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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From parents who attended SLAC’s whose kids are going to state schools (opposite perspective but hope this helps):

1. More people, more students
2. More name recognition (not having to explain your kid’s college)
3. Cheaper tuition
4. Greek life 
5. Not getting into certain classes as easily
6. Your kid has to move into an apartment after the first year
7. Easier to find rides home for vacations if you’re in-state
8. Easier to find others in your immediate circle whose kids have attended or are attending the same college [/quote]

I would add:

9.  Far more majors and depth of courses to choose from.[/quote]
I would also add:
10. More likely to have large lectures rather than small seminars.

I went to a SLAC where it was typical to have 5 person classes. Kid is now at a large public and the difference is astonishing. [/quote]

I also went to a SLAC with tiny classes and found it completely suffocating.  Zero diversity of opinion, the same faces every single day... the experience my kids are having at large publics is indeed astonishing.  I never had access to the wealth of opportunities that they do.  And the large lectures have only been encountered in one or two 101 classes.  The rest have been around 30 people/per class.  [/quote]

You are doing some serious rationalizing. Have another cup of copium.[/quote]

OTC, it's clearly you who can't stand to hear a truthful accounting of how claustrophobic SLACs can actually be - and how eye-opening and freeing it is to attend a large university.  Best of luck.[/quote]

Agree, although I prefer to describe the typical LAC experience as "suffocating" in addition to "claustrophobic". However, this the main reason why junior year abroad programs thrive at LACs--a chance to get away & be able to breathe again.

Private National Universities offer the best of both LACs & National Universities while public National Universities offer honors colleges to get to a similar place.

Life is too short to waste 4 precious years at a typical LAC unless a multi-sport D-III athlete. College is a time for growth, not for burying oneself in a tiny, cliquish environment.

But, the first year at an LAC can be great due to the ease of adjusting from high school to college.[/quote]

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