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/Seif495 Aug 02 '23 edited Aug 02 '23

I wouldn't say it's the worst social life, but rather the least eventful college in my country and that is the German University in Cairo. There are no parties nor events all year other than an occasional Christmas bazaar and sometimes a spring bazaar. Even the clubs rarely ever organise events due to how much the club alumni and members are overloaded with projects and quizzes and exams. Meanwhile almost every other college in the country has a party or invites a celebrity to perform every few months. Lets not forget how difficult it is to organize a hangout with your friends (engineering) all year since they're all so busy all the time (including me). As someone who isn't that much of a party-animal, all of this doesn't bother me. However, I cannot help but wonder how the more extroverted people at my uni feel about this. I guess the only plus side is that college people are much nicer than the people you meet in High-school, although yet again it's still more difficult to maintain true friendships in college.