Big School vs Small School social life?

collegemom3717
Thu, 12 Jan 2017 15:07:39 +0000

@Lindagaf is spot on: it’s not about size, it’s about what sort of social life you would enjoy. The reality is that regardless of the size of the uni, people tend to have the same size of friend group* and once you get over (say) 2K students, you typically don’t know everybody.

So, the question is what you and your friends will be doing to socialize. What makes an “exciting college experience” to you? If you want big stadium game day action, that says Iowa- but if you want strong school spirit and some good games, Gonzaga really supports their Bulldogs- it’s just in a smaller stadium. But in either place, that’s 15-20 home basketball games (+ another 7 football for Iowa): what sort of activities are going to make college exciting for you the rest of the time?

*this is true in population studies between rural/suburban/urban areas as well, and recent studies of facebook friend patterns show that core friend group sizes hold remarkably steady across ages and regions.