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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS is at VA Tech and when we looked at schools he only wanted to consider big colleges. He liked the idea of meeting lots of different people, lot of activities, etc. He's pretty outgoing and it seems to be working out fine. But, I think it helps that he's in a pretty small major so he will still get to know faculty well. He hangs out with new people but also a close friend from HS. Which is also great. I don't get this disdain for having life long friends. Is it supposed to be admirable to dump everyone you care about just because you are moving into a different phase of life? Do you think spending time with old friends absolutely means you aren't making new friends too? If you do want to cut ties, it's easy to do at a big school. He says he doesn't see any of the many kids from his HS that go there since he doesn't seek them out. It was the same when I went to a mid-sized state school long ago. There were 5 kids from my HS there and only one I saw with any regularity because we ended participating in the same EC.

I don't think big flagships are great for all students. My DD wants a small LAC and the biggest school she'll consider is W&M. And I agree that for her that is best while for DS big was best.[/quote]

Sophmore looking at VT for CS. Does VT have large stadium-size classes? Is it hard to take prereqs due to everyone trying to register for those classes? VT has 30K undergrads, but does CS feel small? Are most classes taught by TAs or professors?[/quote]

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