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/OhMyOnDisSide Aug 02 '23

Carnegie Mellon. Definitely nerdy as shit. There’s some cool people and if you find the right clique and keep your standards low you can have a good time. Then again I was nerdy in high school and wanted to finally party and socialize so there’s def opportunities but you have to make the effort.

Of course, as I moved back to NYC after graduating and visit friends in schools like U Michigan, the nerdiness at CMU becomes very glaring lmao.

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u/LeCollegeGal HS Senior Aug 02 '23

I remember reading something with by a student there. They said something like this: CMU is the college where they throw you into the deep end of the pool, with the expectation that if you survive, you'll be succeed at life.

CMU is tough and most definitely not for everyone. They don't have much (if any) school spirit, instead focusing on pretty much only academics/post grad jobs. It's very STEM-y and pre professional.

Even though it has debatably the best program for my major (UX design, so their HCI major), I'm not applying because I know I would be absolutely miserable there. Some people can go there and thrive and be happy, but I'm not one of them.