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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My experience as both a graduate of a SLAC and now having been a professor at two major research universities is that students who come out of SLACs are better writers, tend to be more intellectually engaged, and more confident conversationalists in seminars. I'm not particularly phased by the smaller availability of courses offered at SLACs--the fact is that most students don't maximize the number of courses in their undergrad departments anyway. Also, going to a larger university doesn't mean that a student will end up actually taking a variety of courses within the discipline--in fact when you have a larger department with more course offerings, there is a greater likelihood that a student ends up specializing too early. The experiences and insights gained by taking undergraduate courses in other disciplines are invaluable for future academics, and liberal arts requirements are more likely to be found in the curriculum of SLACs than in larger universities. This is not to say, of course, that graduate of larger universities don't end up with great educations, but rather than the focused attention on undergraduates has major advantages, especially in terms of going to graduate school.[/quote] I think it really comes down to the student re which type of approach is best. But, regardless of what type of school your DC is looking at, it makes sense to look beyond reputation generally and to pay attention to what resources are available in the fields your DC is most interested in.[/quote]
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