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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like the fact that Tufts (6K), WashU (7K) and Emory (8K) have smaller undergrad numbers. Not too small, not too large,  lends to more personal attention in general.

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That's part of why the fact that the in-state public options for OP are so much more compelling. They are two highly ranked, fairly small public schools: College of William & Mary only has 6k undergrad (and only a handful of grad programs) and even UVA is quite small for a "flagship") with an undergrad population of just under 12K. [b] It's not like University of Wisconsin Madison with its 32K undergrads or University of Michigan with nearly 30k.[/b][/quote]

The thing is, having that many undergrads are one thing, but at the flagships like the ones you mention, it's not like the kids in the Engineering or Nursing school mix much with kids in Arts & Science or Agriculture. I mean, they can, but when you boil it down to how you are actually going to classes with etc,[b] a school with 30k students is more like 5k and then, poof, it is pretty manageable[/b]. But to each their own, all of the schools being discussed are terrific, but they all offer very different undergrad experiences.[/quote]

But the school with 6k students ALSO has departments, so the 6k students also get divided much smaller and can really get personalized faculty attention.  And a group of 6k student can also feel like a manageable whole.  But yes, to each their own.[/quote]

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