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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would never let my kid go to a massive school where everything is overcrowded students are just a number. [/quote]

I attended a SLAC and deeply regret it.  I felt so stifled and bored, seeing the same people all the time, where everyone knew everyone else’s business.  The small classes were so dull, with the same handful of people in each one - same with the paltry clubs.

My own kids wanted nothing to do with SLACs and chose large state schools where they have an abundance of activities to choose from - not to mention great depth and variety in their classes/majors.  None have had a class bigger than about 50 people and most are around 30.  One has a foreign language class with only ten people.

They are involved in academic organizations, study abroad, internships, and social activities (neither went Greek).  I so wish I had chosen differently when I was their age, but my own parents inexplicably pushed me towards a small school.  Now I see how much I missed![/quote]

Please identify  the school, or I would am claiming bs on class size.  [/quote]

+1  Large state schools can be good but many classes have more than 50 people.[/quote]

This may be and is probably likely in the 100 level classes that are just prerequisites, but much less likely in the 300 and 400 level classes that matter for your major.  [/quote]

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