bandnerd91321, you're not describing A&M, you're describing the people at A&M you hung out with. I could say about the exact same thing regarding the friends I hung out with there.
My comments are based on my overall experience with the school, including all the people I ran into and didn't really know.
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We are not big party people, I am not even sure what a "house party" is
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You have got to be kidding me. A house party = a party in a house
It doesn't have to involve a frat at all. I never went to a frat party while at A&M, at least none I remember.
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I think the larger percentage of kids are more open than the small town kids you are targeting.
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This really isn't limited to small town kids. This is just a result of A&M being so large. With 45,000 students, everyone is pretty much going to be fragmented and broken down into their own little groups. Hell dude, reading your post, sounds to me like your social experience mainly revolves around your dorm. That's exactly the point I am making.
If you go to a school that has 20,000 to 25,000 students, it doesn't take as much effort to meet and befriend people. I went to a school that had about 25,000 students before A&M. I could just run into people at a bar or campus I didn't really know and we would hang out. At A&M, I had to put in more effort by way of student organizations, mutual friends, and meeting people I had several classes with.
When a school is as big as A&M, students are going to be more open to finding their group. At a smaller school, you don't really need a group because you'll run into the same people more often.
And getting back to the small town kids, they are not used to knowing a lot of new people so yes, they will stick with those they know for the most part.