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Breakdown of “Social Life” at OSU

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By Gender
MalesA-
FemalesB+
By Major
AccountingA-
Agriculture/HorticultureA+
Animal StudiesA
Architecture & Urban Planning DepartmentB
Art & Design DepartmentB+
Athletics/TrainingA+
BiologyB+
Business - Management and AdministrationA-
Chemical EngineeringC
ChemistryC+
Civil EngineeringA
CommunicationsA+
Computer EngineeringA
Computer ScienceA-
CriminalA
Cultures/CivilizationD
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etcA+
EconomicsA
EducationB
Electrical EngineeringA+
Engineering DepartmentA-
EnglishA+
FinanceA
Geography and GeosciencesB
History/Histories (art history/etc.)B-
Industrial Operations EngineeringB
KinesiologyA+
Language - French/Spanish/etc.A-
LinguisticsB
MathB+
Mechanical EngineeringA+
Music - PerformanceA-
Music EducationA
Natural ResourcesA-
Neuroscience/Cognitive ScienceA
Nuclear EngineeringD-
NursingA-
OtherB+
Perfomance ArtsF
PharmacyA
Political ScienceA+
PreMed and MedicalA
PsychologyB
Public PolicyA+
UndecidedA-
Video/MediaA+

Against similar schools

Social Life compared with similar schools in class.

Ohio State University
 A-
Average of All Schools
 C+
Average of schools in class
 B

Harvard University
 B-
University of Southern California
 B+
University of California - Berkeley
 B
Cornell University
 B
Stanford University
 B
Michigan State University
 A-
New York University
 B
F
A+

Social Life

... Campus was great, social life was amazing ...Read full comment
... If you can't find something to do besides drink there is something seriously wrong with your social skills ...Read full comment
... As for social life, it's not even fun either ...Read full comment
... I received my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from OSU in 2000 and my Master's of Social Work also from OSU in 2003 ...Read full comment
... and don't even get me started on the social life, parties every night, cool bars, and the state capital right at you're fingertips ...Read full comment
... It also carries a crazy social lifestyle ...Read full comment
... If you are on here complaining about your education/social life/amenities, etc go out and do something about it ...Read full comment
... 0 in the humanities and social sciences (besides economics) The campus is very beautiful, with fall foliage, winter snow, and the spring flowe...Read full comment
... So if you are looking for a not so hard school with some social fun go OSU ...Read full comment
... Social life among students is relatively high but what really aggravates me is the faculty on campus ...Read full comment
... Social life here was never really a problem, even for me considering that I commute from far away and live with my parents ...Read full comment
... great varity of majors and programs, challenging curriculum, great social life, good bar scene beautiful campus (though sometimes it feels too big...Read full comment
... I was a social, fun, light-hearted student excited to expand my mind at a good-sized state school ...Read full comment
... He is developing in a caring environment, and is light-years ahead of where I was at his age, academically, athletically and socially ...Read full comment
... The social life here is great, and if you can make it to graduation, you've truly proven yourself to be someone special ...Read full comment
... I was in the College of Social Work at Ohio State ...Read full comment
... The social scene consists of people getting ****faced and talking about Buckeyes football and what sports they played at their high school in so...Read full comment
... Personally, I'll drink once every three weeks or so, and I don't feel that my social life suffers during those 20 days of sobriety ...Read full comment
... Besides the Greek community actively encouraged by the administration and partying in the aforementioned off-campus housing - and doubling down ...Read full comment
... At tOSU you learn to collaborate with a diverse set of people from all over the world, from different socioeconomic backgrounds, differing social ...Read full comment
... There are some natural drawbacks to being at such a large school, but those are more than offset by the multitude of things to do both socially a...Read full comment
... the worst part is remembering that you are here to get and education, not just party and socially interact ...Read full comment
... Night life, social activities, and athletics are all at the top of their game ...Read full comment
... So, if you're one who loves to drink, party and socialize - OSU is the university for you ...Read full comment
... The social scene was way overhyped ...Read full comment
... You have the honors students who are the exact opposite and never come out of their rooms, but there doesn't seem to be a good middle-ground in ...Read full comment
... Unless you were incredibly brilliant, have a photographic memory, or really dedicated to studying and forgo the incredible social life, there was...Read full comment
... Being from the Long Island area of New York, OSU doesn't get quite get the academic and social credit of other well-known schools in the Northeas...Read full comment
... I also (being a very well spoken and social person) made only one or two friends here ...Read full comment
... i am not social, and i went to the school because they had the highest "rating" for undergrads in chemical engineering ...Read full comment
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