<p>What can a Yale student be found doing on any given Friday or Saturday night? Do dorm parties happen very often and are they the same as many other schools? Do many kids drink or partake in questionable/ illegal behavior? Or would it be completely the opposite with small parties or get-toghethers of like 6-10 kids in any given dorm watching a movie and discussing current events. I am really just trying to compare the social life at Yale with other schools, specifically Notre Dame, but any other comparisons are welcome.</p>
<p>“Pre-game” activities: Plays, movies, concerts, dance performances, improv comedy performances, just hanging and talking with friends, etc.</p>
<p>Later in the evening: Small parties in common rooms, large parties in common rooms, extravaganza theme parties hosted by residential colleges, frat parties, bars, clubs, etc.</p>
<p>Yale is very social on the weekends and there is a place/activity for everyone. Most kids drink, but people are truly OK if you don’t.</p>
<p>This is exactly what I was hoping to hear. A wide variety of activities for a very wide array of individuals is what it sounds like.</p>
<p>I would love to get some feedback from current students if it wasn’t too much to ask.</p>
<p>Yale is a diverse place; there’s no one social scene that everyone partakes in. Of course there are dorm parties and drinking. If you’re into that, you shouldn’t have a hard time finding people to party with. But if you’re not into that, there are a lot of people that just chill on Friday and Saturday nights (myself included); you know, hang out, chat, listen to music, play games, watch movies, etc. Might sound boring to some but given the people I hang out with, there is always something to talk and get excited about.</p>
<p>EDIT - Like mentioned above, there are also organized events going on all the time: shows, concerts, performances, etc.</p>
<p>I’ll second what’s been said and add that depressingly enough, there are also Friday nights that you find yourself starting to research that 18 page paper due at 8 am Monday…it happens 
But at least most of the time, you could be doing everything mentioned above, tons of shows on the weekend(theatric, musical, and comedic/improv), almost everyone is ready to go party (in their own different ways), and there are also events going on in New Haven(though those are more during the day).
In short, you should be able to find something to do, and a more common problem is choosing between the improv comedy show, or the Yale reendition of Rent(featuring Sam Tsui), that movie you’ve been planning to watch, or a frat party somewhere…</p>
<p>*The choice may be a false one bc most people would pick Sam Tsui…but, just saying, lots of options :)</p>
<p>on fridays: stay in with a group of friends and watch a movie, attend a yale hockey or basketball game, go to an improv show or a cappella concert, do work, watch tv on hulu, attend birthday parties of people i may or may not know, hang out with my frat friends and their frats houses, eat a wenzel from alpha delta/pan fried dumplings from ivy noodle/a sandwich from gourmet heaven/a slice of pizza from est est est, wander from party to party having more fun laughing with friends and running into people on the way than at the actual party, modern love, see a play that one of my dramat friends directed/produced/acted in, and lots of other things.</p>
<p>I would just like to bring this thread back by asking, What are your plans, as a current Yalie, for this Friday/Saturday night?</p>
<p>Personal I feel like there are other applicants who may have worries about the social life at Yale.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry. What the previous posters statement about the wide variety is absolutely true. What’s more: the dude handing you the beer from the frat party keg on Friday will be the guy blocking you view at the oboe recital Saturday night. There is a wide variety of things to do and people explore them all the time. I found very few people who felt they needed to fit a stereotype (e.g. frat guy). No one looked down on what others did socially. Given that NYC and Boston are treks (NYC less so), people tend to stay on campus so there’s lots of energy. Unlike some schools where lots of folks spill out of campus to the local large city on Friday evening, things just get started at Yale.</p>
<p>Haha that is a fantastic example. I am really happy with all of the positive feedback that I have gotten from this thread. I have been warned about the social atmosphere at Yale but it seems that I have been told falsehoods. Hopefully I will see you in the fall.</p>