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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because the people in the market for SLACs are not looking for a public school.  Most people would prefer a research University.  SLACs are preferred by the wealthy who have immature children they feel need sheltering.[/quote]

I'm not a St. Mary's grad and did not go to a SLAC (went to a research university), and I can say that nobody should listen to this PP, who is biased and appallingly ignorant. Students should go to whatever school has the majors and programs they need, whether that's a SLAC or someplace else. It's ridiculously snobbish to assume that SLACs offer nothing academically desirable but exist only to coddle rich kids. It's equally snobbish (and incredibly ill-informed) to assume that research universities are what "most people would prefer." Do some research to understand why large research universities are not good for certain programs, especially if the university focuses on grad students to the detriment of its undergrads. That was not an issue in my program at my university but it is a problem in many undergrad programs. Do some reading about education today, rather than perpetuating stereotypes about both SLACs and research universities.

I hope that this PP's kids get real-world college selection advice from a good counselor, not from PP. [/quote]

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PP sounds incredibly ignorant.  [/quote]

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