depends on your school.

I would say it depends on you. Some people can handle it, others can't. See what works for you - there's no one answer. After all, nobody here can predict how much you'll have to drink on any given night, what the side effects (other than being drunk) will be... especially the following morning. Nobody here will know how much sleep you got the night before you went out, how much sleep you'll get the night of going out, or anything else of that nature. So, the question is unanswerable.

 

[Interpol]

I go out Tuesday-Saturday nights if at all possible, B+ GPA, 11th ranked undergrad university in the US.

 

[Centaurion]

I think it depends on your school and on the program you are doing. A guy that does Arts/commerce etc can very well go out and get drunk 6 days a week and still pass, but somone that does eng/med etc will not.

 

[NRM]

Yep, all the guys are right. For the most part though, it does depend on you. It doesn't take long to read your books, but it takes varying amounts of time to take it all in and really study it.

Personally, I can party 3-5 nights a week and still make it okay, as long as I have a portion of my weekened still going for me. The amount of time I go out depends greatly on the amount of work I need to do. For others, it's sometimes the other way around. If I have work due the next week and get invited out Tuesday and Wednesday, I'll be in Thursday and possibly Saturday for sure to get my work done. I do the all day study thing when I need it.

 

[The Bartender]

Originally posted by NRM
I do the all day study thing when I need it.

This is a technique that needs to be mastered by all students. Known as "cramning": What I do is get a ton of diet soda, some sunflower seeds, classical music, and my books.

I've self-proven this by maintaining a 3.8 at my college. It doesnt work for everyone so be careful on relying on this. Oh and prepare to honestly do nothing but study for the entire day. Sometimes getting into rythm can be the toughest part knowing there is something way more fun going on next door.

 

[Bigsnake]

Depends entirely upon your school and major and your current class load.

I know people who party all the time but they're in programs like political science and general business admin. Not as strict and one day craming sessions work. Friend always would do that. Party all the time, only study the day before the tests.

If you're doing an engineering degree or a another degree that's heavy in the sciences, then you'll probably not be able to do a lot during the week... Just look at it as an advantage. You're suppose to make yourself look busy so you make it seem like she isn't your whole life... have to fight for your attention

 

[NRM]

Haha, actually, I do my one day cramming sessions usually 3-5 days before the needed date. It's better to be out having fun without wondering "Shit, is my paper due tomorrow?"

I'm double-majoring biochem + physics. And still pulling a strong 3.8. It really depends on the person, I can usually concentrate really well so if I take notes while reading, those notes will be exactly what I need for whatever it is I'm doing.