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<p>You may misunderstand my point. This was not the culture of the college and really wasn’t a “match” issue–it was how one professor chose to do something, which (to my way of thinking) had nothing to do with coddling.</p>
<p>Nor am I suggesting that this should have been a match for you, or that this was an ideal way to handle things. What I was saying is that a small college does not always equal coddling. That’s all. I’m sorry I muddled that.</p>
<p>The item about blowing off class until the final related to the story told earlier about CalTech (and perhaps MIT) by another poster. </p>
<p>My point was that there are many kinds of professor-student relationships and many kinds of expectations. I object to the notion that continues to be forwarded here, which is that small liberal arts colleges feature only a “tender loving care” approach to pedagogy. </p>
<p>I believe that students at LAC may encounter other kinds of high expectations. PERIOD. That has nothing to do with what you or I or other posters here find a good fit, or find insulting, or experienced in high school at Harvard or Oberlin or anywhere else.</p>