private liberal arts colleges

Pinnum
Sat, 27 Sep 2014 14:34:00 +0000

Liberal Arts Colleges tend to have more cross discipline requirements that mix majors. For instance, when you’re talking about elite LACs, it is not uncommon to have to take a biology class with a handful of people that will become doctors, econ classes with people who will become investment bankers, and political science courses with people that spend their summers interning on the hill.

It is different than a lot of the universities that have many different course offerings and as a result you could get a biology course for non-science majors or an into to econ course that is watered down a little more for people without an interest in the subject.

While there are exceptions to this, over all, I have found it to be the case. Some people like that about universities. They like that they can really focus on their specific major without having to take difficult courses that go in depth in other areas since it allows them more time to focus specifically on their major and go more in depth in that area. While others like the flexibility offered by the LACs and find that being able to focus in multiple areas better prepares them for the uncertainty of what they will do down the road, or just satisfies their curiosity.

It also has a lot to do with your learning style. If you like class discussion and instruction then the smaller schools typically offer more of this while if you’re good at learning on your own and are good at research then the university setting can be a great option.