Is Spring break really as crazy as it is portrayed in movies?
The rote memorization in the school system is for sure old, but the way people had to memorize was different. There was more "creative" brain work in the memory process than there is now. More efficient learning aimed at remembering, doesn't mean learning better at a practical level.
It depends on where you are. If you head down south to one of the beach towns it can get pretty crazy. I have never participated in that though. Even when I was younger I was usually busy doing other things on Spring Break. We never really traveled that much outside of camping in the summer.
Do you ever wish you had partied more?
No, not really. I would have likely gotten into trouble.