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Valparaiso University

Breakdown of “Extracurricular Activities” at Valparaiso

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By Gender
MalesC+
FemalesB-
By Major
AccountingA-
AnthropologyF
Art & Design DepartmentA
BiologyC
Business - Management and AdministrationB-
ChemistryB-
Civil EngineeringD+
CommunicationsC-
Computer EngineeringA
Computer ScienceD
EconomicsA-
EducationB
Electrical EngineeringB-
Engineering DepartmentC+
EnglishB+
FinanceF
Geography and GeosciencesC+
History/Histories (art history/etc.)C+
Industrial Operations EngineeringB-
Language - French/Spanish/etc.D+
Mechanical EngineeringB-
MeteorologyB-
Music - PerformanceA+
NursingC+
OtherB-
Perfomance ArtsA
Political ScienceC+
PreMed and MedicalD+
Religion/ReligiousC-
UndecidedC

Against similar schools

Extracurricular Activities compared with similar schools in class.

Valparaiso University
 B-
Average of All Schools
 B-
Average of schools in class
 B+

Harvard University
 B
Loyola University - Chicago
 B-
Loyola Marymount University
 B
Cornell University
 A-
Yale University
 A-
University of California - Berkeley
 B+
Princeton University
 B
F
A+

Extracurricular Activities

... My advise is to find a friend (look for fraternity guys roaming hallways for guys to play sports, they have a lot of experience and know how to s...Read full comment
... As far as the actual university goes, I'll admit that extracurriculars are somewhat restricted to those who participate in Greek societies, of wh...Read full comment
... Background: solid student, high test scores, Lutheran, middle class, grew up in a large college town: majority of friends were professor's kids, p...Read full comment
... However, a great college experience is harder to achieve on a campus that has few activities that aren't church- or alcohol-related ...Read full comment
... Sports are not that big to go watch, Ive been to a some basketball games and 0 football games(except homecoming) ...Read full comment
... The sports are horrible excluding the basketball team ...Read full comment
... If you involve yourself in extracurricular activities, there is NEVER a shortage of things to do ...Read full comment
... There are clubs, but activities and meetings are few and far between ...Read full comment
... The University also offers very few activities on the weekends thus students with cars will leave ...Read full comment
... You sports list did not include football which is offered FYI usually very small class sizes ...Read full comment
... I am on a sports team and love the people I have met but this place is a drag ...Read full comment
... Background: solid student, high test scores, Lutheran, middle class, grew up in a large college town: majority of friends were professor's kids, p...Read full comment
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