Research Universities vs. LACs???

OHMomof2
Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:59:42 +0000

Is a small LAC ever too much like high school?

Not unless it’s a LAC that draws from one region, like a high school. A directional state college might feel that way too, if everyone who goes there is from the same area.

Even a small LAC - say 1800 students, has ~450 new students every year.

You can make a large school small, but you can’t make a small school large.

Some LACs are in a consortium that does indeed make the small school large. That said, my kid is in one and hasn’t felt the need to use the resources of the other schools yet, in fact she’s running out of time to take everything she wants to take at her own. But should she decide to take a class in her major’s subspecialty of interest she can do that at the U in her consortium.

And yes, about half of the students at hers go abroad. She has had a great experience abroad though the giant U she is at has made her appreciate her home college courses and professors very much.