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Virginia Commonwealth University - Social Life Ratings
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Breakdown of “Social Life” at VCU By Gender  | | Male | B- | | Female | B- |
| By Major | | Accounting | A+ | | Anthropology | A | | Art & Design Department | B- | | Automotive Engineering | B+ | | Biology | C | | Business - Management and Administration | C | | Chemical Engineering | D- | | Chemistry | C- | | Communications | B | | Computer Engineering | F | | Computer Science | B | | Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc | B+ | | Economics | B- | | Education | C- | | Electrical Engineering | A- | | Engineering Department | A- | | English | B | | Finance | D | | Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | A- | | History/Histories (art history/etc.) | C | | Journalism | D+ | | Kinesiology | A+ | | Language - French/Spanish/etc. | A- | | Math | B- | | Mechanical Engineering | A- | | Nursing | A- | | Other | B | | Perfomance Arts | C- | | Pharmacy | C+ | | Philosophy | C | | Physics | F | | Political Science | B- | | PreLaw and Legal | B- | | PreMed and Medical | F | | Psychology | A | | Religion/Religious | A- | | School of Information | B- | | Social Work | D | | Sociology | F | | Undecided | B- | | Urban Planning | B+ |
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Against similar schools Social Life compared with similar schools in class. | Quotes touching on Social Life | “... They're anti-social, petty, angry, freaky-looking and have major attitudes about everything ...” |
| “... I was not a social person before i went there, but i left as an outgoing person and a huge football fan ...” |
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The social scene is interesting, and it's hard for me to compare it to some of the other colleges I've visited ...” |
| “... I knew a lot of people from HS who were going here, so I had no problem in the social arena ...” |
| “... Obviously I had other options and got excepted to JMU and Mary Washington but because I knew a good friend who went to VCU, I figured it would be...” |
| “... If you don't form a small social circle in your first few weeks of classes at the beginning of your freshman year, brace yourself for four very m...” |
| “... You won't be surrounded by gifted people unless you seek them out socially or take challenging classes ...” |
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If you don't find friends quickly, you're going to find yourself socially doomed for 4+ years ...” |
| “... People that complain about the people here are socially challenged themselves because there is a lot of diversity and tolerance of peoples' back...” |
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I also have no idea what the people complaining about anti social people are about ...” |
| “... If you are a sheltered antisocial baby then,yes, it is probably going to be difficult to make friends and find things to do in Richmond ...” |
| “... I didn't mind the responsibility and didn't need to be dependent on the institution to help me manage my time, social activities and the like .....” |
| “... If someone can't find a good group to hang out with, they must have really horrible social skills ...” |
| “... As for the social life I personally am never at a lack for things to do ...” |
| “... If your not a social butterfly then your time at VCU will suck ...” |
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The social scene before you are 21:
- parties in local neighborhoods or "have a nice day" cafe ...” |
| “... Still, the students here seem to take academics lightly here, although there are many exceptions in the VCU's social sciences, art and medical de...” |
| “... Socially, this is a great school ...” |
| “... people may complain about the social life but that is there own issue ...” |
| “... This is simply because if you aren't from or around the Richmond area (or have similarities to to it), you won't get accustomed to the social lif...” |
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