r/ucmerced • u/inquisitiveinjun • 19d ago

Question Is there a lot of partying there?

My child is looking at UC Merced, but they specifically don’t want a party school. I have told them that there will be partying at every school, but is UC Merced less, way less, more, way more than average?

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u/Red-Death67 19d ago

Not a party school, unless you find the people who want to party lol

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u/OphrasBankAccount 19d ago

Not really if you’re not looking. But if you are, they are there 100%. How crazy depends on who you know.

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u/FancifulPhoenix 19d ago

Not really

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u/internetbooker134 B.S. Computer Science & Engineering 19d ago

There's orgs like merdead and Merced after dark along with others that have regular parties. Not to mention the frats always have stuff going on every weekend.

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u/DnB925Art 19d ago

No compared to other unis, Merced is probably the least party focused school.

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u/Alternative_Towel510 19d ago

It’s not known as a party school… but if you’re looking for a party, there’s always one to be found.

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u/internetbooker134 B.S. Computer Science & Engineering 19d ago

I wouldn't say that there's lots of parties but there's always parties every weekend starting from Friday to Sunday. Several student ran groups and local Merced companies that organize parties. Most of these are house parties around the city but there are major ones organized in downtown or other places once in a while. If you're actively looking for parties you'll definitely have stuff to do and it's out there for sure.

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u/AlpNexus B.S. Computer Science & Engineering 18d ago

Rarely there are parties that come unannounced on fizz or some fraternity insta social. Some p2w parties like mercedead can get canceled in a few hours and no refund is provided.

If your kid is a partygoer, ig go for it, but just be careful of going off campus without a car.

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u/roxanneland 18d ago

Its wild. Love it.

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u/Ok-Constant530 16d ago

If they want to be able to focus on their studies, then this is the UC to be at. Definitely not a party school.

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u/steamfan255 13d ago

Its probally one of the quietest places after dark in Merced. Parties are rarely if ever in public, majority of the time parties are spent in reserved classrooms. You can only see a party if you actually try to look for one, other than that, Its a quiet research university.

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u/0fqn 5d ago

currently live off campus (but nearby), I would have never known there were parties if it wasn't for this thread