<p>so whats wrong with columbias social scene? if dartmouth is #1 and columbia is #8 but columbia has much more to do than dartmouth than its location that might be more fun to someone. idk just IMO you should say how youre ranking them</p>
<p>Because Columbia has an extremely fragmented scene-- when you're in the center of NYC campus unity and student atmosphere is not running on high.</p>
<p>Columbia students have great social lives if the goal is simply to be young and in NYC, but it's a very different kind of social life than the typical college one. I'd rank Columbia first or last depending on what your wants are.</p>
<p>I would say...
Penn
Dartmouth
Cornell
Yale
Brown
Harvard
Columbia
Princeton</p>
<p>Cornell.... geesh don't you guys watch "The Office"? That's all Andy talks about is how much partying he did there...</p>
<p>Hah. For real though, I think it just might be Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is the classic college experience, if you want to be stuck in the middle of nowhere.</p>
<p>again, it all depends on your definition of "fun".</p>
<p>1)Cornell=Dartmouth=Penn
2) Princeton
3) Brown=Yale=Harvard
4) Columbia</p>
<p>Columbia is obviously a different beast which could make it number one for some, and Harvard obviously offers all of Boston if you get off campus, which most students don't. </p>
<p>Princeton it too one-dimensional in my book. Yale and Brown can be nice and low-key.</p>
<p>Dartmouth, Penn, and Cornell obviously have the most active Greek scenes and the most classic type of college parties, but Cornell should get points for its diversity -- everything from fraternity keggers to architecture raves, plus a strong bar, music, and house party scene. There are 30,000 college students in Ithaca. You do the math.</p>
<p>1) Penn, Dartmouth
2) Brown, Cornell
3) Yale
4) Harvard
5) Columbia
6) Princeton</p>
<p>wait, so if Columbia has a "fragmented social scene" would it be harder for a shy student to make friends there than at the other Ivies?</p>
<p>Vanderbilt</p>
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<p>Absolutely, because of the tendency of most socialization taking place off campus. walk right outside of the gates, you have the subway, the city bus and taxis to take students to all parts of the city. As others said with the whole city as your backdrop, you can have plenty of friends outside of campus.</p>
<p>I would say a shy student would probably feel the most comfortable at Brown, Yale, or maybe Cornell. The social scenes at Dartmouth, Penn, and Princeton would probably be intimidating while the lack of a strong general campus social scene at Columbia or Harvard might make someone feel a little lost among the fray.</p>