Penn may be the No. 1 party school in the nation, but does that title mean as much if partying at colleges around the country is down?
A recent national report in which 150,000 freshmen from around the country were surveyed says that partying is down among college students, with socialization among friends down significantly in the last 35 years.
ICYMI, this is the same report that says depression is trending upward nationally among college freshmen, a troubling trend considering the recent emphasis on mental health at Penn.
The Atlantic goes into the details from the report and possible reasoning behind the decline in partying/socializing. One possibility is the increase in social media usage among incoming college freshmen as sites like Twitter become more popular.
For the full story from the Atlantic, click here.
