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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In general, I would say the answer is no. Large universities have incredible resources and opportunities for science. But if your kid is not confident and gives up easily, then I do think the nurturing environment of a Slac might work better for them. For med school SLACs might have an edge as big schools can be more competitive and sink or swim. But if your kid is scrappy, outgoing and doesn’t get defeated easily, you can’t compare the science education at schools like Berkeley, Michigan, Cornell, etc. with small colleges [/quote]

You packed an impressive number of passive-aggressive hate on SLACs into that.  Truly a DCUM special right there.[/quote]

Ha! So true.
Posts like that are typically written by insecure parents who didn't find out until it was too late about the advantages of highly competitive SLACs. Oh well, live and learn. Statistics don't lie. The fact of the matter is that the training and accountability to which undergraduates are held at SLACs means that they succeed in far greater percentages than their large university peers. If you as PPs to show the evidence that large universities provide a superior STEM education to SLACs, they simply cannot. [/quote]

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