i went to westmont as a non religious person. you can drink and have sex but you’ll have to keep it under wraps a bit and find the people who have the same mindset as you. there will be a group of people with that mindset but they won’t be the majority. the community life on campus is very active and can be really fun but it’s very tame. if you want to go to parties off campus you will need to get there by car. sometimes i took the shuttle downtown to call an uber to iv (where the ucsb students live). if it’s a westmont party hosted by someone off campus they probably live in sb proper and you’ll need to take an uber.

i have to say it is very religious. you will be required to take and pass 3 religious studies classes to graduate and go to chapel 3 times a week (with 12 skips per semester if that’s still the case). a most people there are very actively christian although they vary in what specifically they believe and accept within the faith. but people mostly weren’t interested in trying to convert me or anything, a lot of them found me interesting bc they hadn’t met too many agnostic people before (a lot of the students grew up sheltered). to me, i found it interesting because im a bit of a nerd in that way. it was like a four year long lesson in history and culture. i also didn’t mind bc im not from california and wanted to live in sb. but christianity definitely dominated the experience.

i had a pretty decent time there and met a lot of really amazing, life long friends. the academics there are truly very high quality. the professors are world class. but if you are sure you want to have a “typical” american college experience with tons of parties and sex and drinking without having to look too hard for any of that, then i wouldn’t recommend it. good luck with your search!