<p>I know the male-to-female ratio is about 45/55. Would you say the dating scene at Brown is any different from other similar colleges? Could anyone give me a guesstimate of the hetero/homosexual ratio?</p>
<p>I can't compare to any other college and anyone short of a transfer student would be lying if they claimed to be able to.</p>
<p>From what I can tell, there is nothing atypical about the dating scene at Brown.</p>
<p>Who the hell knows what the hetero/homo ratio is? I'll put it to you this way-- I don't worry that a girl I may be interested in won't be interested because she's not into guys when I'm at Brown anymore than I would in a random bar, and I doubt many girls would feel differently.</p>
<p>People tend to "date" less, and do more of the meaningless hook up or relationship thing. There's a little less of the in between stuff going on than I expected, but I'm the kind of guy that likes to take a girl to dinner and just see how it goes.</p>
<p>Yeah I was reading the online Brown newspaper, and there was a feature about how a "Facebook poke led to an awkward one-night stand." I was a little shocked. </p>
<p>I don't think I'm really ready for college...</p>
<p>That article was a joke article, IIRC, written tongue-in-cheek, though I guess I wouldn't be surprised if some Don Drapper out there at Brown pulled that off.</p>
<p>Yeah, I'd definitely say that there isn't much dating that happens at Brown. It's definitely rare. It's usually casual hooking up or couples that are practically married. It would be nice to have more dating, but it just doesn't really happen. I wouldn't really say that all colleges are like this. I'm a transfer, and I've learned from my experiences and friends at other schools that schools really tend to vary as to where they fit on the "dating spectrum", so to speak. I personally think it depends on the school, its location, and a lot of other factors.
That article was hilarious. It was a joke in that the people involved are totally fictional, but I've seen a lot of similar situations take place in reality. Its ridiculous and totally hilarious, and these situations make for great stories.</p>
<p>But the boys are cute right? That's really all that's important!</p>
<p>(I really shouldn't be hanging around here any more [deferred <em>tear</em>]. But what the hell.)</p>
<p>haha, I was deferred too, so I probably shouldn't be hanging out here either.
but your concern is legitimate, i would think.</p>
<p>when you two say dating doesnt really happen, is it that you feel there is lack of it and there should be more of it, or do you feel that things are fine the way they are?</p>
<p>i mean, it always seems to me that colleges are more of the experiment, hook up, have fun type of atmospheres. so i didn't think this was anything in particular about brown.</p>
<p>Wow.. am I the only person who thought that article was real?!! How did you guys know it was a joke? </p>
<p>Hmmm... so are the parties at Brown any good? Or are they all just like one big orgy</p>
<p>I would say there's just less than I expected. I can't say that it's frustrated me because I've found very few people I've wanted to date at Brown so it doesn't really bug/affect me.</p>
<p>I've never been to a party that was truly just "one big orgy" (rarely anything I'd describe as orgy like at all), though SPG my freshman year was kind of a big deal.</p>
<p>Off-topic, but the casual Mad Men references (albeit misspelled) make me all the more upset at having been deferred.</p>
<p>I'm glad I didn't disappoint.</p>
<p>Cute boys? Well I'd say that there are some. It's totally subjective though. I mean, there are hotter guys at other schools. I've met a lot of incredibly hot guys from state schools that make me think guys at Brown aren't as up to par in the looks department. However, I'd so much rather date a guy at Brown. I mean, personality, intelligence, ambition, and other qualities are important too - and guys at Brown totally win in those categories from what I've seen.
Did I wish there was more dating? Yes sometimes. I know college is all about fun experimentation, but after you've had your fair share of that, its a bit frustrating when you try to actually get to know someone, and come to realize that they're only after one thing.
I agree with modestmelody, parties at Brown aren't really orgies. Unless you go to SPG, now that's a different story entirely.
Parties overall at Brown are definitely fun. It's always the same crowd, which could be both a good and bad thing. Sometimes they can disappoint, but they usually don't. I mean, as long as you're drunk, what does it matter right? haha</p>