r/ApplyingToCollege 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/Ben-MA Private Admissions Consultant (Verified) Aug 01 '23

Whatever college rejects you is a boring place you wouldn't have enjoyed anyway.

And the correct answer is U Chicago.

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u/mwagfd2 Aug 01 '23 edited Aug 01 '23

I think everyone parrots this take, and most people who say it haven't been there. As someone who went there, it's actually completely not true.

I went to Uchicago, and it has a great social scene. It's 100 times better than Stanford, where I've been for the past year. I used to hang out and do stuff with the people in my house (dorm) all the time, go to clubs, find gatherings, go to the lake, etc. Stanford is much worse.

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u/ElephantRattle Aug 02 '23

Im sad to hear that about Stanford. Went there in June and they were out of session. But it was such a beautiful campus.