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[quote=Anonymous]DC (junior) is strongly leaning LACs. Favorites are Swarthmore, Williams, Pomona, Vassar, Hamilton. School counselor told us all are realistic reaches/targets as the school has a track record sending unhooked kids to these schools every year and DC fits the profile of previous accepted seniors. Still, long shots we know. They are helping her narrow her ED choice.

DH and I both went to large state schools. Loved our experiences and have never thought much of, and definitely are not familiar with, LACs. DC’s counselor think her learning style, close relationships with teachers and active engagement with several school activities with tight-knit groups make her a perfect LAC fit. DH and I wonder if 400 kids a year is too small a world. But looking back, we also don’t remember hanging out with hundreds let alone thousands of fellow students. We each had a group of maybe 3-4 close friends, 10-12 friends we would see regularly in extended friend group that we would go to parties with or went into the city with, and we did rah rah sports stuff maybe once or twice a year for 4 hours and it’s not like we personally knew 90% of the kids inside the stadium. So we now think perhaps our own world at our large publics were roughly about 100-200 kids too.

Maybe I’m trying to justify this to support DC’s preference. We want to. How small do you think is too small that your kid would not get a chance to experience close to a real world ecosystem during their 4 years of undergrad? And are there larger universities that offer similar benefits and fit for someone who would do well at a LAC? 
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