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[quote=Anonymous]My advice to OP is to encourage your kid in the pursuit of big flagships. Do some tours, talk to alumni, figure out EA options, etc. But you should also visit some different kinds go schools--e.g., a few SLACs and T20s. I'd also encourage your to push your kid to apply to at least a few different kinds of schools mostly because teenage opinions on college often change from (a) Junior year to (b) fall/winter applications to (c) April decisions.

FWIW, I went to UCLA and had a great time. It was certainly large, but I found my people, developed great relationships with my professors, did an amazing study-abroad program for a year, and got into a T14 law school. Aside from being an absolute bargain in-state in the 90's, it was a good fit for me. My DS is now attending Swarthmore. It's also an amazing school. It's easier for him to get to know professors, seek counseling, and take advantage of opportunities, which are aggressively presented to all Swatties. And Swat's crazy per-student endowment is readily apparent in the number of funded opportunities. That said, I don't think his Swarthmore education is better than my UCLA one. UCLA also has vast resources, it's just that students need to take the initiative in seeking them out. That doesn't work for every student, but it works for many.[/quote]

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