Research Universities vs. LACs???

3girls3cats
Tue, 19 Jun 2018 20:06:14 +0000

Sure it’s debatable! Whether there are more majors, courses, etc. is irrelevant if it’s impossible or difficult to gain entry to them. And the importance of more majors, courses, etc. is limited by the fact that a single undergrad can only fit a finite number of classes into his schedule. It’s far more important that the classes and majors that interest a prospective student are available. The same logic goes to ECs. My older two were at schools that allowed them to register at more than one school and both took advantage of that. Neither one complained that they didn’t have enough classes from which to choose-more the opposite: They couldn’t take all the classes they wanted before their four years was up.

And yes, as to school spirit, we clearly do have different ideas on what that means. Again, I think the LAC I mentioned above certainly does rival the school spirit at any of the schools you list above. Its just different and it doesn’t refer to sports. It’s all a matter of how it’s defined and what it means.