The University of Chicago

Date: Feb 26 2011
Major: Biology (This Major's Salary over time)
With regards to social life, there's obviously some ambiguity; some say it's horrible, some say they have a decent social life. I'll try and offer my opinion: at some schools it's better to be a guy, others its better to be a girl. I think this is one of the schools where it's (slightly) better to be a girl. Not really sure why, but I've noticed that. (many of the commentors who like the social life are female) Lived with two decent looking guys my fourth year, they had horrible dating/sex lives, really horrible. Obviously this made them very unhappy and depressed. I felt bad sometimes. Though, that's not to say it's an awesome social scene for girls. Just slightly better, in my opinion.

A lot of students come here thrilled by the fact that it's known as the place "where fun comes to die." Meaning, they don't want to party at all, and won't. If you're worried about the social life - especially if you're an average looking guy - I might strongly consider other schools. There's a lot of drinking, but that doesn't always mean you'll be meeting interesting people of the opposite sex.