Every time someone finds out I am a college student they ask what school attend and every time I respond with Bloomsburg University they respond with comments varying from, “wow you must be a really heavy drinker,” or “did you choose to go there because of block party?” To those people, no, I am not a heavy drinker, and no, I did not choose to go to Bloomsburg because of block party. Yes, Bloomsburg University is a very fun school to attend. Yes, some students may have chosen to go here solely because of the parties. However, I did not and I can speak for many other motivated students who will tell you the same thing. I chose this school for various reasons such as location of the school, the programs it offers, graduation rate, campus, etc.

Bloomsburg is more than just your average party school and these are the reasons why:

1.Bloomsburg has the cheapest tuition out of all the PASSHE schools.

Yay for being less broke after college!

2.The university has a freshman 78% retention rate.

Meaning students haven't failed out after their first year.

3.Bloomsburg’s campus is beautiful.

4.Bloomsburg is one of the few PASSHE schools with an accredited business program.

5.It has a student to faculty ratio of 21:1.

So my teacher might actually know my name?

6.There are more than 250 student clubs and organizations.

7.Bloomsburg has a vast network of successful alumni.

They'll probably give you a job if you ask.

8.Bloomsburg students keep strong connections with the local community through Big Event and other town cleanups.

9.Students at Bloomsburg have excellent school pride.

10.Bloomsburg offers networking opportunities through events like the business program’s ZIPD conference.

These events can be boring but you'll thank your professors for making you go when you have a job after graduation.

11.Bloomsburg University ranks high in regional and national newspapers such as Forbes and U.S. News and World Report.

We made it!

12.Bloomsburg University encourages all students to study abroad and has several ties with universities overseas.

They actually encourage you to get away from home. I like it.

Bloomsburg University is like any other college or university. Students will drink and party no matter what school they attend, so, to those who continually say that college life at Bloomsburg is just four years of partying, please refer to the list above and do further research on the university before labeling all of us who love the school as alcoholic degenerates. Believe it or not we don’t pay $20,000 a year just to party.