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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've never really paid attention to SLACs for my kid because of two concerns, but I wonder if they are justified.

1. My current junior is very undecided in terms of major or career path, and so it seems like a larger university would have more options once her direction becomes clearer.  I'm certain she won't be interested in engineering, so there's no need for an engineering school.  But generally speaking, it seems like larger schools would have a broader and deeper set of majors.

2. I'm wondering about the process of getting a job at graduation.  I'm not questioning the quality of the schools.  But large schools have tons of employers coming to campus for on-campus interviews.  And it may even matter in terms of internships and that kind of thing, given that a large school with more infrastructure for career services would be beneficial.  (I have an older kid (current sophomore) at a lower ivy and she has had a ton of summer internship interviews -- and I get the impressing that many of those firms have a list of schools they draw from.)

If your kid is at a SLAC, have you found the above to be challenging, or am I overthinking things?  [/quote]

OP: You are correct; you are not overthinking these concerns.

While you are spot-on correct in your thinking, those who attend the most elite LACs should have no problem finding employment opportunities--but I doubt that the list is very deep. However, a significant percentage of LAC students move on to grad school. Not sure whether or not this is a plan prior to entering college or just what develops during college.[/quote]

And I think that the list does not go very deep in part due to size of student body and due to remote locations as well as to lack of specialization.

A liberal arts degree prepares one for graduate study in the liberal arts or in a professional school (law school or medical school) more than for immediate immersion in the workforce. [/quote]

It is college not trade school, so that makes sense.

But seriously, many employers hire LA majors.  Not every job needs specialized college courses—in fact most probability don’t.[/quote]

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