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Breakdown of “Social Life” at Berkeley
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By Gender
MaleB-
FemaleB-
 
By Major
ArchitectureB+
Architecture & Urban Planning DepartmentA-
Art & Design DepartmentB+
BiologyB-
Business - Management and AdministrationB-
Chemical EngineeringB+
ChemistryA-
Civil EngineeringA
CommunicationsA-
Computer EngineeringC+
Computer ScienceC+
CriminalD
Cultures/CivilizationA+
EconomicsC
EducationC+
Electrical EngineeringC+
Engineering DepartmentB+
EnglishB
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcC-
GeneticsA+
Geography and GeosciencesA
History/Histories (art history/etc.)B+
LinguisticsB+
MathB
Mechanical EngineeringB+
Natural ResourcesA+
NursingA+
OtherB
PharmacyF
PhilosophyC-
PhysicsB
Political ScienceB
PreLaw and LegalF
PreMed and MedicalF
PsychologyB+
Religion/ReligiousB+
SociologyB-
UndecidedC+
 

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

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

University of California -- Los Angeles
 B
Stanford University
 B-
Harvard University
 C
University of Southern California
 B
University of California -- Santa Barbara
 B+
University of California -- San Diego
 C-
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
 B-
F
A+

Quotes touching on Social Life

“... And another thing: You may feel inferior if you come to Berkeley to study something in the humanities or social sciences ...”
 
“... SOCIAL LIFE I am only a freshman, so I haven't fully experienced everything the social life of cal has to offer ...”
 
“... Remember the high school crowd that studied really hard because they had no social life, because they were weird or unattractive ...”
 
“... The social life is pretty sorry ...”
 
“... The academics rule, campus is great, surrounding area is bustling and full of things to do, getting involved is easy, and the social life (for y...”
 
“... Also, if you plan on having a love and social life, forget it ...”
 
“... Socially, it's fairly dead unless you enjoy just sitting around and drinking ...”
 
“... There are opportunities in abundance at Berkeley, both the university and the surrounding area -- social, academic, athletic, etc ...”
 
“... If you're looking for social life here, it is very minimal besides all the same groups smoking and drinking their lives away ...”
 
“... If you're looking for social life here, it is very minimal besides all the same groups smoking and drinking their lives away ...”
 
“... You really have to go out there and search for your own academic and social opportunities ...”
 
“... As with any university, you have your batch of anti-social classmates and teachers ...”
 
“... As for social life, there is some, but you have to actively go out and find it ...”
 
“... Some of the students are so geeky that they don't care about social life ...”
 
“... I spent a lot of my time there working to earn money for school, and socializing and partying, and basically recovering from being a high school...”
 
“... I remember being depressed during my first year because I had few friends and little time to go out or socialize because of the amount of work th...”
 
“... Come to Cal if you want to be among people who liked to be challenged academically and socially ...”
 
“... football games are a blast 7) Socially conscious campus but surprisingly strong conservative element makes for a politically active student body ...”
 
“... The surrounding areas are socially, culturally, and academically vibrant ...”
 
“... Socially, I found it a really easy place to meet people and get involved in many campus activities ...”
 
“... Sure, there are those who sit back and do nothing, and whine at the lack of resources or social life ...”
 
“... The third is that the school is racially segregated, not by law or anything, socially ...”
 
“... I was a kid out of Colorado (where I still reside) whose life was enriched by four great years at a time of social unrest in America ...”
 
“... The students are all too absorbed in their work to be social ...”
   

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