Small private schools vs big state schools?

ucbalumnus
Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:15:06 +0000

zbroward:

small schools always trump big schools undergrad(IMO)



A student unsure of major may find a small school to be limiting. For example, suppose a student attending South Dakota Mines wants to switch to a humanities or social studies major, or a student attending Sarah Lawrence wants to switch to a science major. Even when a major is offered, it may not be particularly good, such as computer science at Amherst.

A student who is very advanced in his/her major may find the more limited course offerings at a small school to be too limiting.

In other words, it depends on the student whether a small or large school is the best fit.