even thought cornell has a good greek scence, it also gives students a lot of work (some say more than other ivies), so that might detract from it's fun.
modestmelodyRegistered UserPosts: 4,654Senior Member
With Brown listing as self-reported happiest students (one or two the last like 5 or 6 years at least), and approximately 10 students per year transferring out (~.16%) each year, I'd have to say that regardless of what everyone here is using as their measure for social life, Brown must be doing pretty damn well.
Interestingly, one or two transfers typically return to Brown, making that percentage drop even further.
so whats wrong with columbias social scene? if dartmouth is #1 and columbia is #8 but columbia has much more to do than dartmouth than its location that might be more fun to someone. idk just IMO you should say how youre ranking them
modestmelodyRegistered UserPosts: 4,654Senior Member
Because Columbia has an extremely fragmented scene-- when you're in the center of NYC campus unity and student atmosphere is not running on high.
Columbia students have great social lives if the goal is simply to be young and in NYC, but it's a very different kind of social life than the typical college one. I'd rank Columbia first or last depending on what your wants are.
CayugaRed2005Registered UserPosts: 4,041Senior Member
1)Cornell=Dartmouth=Penn
2) Princeton
3) Brown=Yale=Harvard
4) Columbia
Columbia is obviously a different beast which could make it number one for some, and Harvard obviously offers all of Boston if you get off campus, which most students don't.
Princeton it too one-dimensional in my book. Yale and Brown can be nice and low-key.
Dartmouth, Penn, and Cornell obviously have the most active Greek scenes and the most classic type of college parties, but Cornell should get points for its diversity -- everything from fraternity keggers to architecture raves, plus a strong bar, music, and house party scene. There are 30,000 college students in Ithaca. You do the math.
sybbie719Super ModeratorPosts: 22,114Super Moderator
wait, so if Columbia has a "fragmented social scene" would it be harder for a shy student to make friends there than at the other Ivies?
Absolutely, because of the tendency of most socialization taking place off campus. walk right outside of the gates, you have the subway, the city bus and taxis to take students to all parts of the city. As others said with the whole city as your backdrop, you can have plenty of friends outside of campus.
slipper1234Registered UserPosts: 9,084Senior Member
I would say a shy student would probably feel the most comfortable at Brown, Yale, or maybe Cornell. The social scenes at Dartmouth, Penn, and Princeton would probably be intimidating while the lack of a strong general campus social scene at Columbia or Harvard might make someone feel a little lost among the fray.
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happiest students several years in a row
Interestingly, one or two transfers typically return to Brown, making that percentage drop even further.
(Leaving the 'happiest' Ivy for other colleges - Features)
AWESOME ACTIVE SOCIAL SCENES
1. Dartmouth
2. Penn
3. Princeton
4. Brown
5. Cornell
SMALLER BUT ACTIVE SOCIAL SCENE
6. Yale
FRAGMENTED SOCIAL SCENES
7. Harvard
8. Columbia
Columbia students have great social lives if the goal is simply to be young and in NYC, but it's a very different kind of social life than the typical college one. I'd rank Columbia first or last depending on what your wants are.
Penn
Dartmouth
Cornell
Yale
Brown
Harvard
Columbia
Princeton
Hah. For real though, I think it just might be Dartmouth.
again, it all depends on your definition of "fun".
2) Princeton
3) Brown=Yale=Harvard
4) Columbia
Columbia is obviously a different beast which could make it number one for some, and Harvard obviously offers all of Boston if you get off campus, which most students don't.
Princeton it too one-dimensional in my book. Yale and Brown can be nice and low-key.
Dartmouth, Penn, and Cornell obviously have the most active Greek scenes and the most classic type of college parties, but Cornell should get points for its diversity -- everything from fraternity keggers to architecture raves, plus a strong bar, music, and house party scene. There are 30,000 college students in Ithaca. You do the math.
2) Brown, Cornell
3) Yale
4) Harvard
5) Columbia
6) Princeton
Absolutely, because of the tendency of most socialization taking place off campus. walk right outside of the gates, you have the subway, the city bus and taxis to take students to all parts of the city. As others said with the whole city as your backdrop, you can have plenty of friends outside of campus.