<p>I can tell you what my friend says since I won't be at Brandeis until the fall. But I've visited her and I've only seen and heard good things about the social life. </p>
<p>My friend has a great group of friends--ethnically diverse, mixed boys and girls. They go to Boston for concerts and other events. There are parties on campus --usually medium sized, informal. She really likes the coffee house. My friend is very active politically and has met a lot of students from other colleges. </p>
<p>I'd also like to hear from other current students.</p>
<p>I'm a freshman at Brandeis now, so I'll try to answer your questions for you. </p>
<p>The social life here is very comfortable. People are really friendly. Its not really a party school. Most people go hang out in Boston over the weekends. Boston is very accessible--theres a shuttle to Boston Thursday through Sunday and theres a commuter rail stop on campus. A lot of people hang out on campus also. There is a pretty strong sense of community, since its a pretty small school. When you're walking to classes, you usually see people that you know. Mostly, students make friends with people that live on their floor freshman years--I think that's pretty much that same as people at other schools. </p>
<p>There is a pretty good amount of socioeconomic and racial diversity here. About half the students are Jewish, but the Jews vary in their identification and religiousness. </p>
<p>You can feel the Jewish presence on campus, but it just means that theres more discussion about religion than at most schools. Theres a lot of talk about religious and Jewish plurality, both of which contribute to the tolerant and liberal attitude of the school. </p>
<p>The school is diverse. There is a high percentage of international students, and I have friends of many religions and ethnicities. </p>
<p>To quickly answer some questions taht were asked earlier. Brandeis, like most colleges, is what you make of it. I know students that go to parties on or off campus every night (and certainly every weekend), I also know students that choose not to. Most students are friendly and outgoing, and always very busy being involved with their academics or the co-curriculars. Most students when asked will be involved in multiple clubs (we have 250 right now, and it is very easy to make your own) and often are invovled in more than one academic discipline.</p>
<p>"Groups" of students are, in my experience, completely random. I happen to have a group of friends that is religiously mixed but none of us are particularly involved with our religions at this point. Brandeis is a hub of cultural diversity among the private universities and has a mission to remain connected to the goal of embracing that diversity.</p>
<p>Basically, we have students of every type and kind. There are students from private schools in Long Island, and from the inner-city, from the south (I'm originally from Hawai'i), there are conservatives and liberals, etc. If you are looking for something, we have it.</p>
<p>For some students religion is one of their highest priorities, for others it isn't. As I mentioned earlier, Brandeis is what you make of it.</p>
<p>looks like the first official university presence on cc... no offense, but frankly cc is meant for exchange of info between applicants/students etc... if we want the the official version , we can go to school website etc.. so i dont exaclty understand why you posted here....</p>
<p>Actually, the opposite is true, go48. First, all members are welcome at CC if they follow our terms of service - students, parents, alumni, and others who can make a positive contribution to the discussion here. Second, we have a College Rep designation for those individuals whom we can verify actually work for the school - College Reps aren't moderators and don't have any special powers, but they can be expected to have accurate information about procedures, deadlines, etc. that so often come up in these discussions. If you see a member with "College Rep" as a member designation, that means that we have taken steps to verify that person's identity. (Note - at time of this posting, Brandeis1948 isn't a College Rep member.)</p>
<p>ok sorry then.... but i still feel such posts should be taken with a pinch of salt... after all this guy is getting paid (or volunterred) to convince people to go to his school</p>
<p>I just wanted to add, that although I do represent Brandeis "officially," I am also a student on campus and so when I talk about Brandeis I am speaking from my own experience and not from any kind of script. I am not payed to promote Brandeis to the general public, to perspective students, or to accepted students, I am payed over the summer to create along with five other students a comprehensive Orientation program that will prepare our students for College life. I hope that you will be able to trust me when I talk about how much I love the campus, and know that I would never lie about ANYTHING just to promote the school. We want students to come to Brandeis because they love it, not because we made them believe something that wasn't true.</p>
<p>what sound fake and straight out of viewbook or admission website was stuff like:
"Brandeis is a hub of cultural diversity among the private universities and has a mission to remain connected to the goal of embracing that diversity."
