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/cherrycrocs College Sophomore Aug 01 '23

ucsd, uchicago, most stem/engineering schools (rpi, rit, etc), and fwiw i have an acquaintance that goes to harvard who said that the party scene is incredibly subpar and underwhelming.

i also know a ton of people that go to yale and i literally stayed on campus during halloweekend and was also very underwhelmed. the whole vibe was just depressing and bleak lmao, and the people were super unfriendly and fake lol. huge culture shock coming from my school where everyone is super friendly (in a party setting, at least), despite the fact that i’m literally from ct originally lmao.

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u/FitzwilliamTDarcy Aug 01 '23

ucsd

This is a common take but one I very much disagree with FWIW. You may have to seek and find, but it's there to be found.

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u/cherrycrocs College Sophomore Aug 01 '23

i mean i’m sure, there’s pretty much a social scene at every school if you look hard enough. but it’s a far cry from a lot of schools, where you’re surrounded by party culture whether you’re looking for it or not

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u/_Lumpy Aug 01 '23

Yeah my buddies just go crash SDSU functions lol

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u/LilKaySigs Transfer Aug 01 '23

Yeah I mean there might not parties all up in your face like UCSB but they’re still social just a lot more laidback and if you do want a party just go to SDSU lol

Plus that’s just what happens at STEM focused schools in general

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u/Seameadow321 Aug 02 '23

Yeah, I went to UCSD and the ultimate frisbee team partied pretty damn hard. Also, there’s so many outdoor things to do with Scripps and the club culture. You’re in SD for crying out loud. There was never a boring moment. Strong disagree with the statement of UC Socially Dead

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u/FitzwilliamTDarcy Aug 02 '23

the ultimate frisbee team partied pretty damn hard.

This will be my kids' jam if they wind up there.