The Polar Opposite Conundrum: LAC vs Berkeley

BerkeleySenior
Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:51:32 +0000

Yes, smaller courses are available for every major, on a very limited basis. As an Econ major, I have noticed maybe 1 or 2 max “smaller seminar sized” courses each semester. They rarely offer these courses and most of these are “case studies.” I am graduating this May and to date my smallest upper div Econ class has had over 100 students.

I agree that there is is a more limited plethora of majors available to a LAC student, but if you want a more in-depth experience a LAC is preferable over a large public.

Just because our professors and graduate students are on the cutting edge of many fields and produce massive amounts of research, we, as undergraduates usually do not get to participate nor reap the benefits of this research. Yes, we have the name, the degree, but were we the ones to actively produce research? Will this research enhance our undergraduate experience? Probably not.