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Breakdown of “Social Life” at UH
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By Gender
MaleC
FemaleC
 
By Major
AccountingC
Animal StudiesF
AnthropologyD
ArchitectureC+
Art & Design DepartmentC-
BiologyC
Business - Management and AdministrationC
Chemical EngineeringF
ChemistryF
Civil EngineeringB
CommunicationsB+
Computer EngineeringC+
Computer ScienceD+
EconomicsC-
EducationC
Electrical EngineeringD
Engineering DepartmentB
EnglishC
FinanceB-
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcB
Geography and GeosciencesD-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)C+
Industrial Operations EngineeringB-
JournalismF
KinesiologyC
Language - French/Spanish/etc.F
LinguisticsD+
MathB
Mechanical EngineeringC-
Music - Composition/TheoryB-
Music - PerformanceC+
Music EducationA
NursingF
NutritionA+
OtherC+
PharmacyC-
PhilosophyA-
PhysicsD
Political ScienceB
PreMed and MedicalC
PsychologyC
School of InformationA
SociologyC-
UndecidedC+
 

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

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

University of Texas -- Austin
 B
Texas State University-San Marcos
 B-
Texas A&M University at College Station
 B
Texas A&M International University
 D-
Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi
 B-
University of Texas -- Arlington
 D+
Arizona State University
 B-
F
A+

Quotes touching on Social Life

“... Not disability friendly Fees are too high based on educational value Limited social atmoshere because of commuter school Treated as a number no...”
 
“... The school is great for natural science oriented majors including chem and bio, but HFAC and Social Sciences have suffered in the last couple ye...”
 
“... Houston is a very big, very fun place to live, and the social activities and extra-curriculars are limitless ...”
 
“... The towers are a very cramped place to live, however, the social atmosphere is the best of that around campus, and the best food court is also l...”
 
“... They're hob-knobbing, social-climbing, money-grubbing - in other words, typical - business people ...”
 
“... If you want an ivy-league atmosphere or alot of on-campus social activities/good athletics, UH might not be the place for you ...”
 
“... Also, I didn't feel like much more than my social security number when it came to dealing with the administration ...”
 
“... The social life and camaraderie is low ...”
 
“... Socially, there aren't that many parties, most students go to UT/AM/Rice for the week ends to have fun and then return back to UH for "work" ...”
 
“... If all you want to do is finish college without having much of a social life with others, this may be the college for you, its a commuter school ....”
 
“... At first my experience was not quite so good, because UH is a commuter school the lack of a social scene and school spirit had disappointed me a...”
 
“... Both were against it, academically as well as socially ...”
 
“... This causes many opportunities for the 'right fit' within social groups ...”
 
“... They are also knowledgeable in their fields, as well as related fields which allow them to incorporate cultural and social context into their le...”
 
“... This is a commuter college, and most students live off-campus and are not involved in a lot of social activities centered around the school; athe...”
 
“... Attempting to make a blanket statement about the quality of any university is generally ill-advised: I can only say that UH has been a great exper...”
 
“... Although I was relatively immature in my social and academic approach to college, UH's honors program faculty personnel (esp ...”
 
“... Not very socialable, dorm floors not very active with eachother after freshman year ...”
 
“... Socially, there is also quite a life to offer to students coming here ...”
 
“... In my freshman year, I chose to live on campus in order to better get involved with social life ...”
 
“... Besides the lack of social life on campus at night, its an amazing place to be and would love to continue the rest of my education at UH ...”
 
“... An individual could get a good education at UH and have a good social life if they know what they are in for ...”
 
“... You have to be willing to socialize with others, and majority are accepting of it ...”
 
“... in order to have a social life you pretty much have to live on campus ...”
   

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