My daughter’s final 2 choices came down to one with about 4000 undergrads (and 3 - 4 thousand grad students) and one with 34,000 undergrads (and 18,000 grad students). The smaller one was by far the smallest school she applied to and where she ended up. I think it was definitely the best choice for her though I have no doubt she would have figured out her community at the larger school and she already has plans about how to start that process (was going to apply to live in a learning community, had a club sport she was going to be a member of, etc). But I don’t think the smaller one ever felt too small to her. It was in a large city so the campus didn’t feel isolated. Her department was wonderful and because she had several professors multiple times she ended up with amazing recommendation letters when it came time to apply to grad school because they actually knew her - she wasn’t just one of 1000 that sat in a lecture one semester. I think with her personality having a smaller school felt more comfortable for her.
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