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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone's kid made this transition or are they considering it?
My child is currently [b]at a public university [/b](one in the top4) and doesn't like the large size. Hates never being able to find friends at the dining hall(s) or otherwise on campus, hates having lectures of hundreds of people (spring classes are again going to be really large), and not knowing professors etc. 
Never really considered a liberal arts college in high school but now really wants to explore transferring. 
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I have read all posts in this thread and none address the difference between a large public university and a private university.

Private National Universities tend to have smaller class sizes than do large public universities. For example: At Northwestern University about 80% of the classes had 19 or fewer students. [b]Large lectures of 50 or more students made up approximately 7% of all classes and almost always were intro classes [/b]supplemented by small group break-out sessions.

If one wants a small, more intimate environment at a large public university, then consider the Honors College at that public university as well as theme housing with like minded students.

Adjusting to a large university is toughest during one's first year; adjusting to an LAC is quite easy during one's first year due to the smallness. After the first year, LACs can become a bit stifling socially as well as academically due to the lack of variety & size.

OP: If you really want meaningful suggestions, then please share the name of the current public university and your kid's intended major.

Transferring to an LAC after one's freshman year can be tough as cliques will have already been formed. Even tougher if one is a non-athlete at many elite LACs.[/quote]

CORRECTION: Only 5%, not 7%, have 50 or more students at Northwestern University.[/quote]

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