While dealing with Tartarus and his shadows seems to be the main focus of the game, another big part of the gameplay is focused on spending your time in school and then doing other activities. That’s why it’s very important that you increase your social stats in Persona 3 Reload. There are three that you need to increase and they are Courage, Charm, and Academics. Each of them has their own unique perks and unlocks different NPCs and Arcana after you reach different ranks in them. If you’ve played any previous Persona games then you know that this is going to be a grindy one, so to help you speed things up, here are the activities you can do to increase your social stats in P3R.

You should work on each stat individually as you level them up. It’s also worth noting that you should level them in this order: Courage, Charm, and finally Academics up to rank 3. That’s because it unlocks certain places where you can eat. Since there are different things you can do with it, here are the best activities for each stat:

These are the NPCs and Arcanas you unlock for each social stat:

That’s all there is to it on how to improve your social stats, the different ranks, and what you unlock in Persona 3 Reload. Don’t forget to check out our other guides on how to get Twilight Fragments, Pine Resin, and what to name your character. For everything else, check out our P3R section.