When I was choosing a school, education was my top reason for picking Kettering University.. It was there I learned that the party/social scene was a big benefit too. Although very different from our neighbors at Michigan State University. and the University of Michigan, at Kettering University we made the best of what we were working with!

So whether you choose to go to school for the prestigious classes or the sunny-day-front-lawn-cold-beverage experience (if it’s before noon may I recommend a fruit smoothie?) you should check out the top 20 list that The Princeton Review published. They surveyed 120,000 students to help rank the below schools.

If none of these schools are on your list of potential universities at least keep them in mind, make some new friends, and visit one weekend for the experience! Talk about an ultimate road trip; stop by each of these 20 universities!

1. University of Florida - Gainesville, Fla.
2. University of Mississippi - University, Miss.
3. Penn State University - State College, Pa.
4. West Virginia University - Morgantown, W.Va.
5. Ohio University - Athens, Ohio.
6. Randolph-Macon College - Ashland, Va.
7. University of Georgia - Athens, Ga.
8. University of Texas - Austin, Texas.
9. University of California-Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara, Calif.
10. Florida State University - Tallahassee, Fla.
11. University of New Hampshire - Durham, N.H.
12. University of Iowa, Iowa City - Iowa.
13. University of Colorado - Boulder, Co.
14. Indiana University - Bloomington, Ind.
15. Tulane University - New Orleans, La.
16. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Urbana, Ill.
17. Arizona State University - Tempe, Ariz.
18. University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Tenn.
19. University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Ala.
20. Loyola University-New Orleans - New Orleans, La.

So, tell us some of your best party stories. And, why don’t we try to get a Michigan school on the list next year!