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Breakdown of “Social Life” at UVA
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By Gender
MaleA-
FemaleB+
 
By Major
AccountingC+
Aerospace EngineeringA
AnthropologyC-
ArchitectureA-
BiologyB
Business - Management and AdministrationA
Chemical EngineeringB-
ChemistryA
Civil EngineeringB+
Computer EngineeringC-
Computer ScienceA
EconomicsA-
EducationC
Electrical EngineeringA-
Engineering DepartmentA
EnglishA
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcB+
Geography and GeosciencesA
History/Histories (art history/etc.)A-
JournalismA+
KinesiologyA
Language - French/Spanish/etc.A
MathB+
NursingA
OtherA-
Perfomance ArtsC
PhysicsB
Political ScienceB+
PreMed and MedicalA
PsychologyA-
SociologyA
UndecidedB+
Urban PlanningA
 

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

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

George Washington University
 B
Duke University
 B-
Harvard University
 C
College of William and Mary
 C+
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 B-
Georgetown University
 B
Boston College
 B-
F
A+

Quotes touching on Social Life

“... Socially, the frat scene is way too dominant, but if that's your thing than this is the place for you ...”
 
“... This school is excellent not just becasue of its reputable academics, but because of its great social scene as well ...”
 
“... Although the Greek organizations are popular, they are by no means the only social outlet ...”
 
“... Extra-curriculas are ridiculously accessible, and through these organizations you can meet any kind of person you want, create your own intellect...”
 
“... This is the greatest school in the world, we have an amazing blend of academics and social life ...”
 
“... Unfortunately, much about the student body and social life at UVA is true ...”
 
“... Making friends is easy, and you don't have to be in a frat to have a social life ...”
 
“... The educational and social experiences that the university provided were outstanding ...”
 
“... Social Life: The social life is great ...”
 
“... It's an extremely social school where the crowd mentality does not place the most weight on deep thinking, analysis, or art ...”
 
“... Not only does that school have a far better engineering program, but it's also easier and the social life is FAR better ...”
 
“... It offers a perfect balance of academics and social life, and the combination of great location, attractive girls, excellent athletic teams, and ...”
 
“... UVA is without peers academically and socially ...”
 
“... Professors are incredible, the campus is breathtaking, the students are intelligent and friendly, the social life is fantastic (regardless if you...”
 
“... Looking back, being a big-city person, I was never too fond of life in Charlottesville and its celebration of the Southern heritage, or the domi...”
 
“... The social scene (to me) appears to fall into two main categories: jocks, greeks or geeks ...”
 
“... I've never had so much fun in my life, but you really need to learn to balance social life and school ...”
 
“... social life is great, regardless if youre greek ...”
 
“... Going to the University of Virginia definitely prepared me for the working world, both academically and socially (with a stronger emphasis on the ...”
 
“... " As far as social life, fraternities are prominent but not as popular as one would think ...”
 
“... In all honesty, as long as you are prepared for a preppy social scene and some ridiculously hard undergraduate coursework, you'll probably love i...”
 
“... We have a very balanced social atmosphere, where the kids are smart but they don't work 24 hours a day ...”
 
“... The campus is beautiful, the social scene is fantastic, and the opportunity to receive a great education is tremendous ...”
 
“... There is a lot of Greek presence at the school, but it is by no means the only social outlet - there are lots of other things to do, or you can s...”
 
“... UVA was a great experience socially for me ...”
 
“... You'll find many UVA students have balanced academics and a social life with finesse ...”
 
“... Academically, intellectually, environmentally, socially, The University has been for me, a better experience than I could have even imagined ...”
 
“... Between the racial division--both in housing and in general, the carbon copied people, and the fact that the University is so blind to the so...”
 
“... Greek life DOMINATES the social scene ...”
 
“... There is a good social scene on campus if you are into fake tans, big hair and fake nails and that is just the men ...”
 
“... As for the social life there is always something to do whether you participate in drinking or not ...”
   

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