and what is the common portrayal on TV of the colleges there?

in australia some universities have colleges within them, which are kind of like fraternities and sororities, except much much larger, yet still party hard lol.

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ALEX "I wanna prove to my dad I'm a real lion"
MARTY:"...as opposed to a CHOCOLATE lion?"

I go to a much more academically-inclined school with a mid-sized population, and it's definitely not like "Van Wilder" or anything. In fact, a latest student body survey revealed that half of us had not had sex this semester, and that nearly 90% have had only 1 partner. So binge-drinking and random sex do not really exist that much at my school, despite our reputation for extreme liberalness.

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It greatly depends on the type of school you go to. For example, large public universities, I think, tend to be more of the stereotypical U.S. college with the tons of drinking and partying. Schools like Arizona State and Ohio State are known as big party schools.

I go to a much more academically-inclined school with a mid-sized population, and it's definitely not like "Van Wilder" or anything. In fact, a latest student body survey revealed that half of us had not had sex this semester, and that nearly 90% have had only 1 partner. So binge-drinking and random sex do not really exist that much at my school, despite our reputation for extreme liberalness.

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