In the United States drinking before you’re 21 years old is illegal, but many college students drink before that age. Many people think it is something inevitable with the parties and social events in college. There are many students who want to go to college just for the experiences and parties involved. However, not every college student has the same mindset. There’s plenty of students going out to parties and other social events that don’t drink alcohol.
There are cases where students feel pressured by others to drink, mostly because they want to be recognized and accepted by others and they figure if they do it, they’ll fit in. Many times, these are the students who consume too much alcohol and end up in unfortunate accidents, potentially leading to hospitalization or worse.
Alcoholic beverages are certainly not for everybody; not everyone can tolerate them and not everyone likes them. At college parties, there’s roughly four types of people: those that are sober because they’re designated drivers, those who are still partying with a cup in their hands at the end of the night, those who spend the last hours of the night in the bathroom and those that are partying without a cup in their hands. The second group involves those with inexplicable tolerance or that are aware of how much they can take, while the third group probably doesn’t know their limits yet. The last group knows how to have fun without having any liquor throughout the night.
College students should be old enough to know what their body and mind can handle and they should be aware of the consequences of drinking. Nevertheless, if it is simply something students do not like, they shouldn’t feel pressured to do it. Students should be themselves and enjoy college in their own way, because at the end of it, students are the ones living their lives and paying for their education. They should get the most out of it while making smart decisions they can be happy with. Drinking alcoholic beverages makes people vulnerable to the world; therefore, students have to learn how to drink it responsibly and legally and know when it is time to say “no more for me.”
