What is the attraction of big schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Navigating life, better preparation. Less hand holding. If you can make it there you can make it anywhere.

You could say the same about the armed forces or living on the streets for that matter....not very compelling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior. She says, "The bigger the better". She is at MCPS and has never sat in a class of 150 students. I have tried to explain bigger is not necessarily better but she will not hear of it. She want BIG -- Ohio State, Penn State, Alabama. And it seems a lot of her friends are the same way. It is interesting, I went to small school and hubby went to small state flagship. But hey, it's her life.

These are not very good schools, so I'm sorry, but I'm not too impressed with her thought process.

[Anonymous]

I went to a large (45K) out of state school and had an amazing college experience. Tons of things to do, always meeting new people, huge sporting events, etc. Wouldn't change a thing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Navigating life, better preparation. Less hand holding. If you can make it there you can make it anywhere.

Makes kids stronger, self sufficient and more resilient.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior. She says, "The bigger the better". She is at MCPS and has never sat in a class of 150 students. I have tried to explain bigger is not necessarily better but she will not hear of it. She want BIG -- Ohio State, Penn State, Alabama. And it seems a lot of her friends are the same way. It is interesting, I went to small school and hubby went to small state flagship. But hey, it's her life.

These are not very good schools, so I'm sorry, but I'm not too impressed with her thought process.

Wow, what an insightful comment. Btw, I am not too impressed with your snobbery. You must be miserable to be around.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior. She says, "The bigger the better". She is at MCPS and has never sat in a class of 150 students. I have tried to explain bigger is not necessarily better but she will not hear of it. She want BIG -- Ohio State, Penn State, Alabama. And it seems a lot of her friends are the same way. It is interesting, I went to small school and hubby went to small state flagship. But hey, it's her life.

These are not very good schools, so I'm sorry, but I'm not too impressed with her thought process.

Wow, what an insightful comment. Btw, I am not too impressed with your snobbery. You must be miserable to be around.

perhaps, but those are still not very good schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Navigating life, better preparation. Less hand holding. If you can make it there you can make it anywhere.

Why do people think that small colleges are for those who are inadequately prepared?
They are often significantly harder to get into and have much better records with placement to grad school, law school, and med school.
There is no hand holding, and students are held to a higher standard in small classes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Navigating life, better preparation. Less hand holding. If you can make it there you can make it anywhere.

Makes kids stronger, self sufficient and more resilient.

And less likely to graduate.

[Anonymous]

Introverted kids often find the smaller schools claustrophobic.

You can get a good education at either. Or a bad one.

[Anonymous]

After a small private school, seeking a broader world. As a parent who watched a kid choose a large state school, I didn’t argue but I know there are a different set of advantages to smaller schools and wonder about the choice. Seeing a happy engaged kid who has to find their way and is doing so with growing independence has rewards as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Navigating life, better preparation. Less hand holding. If you can make it there you can make it anywhere.

Makes kids stronger, self sufficient and more resilient.

And less likely to graduate.

Separates the shrinking violets from the resilient. "Everybody graduates" is how Unc graduated decades of illiterates.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior. She says, "The bigger the better". She is at MCPS and has never sat in a class of 150 students. I have tried to explain bigger is not necessarily better but she will not hear of it. She want BIG -- Ohio State, Penn State, Alabama. And it seems a lot of her friends are the same way. It is interesting, I went to small school and hubby went to small state flagship. But hey, it's her life.

These are not very good schools, so I'm sorry, but I'm not too impressed with her thought process.

Wow, what an insightful comment. Btw, I am not too impressed with your snobbery. You must be miserable to be around.

perhaps, but those are still not very good schools.

Yes, they are. Ohio State is the top ranked public school in Ohio and one of the top Business School in the country that doesn't cost $80K a year. Get over yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Attending college at small and local colleges is the equivalent of attending 13th grade. Go away and start your life on your own terms not subject to someone else's preconceived notions of who you are or who you should be.

A prophet is respected in all places except in his own village

Agree. Plus, football!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Navigating life, better preparation. Less hand holding. If you can make it there you can make it anywhere.

Why do people think that small colleges are for those who are inadequately prepared?
They are often significantly harder to get into and have much better records with placement to grad school, law school, and med school.
There is no hand holding, and students are held to a higher standard in small classes.

Went to a small school and do not disagree, but there is also nothing wrong with a big school. Different fit for different people.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior. She says, "The bigger the better". She is at MCPS and has never sat in a class of 150 students. I have tried to explain bigger is not necessarily better but she will not hear of it. She want BIG -- Ohio State, Penn State, Alabama. And it seems a lot of her friends are the same way. It is interesting, I went to small school and hubby went to small state flagship. But hey, it's her life.

These are not very good schools, so I'm sorry, but I'm not too impressed with her thought process.

Wow, what an insightful comment. Btw, I am not too impressed with your snobbery. You must be miserable to be around.

perhaps, but those are still not very good schools.

Yes, they are. Ohio State is the top ranked public school in Ohio and one of the top Business School in the country that doesn't cost $80K a year. Get over yourself.

I would ignore. That poster is clearly ignorant. All of the schools listed are very good in different ways.