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Breakdown of “Social Life” at PSU
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By Gender
MaleB+
FemaleB+
 
By Major
AccountingB
Aerospace EngineeringA+
Agriculture/HorticultureB-
Animal StudiesA
ArchitectureC-
Athletics/TrainingF
BiologyB-
Business - Management and AdministrationB
Chemical EngineeringA
ChemistryA
Civil EngineeringB+
CommunicationsA
Computer EngineeringC+
Computer ScienceB
EconomicsA-
EducationA
Electrical EngineeringA
Engineering DepartmentA-
EnglishB
FinanceA-
Geography and GeosciencesA-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)A-
Industrial Operations EngineeringF
JournalismA+
KinesiologyB+
MathB
Mechanical EngineeringA+
MeteorologyA
Music - PerformanceA+
Nuclear EngineeringF
NursingA-
OtherA-
PhilosophyC
Political ScienceA-
PreMed and MedicalA+
PsychologyA-
School of InformationA
UndecidedC-
 

Against similar schools
Social Life compared with similar schools in class.

Pennsylvania State University
 B+
Average of All Schools
 C+
Average of schools in class
 B-

Boston College
 B-
George Washington University
 B
Harvard University
 C
Boston University
 B-
University of Maryland College Park
 C+
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
 B-
Arizona State University
 B-
F
A+

Quotes touching on Social Life

“... The social life at Penn State is amazing ...”
 
“... The size of this university compared to the small town environment of State College creates a nice mixture of major events and social activities ....”
 
“... The size provides a capable student with many academic and social opportunites ...”
 
“... I can't imagine much of a better social life either ...”
 
“... The social life is probally the highlight for me here, so much to do and i'm not talking about just drinking, although there is much of that ...”
 
“... SOCIAL ============================================================ Drinking is big here, but only amongst the least creative students ...”
 
“... ______________________________________________________ As far as social life goes, there are lots of parties every weekend ...”
 
“... SOCIAL LIFE - If you want to drink, and you want to go to a college that supports drinking, this is the one to go to ...”
 
“... I'm not a big partyer and I have had a pretty difficult time here socially because of that ...”
 
“... Best branch to start:PSU Altoona because it's close to main campus and many of the profs teach at both schools plus you get all the benefits of m...”
 
“... Social life itself all depends on who you hang out with, if the guys from your dorm floor knows places, you'll be partying almost every weekend ....”
 
“... Socially, Penn State is like many schools - diverse on paper, segragated in reality ...”
 
“... If you do not have fun at this school, there is probably something wrong with your social skills ...”
 
“... 7 may not be worth it because of sacrifices in time, energy, social activites ...”
 
“... Since it is a commuter school, you just go to class and leave, and social life is kept to in-school friends only ...”
 
“... ) Social life wise, if you are into huge parties with lots of alcohol, State is the place for you ...”
 
“... Socially, if you are not a hard-core drinker or serious partier be warned that you will take a beating for this ...”
 
“... Majority of students are middle class white who played high school sports and enjoy a social life ...”
 
“... There is a vast array of resources and ways to get involved both academically and socially ...”
 
“... Although Penn State is in the middle of nowhere, the social life is off the hook ...”
 
“... social life is amazing if you come from a small town and drank in high school a ton ...”
 
“... academics are good social life is amazing ...”
 
“... Social life is great if you enjoy drinking to blackout every night ...”
 
“... Greek life is a social life, but it's not necessary to do it ...”
 
“... There are some amazing and terrific students here for sure, but that is not what you see on a Friday or Saturday night when you are trying to hav...”
   

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