Social Life at Brown University (StudentsReview ™)

Breakdown of “Social Life” at Brown

By Gender

Males	A-
Females	A-

By Major

Accounting	C
Animal Studies	D-
Anthropology	A-
Archaeology	A+
Art & Design Department	A
Biology	A-
Business - Management and Administration	C-
Chemical Engineering	C
Chemistry	A
Civil Engineering	A+
Computer Science	B+
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc	A
Economics	A-
Electrical Engineering	C
Engineering Department	B+
English	A-
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc	A+
Geography and Geosciences	F
History/Histories (art history/etc.)	A-
Journalism	B+
Linguistics	A
Math	A
Mechanical Engineering	A-
Music - Composition/Theory	A-
Neuroscience/Cognitive Science	A
Other	B+
Perfomance Arts	B+
Philosophy	A
Physics	A-
Political Science	A
PreLaw and Legal	A
PreMed and Medical	A
Psychology	B
Public Policy	A
Religion/Religious	A
Sociology	A
Undecided	A-

Against similar schools

Social Life compared with similar schools in class.

Brown University
A-
Average of All Schools
C+
Average of schools in class
B
Harvard University
B-
Yale University
A-
Princeton University
B
Cornell University
B
Stanford University
B
Columbia University in the City of New York
B-
Dartmouth College
A-
F
A+

Social Life

“... I had a rough start to my first year, what with a strange roommate and a social scene I didn't totally understand ...Read full comment

“... the social atmosphere here is definitly a kind of its own ...Read full comment

“... It's difficult to balance a social life if you're taking challenging courses and requirements ...Read full comment

“... Plus, there were and are plenty of opportunities to increase the educational experience beyond the classroom, both in professor's ample office h...Read full comment

“... Students are not immature, hypercompetitive, or socially incompetent (as they are at harvard), but energized, focused, intellectual, and real .....Read full comment

“... AND, upperclassmen/faculty you befriend are always willing to help with class choices, clubs, social life, etc ...Read full comment

“... The social life is also great, there is every type of person at Brown, so every type of social scene exists ...Read full comment

“... I love the social life at Brown, and my academic experience has been great ...Read full comment

“... Social conservatives will also feel quite out of place, although the school could use some more diversity that way ...Read full comment

“... Socially, Brown offers a veritable orgy of possibilities ...Read full comment

“... As far as social life goes, it is important to understand that while Brown students tend to have more liberal perspectives, both socially and...Read full comment

“... Negative: The sense of community does not feel strong to me -- I have felt lonely here on multiple occasions before joining specific social cl...Read full comment

“... Socially, Brown was a poor choice for me, but plenty of people like it ...Read full comment

“... Socially, Brown is what you make of it ...Read full comment

“... At some point through the second semester people were forming solid groups and reluctant to increase their social circle, maybe due to the sopho...Read full comment

“... The students are generally very bright and active both academically and socially ...Read full comment

“... The food is shit, the social groups are shit, and instead of helping them out, Ruth Simmons and her cronies skim all the profits to pad their ow...Read full comment

“... Brown grants ample opportunity for creativity and experimentation in intellectual, social, and extracurricular pursuits ...Read full comment

“... As far as social life goes, it is important to understand that while Brown students tend to have more liberal perspectives, both socially and...Read full comment

“... Brown is good socially though, but not good enough as the cost you will pay at having attended there ...Read full comment

“... However, the social life here sucks ...Read full comment