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The University of Alabama

Breakdown of “Social Life” at UAlabama

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By Gender
MalesA-
FemalesB
By Major
AccountingA
Aerospace EngineeringB+
AnthropologyA+
BiologyB-
Business - Management and AdministrationA-
Chemical EngineeringB+
ChemistryA+
Civil EngineeringA
CommunicationsB-
Computer EngineeringA+
Computer ScienceA-
CriminalF
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etcA+
EconomicsA
EducationB+
Electrical EngineeringA-
FinanceA-
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcB+
Geography and GeosciencesB
History/Histories (art history/etc.)B+
JournalismA+
MathA+
Mechanical EngineeringA-
Music EducationA+
NursingC+
NutritionC
OtherC+
PhilosophyC
Political ScienceA+
PreLaw and LegalD-
PreMed and MedicalA+
PsychologyC+
TelecommunicationsC-
UndecidedD

Against similar schools

Social Life compared with similar schools in class.

University of Alabama
 B+
Average of All Schools
 C+
Average of schools in class
 B+

Auburn University
 B-
Harvard University
 B-
Auburn University - Montgomery
 C-
Florida State University
 A-
University of Southern California
 B+
University of Georgia
 A-
University of Florida
 B
F
A+

Social Life

... The Greek system is fueled by socially retarded men and women ...Read full comment
... Be prepared to join a sorority or fraternity if you want to have any social life or make any friends ...Read full comment
... Their parents also fund their social lives (fraternities, parties, alchohol, women and/or men) ...Read full comment
... Greek life isn't essential to have a social life here, but I would admit that it is the easiest available conduit to new friends at the University...Read full comment
... Be prepared to join a sorority or fraternity if you want to have any social life or make any friends ...Read full comment
... My experiences, academically and socially, have helped shape my success today ...Read full comment
... Second, if you do not plan to be in a sorority or fraternity here then you better have some one of a kind social skills, know a hand full of non...Read full comment
... Tuition only seems to be going up and if you're not from Alabama or the South, you may feel out of place both culturally and socially ...Read full comment
... I'm loving my experiences here, academically and socially ...Read full comment
... Alabama is an awesome university socially, too ...Read full comment
... Your social life will be the same as it was in HS ...Read full comment
... The social life and Tuscaloosa itself are pretty terrible ...Read full comment
... The social life is good, although it is dominated somewhat by the Greek scene ...Read full comment
... Great experience with my major and social life ...Read full comment
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