"If you are looking for something, we have it. [...] As I mentioned earlier, Brandeis is what you make of it."
just doesnt sound all that honest... but look mod sayed its fine and me complaining about it is not very productive so ill stop now .. but i just hope such things dont happen on all the other forums... over and out...</p>
<p>I don't get it go48. From other posts, you indicate you're going to Northwestern. It's a great school and I hope you love it. But why are you bashing Brandeis? Some of us are really happy to be accepted, and are happy for our friends who are going to other schools. There must be some reason why you persist in posting negative remarks on this forum. Care to respond?</p>
<p>I, for one, would much rather hear feedback from a current Brandeis student who's active and happy where he is! I think that Joshua answered specific questions and gave us helpful advice.</p>
<p>Thank you for your input, Joshua. What year are you??? Go48 enough with the negativity. It's beyond me why you are so keen on disparaging Brandeis and everything associated with it.</p>
<p>I am a Junior, and I'm majoring in Politics and Computer Science with minors in Legal Studies and Theater Arts. Besides being the Chair of New Student Orientation 2005, I am also one of two Undergraduate Coordinators of a Leadership Development program called Take the Lead! (<a href="http://www.brandeis.edu/studentlife/takethelead)%5B/url%5D">http://www.brandeis.edu/studentlife/takethelead)</a>. I am currently planning to attend law school, and I am an avid photographer.</p>
<p>orangeBalloons, first of all i never bashed brandeis... i think its a great school which is why i applied there and am happy i got in. I only pointed out on this forum that they have one big fault which is a lack of good career placement services ,which in my opinion is extremely important. and otherwise i think that some of the best info on these forums is from current/ past students but those who just to give the most info about their school ( such as Alexandre over at Umich/cornell) but i personally dislike info from a representative of the school since i believe as i pointed out previously they are a bit exagerated but if thats what you all want to hear ill just shut up lol... i think the whole point of this forum is to get the most accurate info, be it good or bad...<br>
stain99, care to quote me where i disparaged brandeis? actually if you look most comments were positive... (such as when you asked what was better between brandeis and tufts and i sayed brandeis)... but whatever....</p>
<p>Brandeis1948, please understand i have nothing against you or brandeis. btw care to confirm or prove me wrong (with real statistics, not grand statements) about the job placement issue i raised??</p>
<p>92% of Brandeis students attended their first choice of graduate school.
Law (85.29 % accepted to at least one law school, national average is 70.59 %)
Medical (70-80 % acceptance rate, national average 47%)</p>
<p>We also have a strong alumni network that students use to contact alumni when in search of jobs. I would encourage students whose top priority out of an academic institution is their career placement to contact the Career Center and ask them specific questions.</p>
<p>I currently attend brandeis and am looking to tansfer out. I can no longer put up with the social mutants that go to brandeis. It is academically sound but if you don't mind gay tolerance being shoved down your throat then brandeis may be for you. (I have no problems with homosexuals except when gay tolernace is everywhere). Enough is enough. </p>
<p>There is something guys should know about: brandeis goggles. Since our girls are so ugly, the more time you spend at brandeis the nicer girls are supposed to look.</p>
<p>Feel free to message me if you have any questions. i know I'm not nailing down any specifics but I think it is good to know about the part of brandeis i dislike. It really hurt my experience in college.</p>
<p>It wasn't a completely bad experience, even though I am not coming back after freshman year, i met a great roommate who i will be friends with for a long time to come.</p>
<p>No offense to Brandeis 1948, but I strongly dislike most of the orientation people. They all seem to be extremely nice but ridiculously obnoxious and phony...the people who were made fun of in high school for numerous things.</p>
<p>i just have a lot of anger built up from my brandeis experience.</p>
<p>Just getting my thoughts organized. Like I said, ask me if you have any questions about brandeis and i will try and give more concrete answers to the best of my ability (PM me)</p>
<p>So...your main problem with Brandeis is tolerance for homosexuals and ugly girls (which I, as a girl who attends Brandeis, happen to take a little offence at)? Personally, I love the laid-back social atmosphere here. You don't have to be into the huge party scene to have a good time. Going into Boston's great. I really love all of the theater at Brandeis as well. As a heterosexual female who doesn't mind gay tolerance, I cannot speak for the attractiveness of the girls at Brandeis. But I can say that it is an amazing place that I will greatly miss over the summer and am very glad to attend.</p>