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Breakdown of “Social Life” at Stanford
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By Gender
MaleB+
FemaleC
 
By Major
Aerospace EngineeringB
Art & Design DepartmentB-
BiologyB-
Chemical EngineeringB+
ChemistryC
Computer EngineeringC
Computer ScienceA-
EconomicsB
Electrical EngineeringB-
Engineering DepartmentB
EnglishC-
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcB+
History/Histories (art history/etc.)C+
Interior DesignF
JournalismF
Language - French/Spanish/etc.F
LinguisticsA
MathC
Mechanical EngineeringA-
Music - PerformanceF
Nuclear EngineeringB+
OtherB
PhilosophyB
PhysicsA
Political ScienceB+
PreLaw and LegalC-
PreMed and MedicalA+
PreVet and VeterinaryA+
PsychologyA-
Public PolicyA-
Religion/ReligiousB
Social WorkA+
UndecidedB
 

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

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

Harvard University
 C
Yale University
 B-
Princeton University
 B-
University of California -- Los Angeles
 B
Columbia University in the City of New York
 C+
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 B-
University of California -- Berkeley
 B-
F
A+

Quotes touching on Social Life

“... It lacks some of the typical college party atmosphere that some students are looking for, but we have our fun, and you have to create your own s...”
 
“... Most of the idiots that go here never worked a day in their life or suffered through hardships, yet they think they know about issues such as the...”
 
“... I loved Stanford, although my experience, at least the social side, was a bit different than many ...”
 
“... ) and discovered the social scene to be the most pathetic junior high school soap opera imaginable ...”
 
“... I will share my criticisms in list form: Lack of idealism - Lack of committment to service and activism - Pre-professionalism Stanford is n...”
 
“... Despite my slight anxiety coming in, it turned out to be easy to meet people, make friends, etc; the social environment is very open and friendly...”
 
“... The requirements at that time allowed a student to take only 7 courses in humanities and social sciences, and take all the rest in technical are...”
 
“... Stanford does a stellar job of selecting friendly, outgoing, relaxed, well-rounded and social students ...”
 
“... Techies (engineering, natural sciences) and fuzzies (social science, humanities) have a very different experience with the school--there is resp...”
 
“... Social scene and drinking get old fast ...”
 
“... Stanford is the best place for you if you're determined to take advantage of every opportunity (academic, extracurricular, social, professional), ...”
 
“... As for social life, ethnicities stick to themselves (asians, internationals, etc ...”
 
“... On the negative side, Palo Alto shuts down around 6 pm, the campus is like a bubble that people refuse to leave, there is little or no social li...”
 
“... My sense is that most Stanford graduates have done better socially, financially, and in terms of career than I have ...”
 
“... The campus social scene is pretty dull, and Palo Alto, unfortunately, is good for nothing more than a cup of coffee and a trip to Borders ...”
 
“... I should have "stopped to smell the roses" more often and worked harder at developing social networks ...”
   

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