Small college, good social life?

shelovescliche
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:23:55 +0000

It depends. My school is around 1,800, split between two campuses, and it’s small enough that you know most people there (except for the new freshmen). I did notice, though, that almost immediately people formed into cliques in my freshman year. It’s pretty much like a 5th year of high school here–you see the same people all the time, you hear gossip about the same people all the time, you’re more likely to get put into not one but two or three classes with whatever annoying person you can’t stand to be in the same room with the most, and people don’t generally socialize much out of their cliques. It’s spread out a bit since last year, so more people socialize with people they didn’t talk to last year, but it’s still a small school. I’m pretty sure most small schools are like this. If it weren’t for the smaller class size and the fact that my school’s the best for my major, I’d probably transfer to a larger school.