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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t think the variable is the academic credentials and ambitiousness of her peers, I think it’s the size of the school.

I went to a selective, but small school known for its academic rigor in STEM majors. I probably fared better there than I would have at a large state school because I had a personal relationship with staff and peers.  I wasn’t just a number navigating the bureaucracy. I had a really tough class and went to all of my professor’s office hours and he asked me point blank how I was doing in my other classes. I had a professor call and ask if I was ok when I missed class. The grad students in my department were mentors. There were only 75 women in my sorority, not hundreds.

That said, I am an only child and came to college having experienced a lot of independence - and quickly realized that is not the norm for most freshman. I was known in my sorority house as being “good at adulting”, so sisters would ask me to go with them to get their car inspection or call and make a Dr appointment for them.

Part of college is learning how to be independent and to trust your own judgment. A smaller school will probably be a better fit to help launch her into self sufficiency because she needs to learn how not to be helpless before she enters the workforce. [/quote]

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