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[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]

Pretty sure you have no experience with LACs. [/quote]

I went to a great LAC. For everything past 100 level classes, professors knew my name and at least pretended to care. The school catered dinners hosted at professors' homes for students in seminar classes and majors. When I missed a week of classes after a death in the family, professors reached out. The best research opportunity that I got was the result of a professor reaching out to me and not the other way around. I consider it getting my money's worth, but it's as far away as sink or swim as you can get. [/quote]

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