I Majored in Virginity
Sat 11 Aug 2007 – 10.59
A new study tested the relationship between grades and delayed sexual behaviour. In other words, it posed the question “are geeks virgins?”.
This is actually a really interesting article from Gene Expression about a statistical view of students at top-tier universities like MIT and Princeton, and whether or not they were virgins. There are even graphs! It doesn’t take a neuroscience major to know that those nerdlier kids have a stronger chance of being virgins, but I was actually a bit shocked by the statistics.
Virginity, by major
Some parts of the article are pretty blunt and to the point:
At Harvard 59% of the undergraduates are non-virgins, and at MIT, only a slight majority, 51%, have had intercourse. Further, only 65% of MIT graduate students have had sex.
Read the article, it’s interesting. Funny to think that while most virgins share the belief that they are the only ones left, the fact is that depending on their major, they may well be in the majority. Whoa.
posted by Scott in health & fitness, relationships.
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Perhaps smart girls are more ambitious and know that each loser they hook up with as a high school or college student makes it that much less likely to find a good husband some day.
Comment by Crimson Wife on Tue 04 Nov 2008 — 11.44 |
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