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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lecture vs a seminar are completely different experiences. My child wanted schools where she could access discussion based classes as much as possible. But I agree with you that a 50 person lecture is not that different from a 200 person lecture.[/quote]

Of course, lecture courses are different from seminars.

If one prefer small classes.consider elite private National Universities such as Northwestern University and Vanderbilt. According to College Transitions, [b]45% of the undergraduate classes at Northwestern have 9 or fewer students enrolled[/b] and [b]78% of classes at Northwestern have 19 or fewer students enrolled.[/b] At Vanderbilt University, College Transitions reports that an incredibly high percentage (either 82% or 87%--I cannot recall at this time and do not want to check) of classes have 19 or fewer students enrolled.

State public universities often have large class sizes. To escape large class sizes at public universities, one should enroll in the public university's honors college.

Studies done decades ago show that the learning experience becomes different at a class size of 35 students.[/quote]

It’s true that those types of universities have smaller classes on average, but most of the classes at a large state flagship are going to be under 35 students too. 71% of classes at Berkeley are under 30 kids. More than half of classes at Michigan and Florida are under 20 kids. And so on.

There are certainly more large classes but most of the kids’ time will generally be spent in smaller classes too.[/quote]

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