Experiences/opinions on gender-diversity (or lack thereof)

<p>Well it looks like I am most likely going to be going to a smallish liberal arts college. It is not as prestigious as my top choice school, but the more I've researched it, the more I'm liking it. It has the right academics (I want to go in pre-dental), the right size (close to 3,000 students), and the right demographics (upper-middle class, slightly preppy-ish). The one thing that is sort of lacking is that it's roughly 60% female and 40% male (I am female). Now this is obviously not a deal breaker for me, and I honestly don't care that much. Buut, I'm curious to see if anyone who is currently or recently attending a school with similar percentages and you are in the minority (or majority too), if it is a noticeable aspect of your college experience? I know at techy schools known for like engineering have similar percentages except with the majority male and the minority female, and for some liberal arts schools, it's the reverse. So, is it ever a problem with the "dating scene"</p>

<p>Now I think I'm a relatively attractive person, tall and thin (random people have said I should go into modeling, haha) and have a laid-back and fun personality, but I've never had a boyfriend for mostly 2 reasons:</p>

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<li><p>I would never date a guy just for the sake of dating. I'm pretty selective with whom I would consider "more than just a friend", so I would rather just wait for the right guy.</p></li>
<li><p>I've been homeschooled throughout my education so naturally I don't know as many guys my age as I would if I had gone to a public school with 8,000 students. I have a lot of guy-friends and have a great time with them, but I wouldn't really consider any of them "relationship material" because, hey, I'm picky :P</p></li>
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<p>So anyways, what are your opinions on "uneven" colleges? Is it a noticeable aspect of your social life, or doesn't really even factor in?</p>

<p>Is this school in the middle of nowhere or are you going to have the dating pool of the local town to consider as well?</p>

<p>i think caltech is like 65% male and 35% female. </p>

<p>there are some posters from caltech on this site, so maybe if you track one down you can ask =)</p>

<p>it’d just be backwards of course; too many males vs too many females.</p>

<p>I have a friend who goes to Georgia Tech where there are way more guys than girls and she LOVES it. But it’s the opposite for you so I’m not sure how that would be. I know a few people who go to South Carolina and there are more females there, I think. It hasn’t seemed to bother them, though.</p>