| I attended an LAC with a January term. My daughter attended one without.
Frankly, it would be so far down on my list of criteria that I wouldn't even give it much thought.
For the most part, January term courses are throw-aways. It's party-time. Conversely, many students at my daughter's school do internships arranged through the school in during winter break. Others go overseas on college sponsored junkets.
Of my four January terms, one was just a brain dead decision on my part -- a math course that met five mornings a week. What was I thinking? Two were just complete throwaways. I can't, for the life of me, remember the fourth one, but I'm sure it was pretty good!
Six in one, half-dozen in the other. There are more important considerations to think about. I wouldn't rule schools in or out.
It's probably a net plus for parents because it gets the little darlin' out of your hair! |