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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]US News changed it’s rankings formula in a way that adversely affected these schools.  [/quote]

USNWR no longer considers class sizes.  Doesn't make sense at all.  Because most educators would consider classes of 25-40 students a much better educational experience than 300+ (as they and parents should)

Ditch the rankings and go by what you know matters.  [/quote]

I am not aware if any college educators believe a college class size of 25-40 makes much of a difference than a class size of say 100...or even more.
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Of course a college class size of 25-40 [b]makes for a different experience [/b]than a class size of 100 students. In a class of <40, there will be many more opportunities for class discussion with the prof and the opportunity to build a relationship with the prof. No one is saying that all 100+ classes are bad, but nature of the interactions are fundamentally different in a smaller class than they are in a lecture hall. If you're the sort of student who enjoys conversing with professors and asking questions, you will prefer the former. [b]If a student's only ambition in college is to get good grades, then this smaller class setting is probably less important to them.[/b]
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Different doesn't equal better...not even close.

An average professor in a class of 25 is far worse than a great professor in 100+.

The Yale Happiness class professor is considered one of the best on the planet and the class is huge because so many kids want to take it.  That's just one example.
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Why do you keep treating it as an either or. Lots of schools have small classes AND great professors. [/quote]

And they have lots of small classes with average professors...so, maybe they should get rid of the small classes with average professors and have them increase the size with the great professors.
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