<p>My friend just had her interview and apparently the interviewer said a wild night out would consist of talking in the library...
Now, i know the quality of the social scene varies from person to person and I have no problem with talking in the library, but i mean...come on...its college.
I've heard mostly good things about the UofC social life, but occasionally comments like this get me down.
Please, if anyone has any inspiring stories about parties & other social activities or general comments share them with me. I need some reassurance!</p>
<p>It’s Chicago. I would place high bets that there are crazier things than a night in the library.</p>
<p>this seems like a pretty wild night out
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I should really stop reading online articles and do my homework :)</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure the interviewer meant that as a joke (that’s how I interpret it…)</p>
<p>I mean yes, Chicago is no Party USA, but you already knew that. Different students treat socializing differently, and yes, some students do more of it than others (mostly by choice-- my friends who don’t go out that often don’t want to go out that often.) I can’t tell you what your experience would be like exactly if you came here, but I imagine that if you’re within the “typical” range, you’ll have most of your weekend nights free and some weeknights free, with a difficult week here and there.</p>
<p>To give yourself absolute proof, I’d suggest surfing the UChicago facebook network. You’re not going to have access to everybody’s photo albums, but you’ll probably see pictures of people doing collegey things. And remind yourself that we do have fraternities and sororities, and they do more than just study together ;-)</p>
<p>You’ll find there’s a wide variance of social opportunities here. For example, I wanted nothing to do with the Lascivious Ball, but many of my floormates went out and, later, got plastered. They then proceeded to have a party from 1:45-2:30 in the room beside mine. There were still many kids keeping the common room alive at 4:00 am.</p>
<p>In my experience, if sex and alcohol, dancing and loud music are something your interested in, you’ll find them at Chicago too. (If you, like me, want a good night’s sleep on Friday, you might be out of luck).</p>
<p>^^ South Campus? When I lived in BJ, people (in singles) were mostly pretty quiet. But that’s because I didn’t live next to the big rooms, where the parties could get pretty rowdy.</p>
<p>No, my anecdote was from Mathews in BJ. The party was indeed in a two-room double.</p>
<p>S1 lived in the old Shoreland and there was no shortage of dorm parties. My guess is the “social dorm” cultural will transfer to the new SCRH.</p>
<p>I’m a first year here. I live in the new dorm, South Campus. People kind of divide by what they like to do–some prefer going downtown, others hang out and play videogames, others get wasted 4 nights/week. The soundproofing is not very good, and frequently I get woken up by loud bursts of laughter from the lounge at 3 AM. It’s considerably more social than I expected.</p>
<p>This place is really social. At least in the new dorm. There are often times when I have to force myself from wanting to go out, because I have work to do.</p>
<p>As far as I know, there are frat parties every weekend. Furthermore, if you’re assigned to a social or semi-social dorm (Max, South, even BJ), I can guarantee there will be some access to alcohol during the weekends, and on Wednesday.</p>
<p>I believe someone got sexually abused during a party a few weeks ago.</p>
<p>Yes. It gets wild here; sometimes too wild. </p>
<p>NOTE: You can also follow the Chicago paradigm, and spend Fridays getting homework done, like I do.</p>
<p>There are plenty of people who like to go out partying, even in the “anti social” dorms, so if that’s your thing, no worries. There are also plenty of people who spend their Friday night eating M&M pancakes and watching Pride and Prejudice, which is absolutely fine with me. (Not that I know anything about that… 
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<p>Yeah, even if I’m not going out…I love hanging out with people in the dorm lounges. We bake, cook, watch movies, play games, talk for endless hours, play tarot cards, crack jokes. It’s a nice way to unwind. Also, there’s an ice skating rink close to BJ and South Campus, which I enjoy going to. And Saturday nights are often “let’s go and explore the city or hyde park and find a really interesting/wacky place to eat.” </p>
<p>Wednesdays are Bar Night, which I love because it’s a social environment and people don’t really binge drink. It’s more social drinking and meeting people, plus it’s a nice break mid week. </p>
<p>There are almost always regular style frat parties on Fridays and Saturdays, sometimes themed, which are fun, but can get old if you go too often. </p>
<p>And sometimes on Thursdays there are parties also at the frats. These are generally more exclusive, so if you get an invite or know someone else who has an invite this normally works.</p>
<p>And this is not mentioning all the random apartment parties or house parties (Max/South) which pop up often.</p>