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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a CTCL grad and I personally feel reluctant to give specifics just because I would imagine there's only a few grads from my college on this site and I don't like to provide identifying details about myself in any forum (that may explain the relative dearth of personal experiences).

But it was an excellent education and prepared me for the top PhD program in my field.  My scholarships made it equivalent cost to the state flagship to which I was also accepted and I feel it was a better fit for me (though my state school might have better name recognition).  The things that stood out for me was while it was very supportive, it also promoted more self-directed, experiential learning than my siblings who went to state schools.  I was supported to do internships, apprenticeships, research studies, multiple funded study abroad trips,  as well as many smaller self-directed projects in addition to the usual coursework.  The school provided or helped me find funding for these things and worked well to transfer course credit, switch major requirements around.  My siblings at state public unis did more of the standard classes + 1 internship during the summer + 1 or none semester abroad.  I think these varied experiences helped me define myself and stand out a bit more in my field.  One thing that I think was important when you are at a lesser-known institution is to try to intern at a well-known place and/or to seek out known awards in your fields or experience that people know are competitive.[/quote]

I see it also taught you to put your nose above your siblings. [/quote]

Not at all.  They could have taken my path had it been a good fit for them, but it wasn't to their taste.  They had fun in college and got good jobs based in part on their educations. They wouldn't have wanted to do as many varied things as I did.  They surely had more name recognition for their college, a larger alumni group, recruiters coming on campus and larger sporting events which was more important to them.  I was just noting that their experience at a flagship was more standardized whereas mine was more personalized.[/quote]

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