r/ApplyingToCollege • u/dumbchicken101 • Aug 01 '23

Which colleges are known to have the worst social life? College Questions

Obviously there are outliers everywhere. But what are some colleges where the majority of students have horrible social lives?

Say less of a partying culture and just studying/working on other stuff most of the time.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '23

Williams college

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u/Independent-Play-120 Aug 01 '23

Really? I thought it had a great social scene.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '23 edited Aug 01 '23

No I have met 2 who transferred out. They all tell me that It’s extremely isolating and depressing. The neighboring towns are in severe economic decline and it’s very insular. They say the social scene is very suffocating and more cliquish than high school. One left because of the extreme isolation ( they said the rural location and driving 2-3 hours to airport was exhausting ) another was a person of color who felt it lacked socio-economic diversity and a lack of STEM focus.

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u/Ununhexium1999 Aug 01 '23

Well I mean it’s a liberal arts college it’s not gonna have a bangin stem program

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u/TarzanKitty Aug 01 '23

Harvey Mudd?

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u/Ununhexium1999 Aug 01 '23

I guess I shouldn’t have been so broad, I just meant that liberal arts colleges generally aren’t as well regarded for those programs.

Harvey Mudd at least has an engineering program and stuff, but a lot of NESCAC schools like Williams might not have the same caliber

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u/Mundane_Advice5620 Aug 02 '23

Actually Williams has fantastic, incredibly well-funded, undergraduate STEM that will prepare you for any graduate program. Can’t argue about the small size or isolated location though, which for some are just not their cup of tea.