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By Gender  | | Male | B- | | Female | C |
| By Major | | Anthropology | A- | | Astronomy | B- | | Biology | B | | Business - Management and Administration | F | | Chemistry | C- | | Computer Science | F | | Cultures/Civilization | C | | Economics | B- | | English | C- | | Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | B+ | | History/Histories (art history/etc.) | B- | | Language - French/Spanish/etc. | F | | Linguistics | F | | Math | B- | | Nursing | F | | Other | C+ | | Perfomance Arts | A | | Philosophy | F | | Physics | B- | | Political Science | B- | | PreLaw and Legal | A | | PreMed and Medical | B | | Psychology | B+ | | Public Policy | C+ | | Religion/Religious | A | | Sociology | B- | | Undecided | C |
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Social Life compared with similar schools in class. |
Quotes touching on Social Life | “... A music major has to take two calculus classes; 3 physics classes; and 3 chemistry or 3 biology classes in addition to 3 social sciences and 3 hu...” |
| “... It is seen as the Universities attempt at pushing a social life(or at least sleep) on us ...” |
| “... If you want a vibrant social life with every night out drinking, go somewhere else ...” |
| “... Socially, the place is a dead-zone, however there are some 'crowds' that you can join in on ...” |
| “... ) Free-thinking is encouraged, and despite the jokes about having no social life, I have fun all of the time, especially via dorm life and the on...” |
| “... Unlike our peers schools like Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford, Chicago's common core curriculum requires any physics majors to study 3 civi...” |
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The social life tends more towards discussion, eating, visiting museums, operas and symphonies than frat parties, and it is a GOOD thing ...” |
| “... The econ that is taught here is completely different from other schools because econ is not taught as a social science, but rather as more of an ...” |
| “... When I decided to come to this school, I was aware of the University's reputation for having a bad social life ...” |
| “... There *is* a social life ...” |
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Also, as is common, I had complaints about the social life at Chicago ...” |
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I did not socialize when in graduate school (not like my undergraduate years at a liberal arts school) because my entire focus was in doing ...” |
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When you are not travelling in academic circles, investment banking/medicine/law circles, or elitist coastal social circles, no one will kno...” |
| “... Although I made the dean's list during my second year; I was miserable, sleep-deprived, and socially isolated the entire time ...” |
| “... Students complain that there is no social life, but if this is so it is because most students who come here are socially awkward to begin with a...” |
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Many people gripe about the lackluster social life ...” |
| “... The social life on campus is percieved differently from each student and is actually very diverse ...” |
| “... Also, contrary to popular myth, "The University's" social life was diverse and quite lively ...” |
| “... There is a great social scene at U of C, but it's of a more personal nature ...” |
| “... The social life here is not so great as to make non-partiers into party animals, but if you do party you can find good events 2-3 times per week ...” |
| “... The social life is what you make of it, but it can be fun, depending on your definition of "fun" ...” |
| “... i loved the social life there--it was great to have a society of nerds with whom i could be smart, goofy, or anywhere in between ...” |
| “... Most do not drop out due to the social environment alone; almost all cite academic concerns ...” |
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If you are only interested in getting great grades to make top grad schools then you have to sacrifice some of your social life ...” |
| “... The focus is very much academic, but people who say that there is no social life usually mean the social life isn't like it is at other schools ...” |
| “... The University of Chicago is so often characterized as a social and academic wasteland, filled with students who weren't bright enough and didn't ...” |
| “... For one thing, my social life (I don't want to add to stereotypes, I'm speaking as a tranfer here) took a real nose dive for a while, and it's o...” |
| “... I found people to socialize with easily, there is always a concert, movie, or interesting talk happening on campus ...” |
| “... While I loved the intellectual challenges at UC, I found the social atmosphere somewhat chilly ...” |
| “... The social life is pretty good ...” |
| “... But most UChicago students will also agree that the U of C's excellent reputation comes with an extreme downfall: lack of a quality social experi...” |
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Socially, the U of C is not the place to go if your dream in life is to be a sorority sister/frat brother at a campus with a bustling greek li...” |
| “... Academic and Social (of course the two are never completely separate) ...” |
| “... The University of Chicago is really a fantastic place to receive an education, strong in several departments including the arts and humanities, so...” |
| “... All kinds of social life, activities, clubs, organizations are available ...” |
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“... I'm going to divide my comments into three areas: academic, social, and "university" (including safety and location):
Academic: The academics ...” |
| “... However, if the answer mixes not only learning but also a significant social life, then go somewhere else ...” |
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