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Indiana University - Bloomington

Breakdown of “Social Life” at IUB-Bloomington

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By Gender
MalesB+
FemalesB+
By Major
AccountingB
AnthropologyB
Art & Design DepartmentB-
Athletics/TrainingA-
BiologyB
Business - Management and AdministrationB+
CommunicationsC-
Computer ScienceA
CriminalA+
EconomicsB
EducationB+
EnglishB+
FinanceB
Geography and GeosciencesA
JournalismA-
LinguisticsA+
MathC
Music - Composition/TheoryA
Music - PerformanceA-
Natural ResourcesA
Neuroscience/Cognitive ScienceB
NursingA
OtherA-
PhilosophyA
Political ScienceA
PsychologyB+
Public PolicyB+
School of InformationA-
SociologyA-
TelecommunicationsB+
UndecidedB+

Against similar schools

Social Life compared with similar schools in class.

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

Harvard University
 B-
University of California - Berkeley
 B
Indiana State University
 C
New York University
 B
Princeton University
 B
University of Southern California
 B+
Yale University
 A-
F
A+

Social Life

... This is a university for people who are, or are looking to be very social and communicative ...Read full comment
... Social Life: IU tends to party ...Read full comment
... So if you don't have a ton of friends already who are going to hook you up with a bid or be your social center, don't bother ...Read full comment
... College is simply a social rite of passage to some ...Read full comment
... As far as social life goes there is a place for you here ...Read full comment
... Social scene was great in the greek system until the new dean systematically pulled it apart like a game of jenga ...Read full comment
... Social life is great ...Read full comment
... I know a lot of people that have left, and because of national attention, there are a few things that have changed with in the city when it comes...Read full comment
... IU is definietly competitive; Social life is pretty sucky ...Read full comment
... s most glaring flaw is the social scene on campus (or more accurately, the lack of one) ...Read full comment
... Overall my experience at IU, thus far, has been good, though my academic experiences have been much better than my social experiences ...Read full comment
... Social Life: IU is undoubtedly a huge party school ...Read full comment
... The straight talk about a place like IU is that you have to learn to balance an excellent, challenging educational experience with an intense so...Read full comment
... the admisntation sucks-its way to inefficient, it does it job very badly as well social life-very fun, but the athorities and the school crack ...Read full comment
... The social scene is what you make of it- if greek is your thing, fine; if not there are more non-greeks than greeks and plenty to do if you look ...Read full comment
... In terms of the social life, its obviously good ...Read full comment
... I reccomend IU to those kids who want a real college experience full of social life and new knowledge ...Read full comment
... Socially, Indiana is your classic big state school ...Read full comment
... The school is definitely not socially conscious ...Read full comment
... This is a university for people who are, or are looking to be very social and communicative ...Read full comment
... It can be really social or very anti-social, depending on where you are placed/choose ...Read full comment
... Plenty of social life ...Read full comment
... Dorm and social life: lol ...Read full comment
... I would say the social life here is the most disappointing aspect and is the reason I am seeking a transfer ...Read full comment
... The bars are fun and seem to be the focal point of the social scene along with an abundance of house parties ...Read full comment
... They have their own social cliques, talk loud in ear-shot range to rub things into your face, and treat you like garbage if you're not a hoosier ...Read full comment
... If you want to go to college to better yourself as an individual by meeting new people, different people, and challenging yourself socially and s...Read full comment
... Dorms are spread out and social life is terrible ...Read full comment
... Dont let the relative ease of admissions to this school fool you - it has several top rated programs - Great school, great academics and faculty, ...Read full comment
... The worst part of my experience here was the social scene ...Read full comment
... The social scene is not a matter of who you associate with in the dorms your freshman year ...Read full comment
... SOCIAL LIFE: If you are a hardcore partier, please come to IU ...Read full comment
... Being the eye of greek and social life for about a year I've met hundreds of people, but none of who can keep up with an intellectual conversatio...Read full comment
... -Social Life: Unless you are coming here with a ton of friends from high school or you know a ton of older kids here that have houses and apar...Read full comment
... Sure, it could be a problem if you let it, but as long as you know how to balance your social life with your school life, it's no big deal ...Read full comment
... The social scene is overwhelming at first, so you need to be sure you can manage your time well ...Read full comment
... Sure, it could be a problem if you let it, but as long as you know how to balance your social life with your school life, it's no big deal ...Read full comment
... College is simply a social rite of passage to some ...Read full comment
... Seems that your entire college social life depends on the type of people on your floor in your dorm freshman year ...Read full comment
... If you don't like going to frat parties, waiting in line for half an hour to get a watery beer and watching moronic youth vomit in the halls and ...Read full comment
... As for the social life, Indiana is a pretty big party school ...Read full comment
... You HAVE to motivate yourself to be successful at IU and not get too caught up in the great social things that IU has to offer ...Read full comment
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