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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not everyone has 1500+ SAT scores with straight As to get into the "elite, top-tier" colleges.  Nor can everyone get into a Cal/UNC/UVA/Michigan-level "public Ivy." But, that doesn't mean that they can't get an excellent education.  A B+ student with 1200 SATs may do far better at Centre College or Evergreen or Hope than at a bigger college like James Madison or George Mason or VCU or one of the Cal State campuses.  These schools have a track record of developing students who may not have the shiniest of credentials to go on and have great careers and lives.

BTW - Deep Springs is not a College That Changes Lives, but it is an exceptional place that is not for everyone. You have to have Ivy level stats and write responses to some phenomenally difficult essays just to get to the visit/interview round where you have to demonstrate that you can learn to be a rancher.  With the first co-ed class, it will be exceptionally difficult for men/boys to get in since they will have to reserve most of the slots for women this year. If anything, it is the hardest way to get into Yale. [/quote]

Big schools are great for a lot of people - having many activities, friend groups , majors and classes to choose from is a great thing for many people. 
For many people the small schools are stifling in many ways. Don’t look down on the large schools. [/quote]

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