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Social Life compared with similar schools in class. |
Quotes touching on Social Life | “... The social life also left much to be desired--the Greek system is a big part of campus, and if you're not part of that, you have to work a littl...” |
| “... Northwestern, despite its rap as a stone-cold crypt socially, does a fairly good job educating its undergraduates ...” |
| “... First, if you are not lucky enough to be placed in a semi-social dorm, you're screwed from the beginning ...” |
| “... If you are a pretty cool person, and you were popular and social in high school, then you will be an outcast ...” |
| “... Very motivated students when I was at NU, library social hub ...” |
| “... The social life isn't bad if you make the effort to find a group where you fit in ...” |
| “... Academics are tough - a LOT harder in the Pre-med classes than you'd expect - but everything's doable as long as you honestly put the time in (a...” |
| “... NU, at least in the social sciences when I was there, is not so much intellectually difficult as it is work intensive ...” |
| “... I'm a sorority girl and I don't drink or party at all, yet you can still have a social life ...” |
| “... As a man it helped me learn to think, broadly and deeply, and gave me a cultural and social refinement I would not otherwise have had ...” |
| “... I found the social life is based way too much on drinking and I find the people superficial ...” |
| “... Northwestern has a very broad range of opportunities; academically, socially and extracurricularly, you will find yourself availed of worthwile en...” |
| “... I would challenge every new student at Northwestern to stay away from the Greek system because, trust me, you can have a perfectly fulfilled soc...” |
| “... A lot of the social scene is within the Greek system, so either you love it or you hate it ...” |
| “... I believe that while this school is a superior academic institution, the opportunities for social growth are minimal ...” |
| “... Unlike what most have said about the lack of social interaction among students, I believe that you can still strike up a conversation with random ...” |
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The social life was probably my biggest gripe about NU ...” |
| “... Being from the East Coast, I found the midwestern social demographic to be radically different from what I had expected ...” |
| “... from economics to art history to poli sci to the social sciences) ...” |
| “... The social life sucks ...” |
| “... Socially, everything you could possibly want: great gym facilities, dorm/frat/house parties, intramurals for everyone, Evanston's great next doo...” |
| “... Socially, sure we've got some frats, but almost everyone is really chill and eager to meet people ...” |
| “... It's an incredible school with great people, fantastic academics, and a good social life ...” |
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Social life is well known to be pretty much non-existent, but the school facilities are supposed to make it worthwhile ...” |
| “... The social life isn't great, but the programs and faculty are allowing enough to really let you do what you'd like to do, even in the engineering ...” |
| “... Don't expect a big cultured campus with lots to do though, just come in expecting studying 24/7 individuals with no personality and social skills...” |
| “... Honestly, the social life sucks unless you go Greek ...” |
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