Drinking and College Students

Drinking on college campuses is common but not as common as people think. While some students may partake in drinking in college, a surprising amount do not. Some students may feel the need to drink to be more social, to feel more comfortable in their new environment and make more friends. Some students drink after a long week of tests and homework to unwind; while others drink in order to feel they "fit-in". This is not assuming that all college students drink to get drunk however. Some students just drink to get a slight buzz or to relax in a social setting with new and old friends. Other students may drink to get drunk but that is not always the case. The view that college students drink so much more than they do is due largely to the media and Internet. Some students chose to post pictures of themselves and others drinking and being "drunk". This are not exactly the purest images and unfortunately are the ones that stick in peoples mind. Another reason is the media portrays more often than not the instances of a student being drunk and getting into trouble than they do the more flattering and presentable circumstances. One final reason people believe college students may drink more often than they truly do is the fact that people will always talk. People will always gossip no matter what and in gossip false statements are made and carried on for the next person's ears to hear. Drinking will always have some part on college campuses whether someone chooses to drink or not is their personal decision.