Rural for 4 Years

katliamom
Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:36:55 +0000

One way to spread your wings at a rural LAC is to do a semester/year abroad. Many such schools encourage study abroad just for that reason.

A friend who is a professor at a well known LAC felt kids outgrew these kinds of schools (and those who went abroad in their junior year were bored & restless back on campus as seniors) and encouraged his own high-achieving daughters to go to big, urban campuses.

OTOH, there are many, many students at out-of-the-way LACs who are happy all 4 years, particularly at schools known to offer a challenging, enriching education (such as Williams, for example.)

In other words - the fit of a rural LAC vs. urban university is totally an individual issue. You should decide based on your own gut feeling.