Big School vs Small School social life?

shawnspencer
Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:19:45 +0000

It looks like the school you are considering Gozanga would be better categorized as a medium sized school. I would consider anything below 4 thousand people to really be a smaller sized school. I will comment based off my own experience at William & Mary, which has an undergraduate population very similar to Gozanga, but keep in mind not all of this may apply given the different atmospheres of the schools.

Personally I feel like William & Mary, and the medium sized school atmosphere is one that is just right. It is small enough to feel like there is a community presence and the class sizes are small so you really get to know your professors if you want to, but it is big enough that I am constantly meeting new people. Dorming has been a positive experience for me because freshman year it was where I met most of my friends, and the dorm was small enough where I got to know most of the people.

I agree with others that it depends on what type of social life you are looking for. As a student leader I love that I know many of the other student leaders on campus because it makes it easy and fun to plan events together, like mixers or parties. It is also a neat feeling when you walk around campus and occasionally you pass by people that say hi to you because they know you. That may not be for everyone, and you have to decide if that’s something you want.

As for the social scene, many clubs, greek life organizations, and groups of friends throw parties but it might not be these huge raves you might see at a school like Penn State. There is also less of a huge sports atmosphere where the entire stadium will be packed. Honestly many of these things also depend on the individual school, and to ascribe these to simply a large school or a medium sized school would probably be misleading, so you may also want to ask around/visit/go to admitted school events of the two schools you mentioned