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[quote=Anonymous]It's been many years since I graduated from college, but I chose a medium sized school (JMU) over a large school like VT because I didn't want to feel 'like a number'.  JMU was large enough to provide a variety of academic and social experiences, but small enough where I did see people I knew almost every time I walked across campus.  It's nice to feel a part of a community, instead of feeling surrounded by a bunch of people you have no connection to, especially when you come from a smaller high school, as I did.  I have a relative at VT who is part of greek life, and because of that does have the experience of knowing lots and lots of other students, but admits that were it not for the greek connection, they would not feel a part of things in the same way.

When it came to interacting with my professors, I had an advisor that I met with several times a year, and several professors in my later years that I came to know quite well because of their open office hours, where I could (and did) go for assistance.  My DH went to a large school and said that he never got to know any of his teachers and never met with an advisor.

The large schools my DC has been touring seem to emphasize how they provide a small school feel while still having a large number of students, so I think that universities are trying to do a better job of providing opportunities for students to connect so that they won't feel 'lost in the crowd'.  How well they are doing, though, I don't know.

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