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Breakdown of “Social Life” at MIT
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By Gender
MaleB-
FemaleB-
 
By Major
Aerospace EngineeringC+
ArchitectureC+
BiologyB
Business - Management and AdministrationB
Chemical EngineeringA-
ChemistryB+
Civil EngineeringB
CommunicationsA
Computer EngineeringC+
Computer ScienceB-
EconomicsC+
Electrical EngineeringC
Engineering DepartmentB-
FinanceA-
MathB+
Mechanical EngineeringB-
Neuroscience/Cognitive ScienceA
Nuclear EngineeringB-
OtherB-
PhysicsB
PreLaw and LegalF
PreMed and MedicalA+
TelecommunicationsF
UndecidedB-
Urban PlanningA
 

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

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 B-
Average of All Schools
 C+
Average of schools in class
 B

Stanford University
 B-
Yale University
 B-
Princeton University
 B-
Columbia University in the City of New York
 C+
California Institute of Technology
 C
Cornell University
 B
Brown University
 B+
F
A+

Quotes touching on Social Life

“... Join a frat or sorority if you want a decent social life ...”
 
“... while there are plenty of those, there is social stratification just like in high school with jocks, stoners, people that never stop drinking, n...”
 
“... For example, MIT is a very diverse place so no one really thinks twice about someone's race but people think of Humanities classes as a waste of ...”
 
“... Boston is a very fun city and the social life is pretty good here, arguably the best in Boston ...”
 
“... There are downsides too: lots of freedom means a lot of freedom to make mistakes, academically, emotionally, socially ...”
 
“... The "social education" was not all that bad ...”
 
“... I found it hard to make friends in my classes -- in many social science and liberal arts departments graduate students take the same classes as ...”
 
“... If you want to be around some of the best minds in the country and want to analytically look at the problems in today's world (yes, engineering ...”
 
“... I recommend MIT to anyone who is hell bent on succeeding in college (even at the expense of making some social sacrifices) and you can be sure t...”
 
“... I recommend MIT to anyone who is hell bent on succeeding in college (even at the expense of making some social sacrifices) and you can be sure t...”
 
“... If you want a good social life, go out and meet people, most of them don't bite ...”
 
“... Despite rumors to the contrary, MIT has a solid humanities and social sciences school ...”
 
“... By the way join a frat the social life was great and everyone came to our parties even the school next door ...”
 
“... If you plan your work out right, you should have ample time for extracurriculars and social activities ...”
 
“... *socially inept stressed people lead to a bad combination *Homeworks are created to learn new concepts you have not been adequately taught so ...”
   

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