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average amount of drug use

Depending on who your friends are at Goucher, you may perceive the drug scene differently. If you look at the general Goucher population, the majority does not do drugs. There are many, many people at Goucher who do not use any kind of drug. There are also many people who limit their drug use to a minimal consumption of alcohol. Being that Goucher is a very liberal and, in the words of some, a "hippie school," there ARE a fair amount of students who smoke pot regularly. In my group of friends, almost everyone does. It is extremely easy to obtain marijuana on campus, but if you are not into that then it is very easy to meet others who feel similarly. While most people at Goucher don't do hard drugs (being LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, etc) it is occasionally possible to find these drugs on campus. It is usually, however, pretty difficult. A lot of kids at Goucher also take Adderall to help them study and do homework.

it is what you make it

Many students complain about the nightlife at Goucher. However, it truly is what you make it. I am from New York City and in the city I go to a lot of parties and clubs. Before I came to Goucher I was really worried about the lack of parties and the "weird" "socially awkward" people that I was going to meet. I expected Goucher to be full of anime obsessed students who were only interested in playing zombie roleplay. However, I have met a lot of other kids at Goucher who are just as interested in partying at Goucher as I am. While their are not huge parties or fraternities, there are always many games of beer pong and flip cup going on on Friday and Saturday nights. It is also really easy to throw your own parties, which many students don't realize. My friends and I are some of the few students who have taken the initiative to do this and have had quite a few successful parties that haven't gotten busted. I know a lot of people who have strobe lights and black lights and there are always mini dance parties going on. If your more into "chilling," there are also usually groups of people out relaxing and drinking with a hookah on the quad or in the Froelicher courtyard. And if you aren't interested in staying on campus (I admit, it can get a little old sometimes) you can go to Johns Hopkins or concerts in Baltimore. While many students complain about the boring nightlife, it really is what you make it.

boring local atmosphere

I live in New York City, so Towson is pretty boring to me. It is very gentrified and there is not much to do except go to the one movie theater (which has a very small selection, limited to big crowd pleasing Blockbusters), the mall, or one of the few crappy hookah bars. There are restaurants but none are anything special-- chain restaurants like TGI Fridays, the Cheesecake Factory and PF Changs, pizza joints, a smoothie place, etc. There ARE a few decent Thai restaurants, however, and a Persian restaurant but it is a ten minute drive from campus. However, there is a Superfresh, a Trader Joes, and a Barnes and Nobel right within walking distance, so you pretty much have access to all of your basic necessities. Nothing special...just middle class suburbia.

great computers

We have a decent sized computer lab in the library (considering the small student body) with great, new Mac computers and PCs for those kickin' it old school.