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Breakdown of “Social Life” at UMASS-Amhe
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By Gender
MaleB
FemaleB+
 
By Major
AccountingB-
Animal StudiesA
AnthropologyB-
Art & Design DepartmentB
BiologyB-
Business - Management and AdministrationB
Chemical EngineeringB
Civil EngineeringB+
CommunicationsB
Computer EngineeringB+
Computer ScienceA
CriminalA
EconomicsB-
EducationC-
Electrical EngineeringB
Engineering DepartmentC-
EnglishB
FinanceA-
Geography and GeosciencesB-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)C
JournalismA-
Language - French/Spanish/etc.A-
LinguisticsB+
MathB-
Mechanical EngineeringB+
Music EducationA+
Natural ResourcesA-
Neuroscience/Cognitive ScienceA
NursingB+
OtherB+
PhilosophyA-
PhysicsA+
Political ScienceB+
PreLaw and LegalB-
PreMed and MedicalB
PsychologyA-
Social WorkA+
SociologyB+
UndecidedA
 

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

University of Massachusetts Amherst
 B
Average of All Schools
 C+
Average of schools in class
 B

Harvard University
 B-
Brown University
 A-
Yale University
 B+
Princeton University
 B
Cornell University
 B+
Stanford University
 B
Boston University
 B
F
A+

Quotes touching on Social Life

“... The cafeterias here are very solitary, and its easy to feel lonely in such a huge, unfriendly place (it's KILLING me, as an extremely outgoing a...”
 
“... Social Life- Here is where I find to be the biggest problem with my time here ...”
 
“... I came to college expecting to be academically and socially challenged ...”
 
“... First off, your social life depends on what dormitory the school houses you in, which really isn't fair to someone who is as outgoing as myself ....”
 
“... As for social life, I'm not much of a partier so I haven't checked out the super hyped up party scene here ...”
 
“... Frats guys, jocks, cheerleaders, and athletic people who constantly party and work out live in Southwest, the weird theater/music people that are...”
 
“... Take the library for example it is where outside of classes and socializing where most of your time studying is spent ...”
 
“... The social scene is weird, to say the least ...”
 
“... UMass bears the advantages of most large public institution, namely a diversity of resources, students, academic, sports, and social programs as ...”
 
“... yes, umass is big into alcohol and drugs but again, if thats not your style theres plenty of other things to do (although i cant say i've attend...”
 
“... Socially, a lot of people go here but you see the same people in your major classes every day ...”
 
“... If you are social and want the full college experience do not, I repeat DO NOT live in Sylvan, Orchard Hill or Northeast ...”
 
“... Excellent social life ...”
 
“... " I found out that these kids weren't all about smoking pot but real social issues ...”
 
“... Frankly, I was attracted to UMass Amherst because of it's low cost and reputable social scene ...”
 
“... There are so many people who came here because they had to and ended up with an awesome experience both socially and academically ...”
 
“... The social life is great here-I have a blast in the Outing club and am about to start Capoeira, a Brazillian dance/martial art ...”
 
“... Many students drop out the first year because they don't know how to balance their social lives and schoolwork ...”
 
“... Socially, it can get crazy but there is no better of a time around ...”
 
“... The social life here is really what you make of it ...”
 
“... For the most part the social life was pretty fun, there are always going to be boring weekends but I have my share of good stories ...”
 
“... Social life here is what you make of it ...”
 
“... You just need to be proactive but overall it really does do a good job of helping you balance strong academics and an awesome social life ...”
 
“... Don't want to party 24/7 but want to be social and meet varied and interesting people ...”
 
“... Freshmen housing retarded my social life (Sylvan, anyone ...”
 
“... On to the social life ...”
 
“... The social life is great though and there is always fun stuff going on ...”
 
“... This university is great socially, if all you care about is parties, alcohol and drugs then virtually anywhere on campus is your game ...”
 
“... Chances are, you will end up finding people that you can relate to here if you are willing to be friendly and a little social ...”
 
“... Its where you want to live if you are social and like to talk to people and party ...”
 
“... Even the professors have been known to not teach anything and just preach about socialism and how capitalism is an evil ...”
 
“... I'm pretty social, and went to parties and stuff in high school ...”
 
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