Your child should consider an LAC.

twogirls
Sat, 24 Nov 2018 16:51:07 +0000

I think I said this earlier… I agree with what was stated in the first post regarding the advantages of LACs…we looked at several and I thought my D would attend one. That being said, these qualities can also be found at larger universities…my own daughter has experienced almost everything stated in the first post. The only difference was that her intro science classes were in a lecture hall… but… they were still discussion based and my daughter still had opportunities to engage in discussion and collaboration within this larger class. She had fabulous professors who she remains friendly with… who knew exactly how to make these larger intro classes work.

I know I sound defensive- it’s human nature. I also know that @Lindagaf was not trying to pit one type of school against the other. Her son is applying to big schools! My older D attended a small school! She was simply stating her personal experience and encouraging others to look at LACs because many don’t know they exist. That’s all.

Our perception of the post really depends on the lens in which we are viewing from.