<p>I went to UT-Austin, which had 48,000 students back then (it’s over 50 now). I LOVED it. I tell people it’s like a big city with many small neighborhoods. I hung out in the civil engineering building most of the time, and got to know the students and profs well. And my very favorite class at UT was US History, with over 300 students. The prof was an amazing storyteller. He was always available during office hours, so I would go talk to him about the Panama Canal or whatever. There was always lots of stuff going on somewhere on campus, too. I ended up staying there six years, for my bachelor’s and master’s degrees. After that experience, I can’t imagine going to a small college.</p>