College Not Just for Good Boys Anymore

Posted on July 31, 2008
Filed Under News, The Daily Prereq | By Jessica Dye

Kids these days! We put ‘em in college to keep them out of trouble, but, according to new findings from Bowling Green State University, men who go to college actually commit more property crimes during their four years than their non-college-bound peers. The study followed more than 9,200 students from seventh grade on up during the late 90s. During that time, researchers found that while boys who didn’t go to college indulged in riskier behavior during their high-school years, college-bound guys caught up and surpassed the non-college crowd once they got to college in terms of drinking, committing property crimes (including theft, vandalism, and arson), and “unstructured socializing,” a.k.a. just kind of hanging out.

Where did we go so wrong?! cry mothers and guidance counselors across the country. The Bowling Green State team theorizes that, by going to college, male students are essentially tacking four years onto their adolescence, delaying big responsibilities like getting a full-time job or starting a family well past what the no-college kids experience.

Girls, however, remain perfect little angels at all ages. True story!

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