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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The huge classes people worry about teach basic, introductory concepts. At a big school, by the time a student is in the major and taking higher level classes in junior/senior year, the classes are smaller and more personal because they are taught by professor researching in the topic. In contrast, a small liberal art school has relatively small departments with a couple of profs teaching every class.   [/quote]

Very true.
 
(I know one small LAC in Maine where 5 econ profs--including the dept. head--unexpectedly left. Look at the LAC's website and they list about 20 econ profs for a student population of just over 1,800 students. Of course, this is inaccurate & a way to cover-up that almost the entire ACTIVE econ dept. left.)

For those who do not want large intro classes at a large state university,apply for the honors college. Most intro classes are limited to 25 students & all are taught by full professors.

Also agree that the limited number of profs in each dept at LACs limits student options.[/quote]

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