<p>I am a senior looking for good environmental science colleges. As I’m looking through the colleges that people have recommended on these forums and elsewhere I see a trend of schools with a low number of students. Personally, I would like to go to a school with a student body of 10,000+.</p>
<p>My question is: Is it really worth it to give up a preference like the number of students for a reputable environmental school?</p>
<p>Nobody can answer this question except for you. Why don’t you talk to people from various schools, and get a better idea of the differences between each?</p>
<p>To some people the size of the school is important. I could not have done well in a small school. It is too stressful for me. I went to a very large high school and greatly enjoyed the anonymity of it all and could never have gone to a small college after that and been happy there. Some people could never go to a big college. Some people are freaked out by big crowds (it was practically a parade procession on the way to the football game on Saturday!). If the size preference is really just a preference to you and not something you need to be happy, it may be a decent trade off. But everyone values their preferences differently. I would be willing to bet there are larger colleges with good environmental studies, much of CC is a very specific group of people and if you look elsewhere you’ll find different information. Keep looking. Try asking your guidance counselor for suggestions. Ask where your biology teacher went to school, or an ecology teacher if you are lucky enough to have one like I was. If there are any specific jobs you have in mind, see if you can ask employers what schools they get a lot of applicants from. There are LOTS of ways to research colleges, you may just have to think outside the box a little.</p>
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