Hanging Out in Dorms Makes You Smarter

Although many aspects of the social life at Drexel have the benefit of improving intelligence in one way or another, the easiest, cheapest, and most relaxing activity by far is simply hanging out with people in their dorm rooms. This makes you smarter in the obvious ways, of course-- meeting new people, getting to know your neighbors, finding out where all the parties are, and so on, but it also has hidden perks.
For example, the low-key setting makes it easy for people to just calm down. This is good for several reasons. First, taking breaks and relaxing between studying makes it easier to concentrate on your work. Going and thinking about something else for a while can shed some new light on difficult math problems or cure a case of writer's block. Studying with other people is always good, too, because you can help each other.
Second, no one's trying to impress anyone, so you can figure which people you really like and want to hang out with more. It gives you the opportunity to really see what the pervading attitudes towards different things on campus are, what things are and aren't important to the majority of the student body. Basically, you get a taste of what Drexel is really like.