Duke/Pratt Engineering social life?

bluedog
Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:47:22 +0000

It varies greatly depending on how efficient you work and your courseload. Some engineers go out and party constantly and still do well in classes (I’m not sure how they do it…). Pratt definitely is a larger time commitment than Trinity, but it still offers a balanced lifestyle and most engineering students are not hermits and socialize plenty - probably just not as much as their Trinity counterparts.

But being in Pratt won’t pigeonhole you into a certain social life - some join the Greek system and party constantly, some go out on the weekends only, and some rarely go out and just hang out with friends in more laid back environments. It’s really whatever you want to do and you can’t characterize all engineering students with the same brush. Just have to have good time management skills and prioritize things as you see fit. It’s certainly doable.

Pratt also offers a smaller community within the Duke environment - some students choose to go to E-socials, have light nights working on problem sets with peers, and the like, and others don’t ever hang out with engineers outside the classroom. It’s your choice.