College is often a way for 18 year olds to delay social adulthood for 4-6 years. This American Life did a very good episode on the drinking culture at the USA's #1 party school, Penn State, that proves this point beyond a reasonable doubt. Time and time again binge drinking students say that the reason they are doing it and the reason they love Penn State is because this is the only chance in their lives they are going to have to live this lifestyle.
TAL sells the MP3 of the show or it's widely available on torrent sites with a simple Google search.
It's very interesting that Penn State was ranked a number 1 party school, since it's probably one of America's most respected schools!
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