A study comparing KU students to those at small rural colleges in Kentucky found that the narrower choice of friends at the smaller campuses led to both more diverse friendships and stronger friendships. Love the one you're with, right?Size of [friendship] opportunity leads to the ability to fine-tune the outcome. When opportunity abounds, people are free to pursue more narrow selection criteria, but when fewer choices are available, they must find satisfaction using broader criteria.
Large campuses = narrow cliques
Going to a large, diverse university should expand your horizons, right?
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