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[quote=Anonymous]I’m not familiar enough with each school to give anything other than general advice.

- is he considering grad school and if so, does one have the better track record?
- if he needs experience in his field to be competitive for grad school or post college jobs does one school offer more opportunities that are accessible in terms of quantity and logistics without a car?
- was he offered any opportunities to make a big school feel smaller like honors college or living learning community?
- if he is interested in studying abroad how accessible is at the school for people with his intended major and financially would the numbers work?
- if he pivots from psychology- which would be the better choice?

My kid at a big OOS university is finding everything is competitive.  It’s tough to get the classes during registration.  They’ve applied for on-campus jobs that would give them some experience in their field with no luck so far.  They didn’t get accepted by professional clubs that they’ve applied to.

What has helped is they’ve gotten great experiences in their living learning community and even if not best friends, it eased their transition.  They also found several non-competitive clubs to be involved in. They also picked a school where they can get around without having a car which has given them independence to go places and opened up more possibilities to volunteer and to work as well as social life that isn’t as reliant on fraternity parties. There are also study abroad programs that would be cheaper than the OOS cost and would align with their major.  This school was also the one that was stronger overall if they decided to pivot which was a big selling point.
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