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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP.  So the consensus is, the education is just as intensive as smaller colleges, except there is more variety, more opportunity and it's more fun? [/quote]

No, the consensus is that LACs are a continuation of high school with lots of hand holding, while big state schools require independence and initiative. Big state publics offer a greater variety of opportunities than do tiny schools.[/quote]

Got it.  Totally getting a richer educational experience at Indiana versus Williams.   Lol, Hoosier daddy?[/quote]

No. Williams College is an exceptional school. Indiana University offers a myriad of opportunities and has a very large honors college. Elite private national Universities are superior to both, however.[/quote]

I graduated from a top-10 private national U full of brilliant faculty who did their best to limit time spent with undergrads. Lower level courses were large and taught mostly in sections by grad students, many of whom struggled with English.
My son had a far, far superior experience at Amherst. The teaching quality was much higher, [b]and the focus was on undergraduates[/b]. 
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That would stand to reason since Amherst doesn't really have grad students.[/quote]

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