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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents were right, I was wrong. I went to a 1500 student suburban public HS. I thought I wanted to go to one of the top remote SLACs as that was how I envisioned college. They thought I would get bored quickly but humored me and let me apply ED. I got deferred and didn't end up getting in. I got into some other very good SLACs but ended up going to a bigger school (though not too big) that was a much better fit.

Ironically, my child thinks they want to go to my school and I think they might be better off at a SLAC because they are coming from a much smaller private HS.[/quote]

Small schools are really hard if you don't have a good friend group.  A mid to larger school is better.  Don't push them to a small school if they don't want it.  My parents did and I ended up transfering.[/quote]

Generally agree. They chose a small private HS over a very good large public (much to the chagrin of my bank account) so have previously expressed an interest in that. Though that is in a big city which is very different than a rural SLAC. The most important thing is that I will let them drive the decision, as long as they have seen the different types of options and are making it for good reasons.[/quote]

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