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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All state schools are not the same, and I don’t mean admit rates or prestige. A flagship or similar will have a tier of top students, as bright as at any selective college. You just won’t have that cohort handed to you unless you are in an honors college or something like that.
State schools differ in the structure of lower lever science classes and this is the part that can make a difference. In some cases, you are largely on your own, teaching yourself. Once you get to the higher level classes you may have smaller seminars or research opportunities as an undergrad in R1 labs. Some state colleges have smaller more engaging intro level classes. Research this if it matters to you.

Both private and state schools have students wind up in med school. Check the competition level among students IF this matters to your kid. It varies significantly school to school.

Some students prefer to go and be anonymous except for what really matters to them ( specific profs they work with) some want to be seen and feel like they are seen and heard more.

Check the guidance reputation for health professional admissions .

Some “second tier” (hate these expressions) LACs are strong with this.[/quote]

Honors Colleges at many large public institutions are not really a cohort.  It is not as though there is an Engineering or CS Honors College, a Finance Honors College, etc.  It is a bunch of students across 150+ majors that maybe have their own dorm.  Sure, you may have a special general seminar or something, but for the most part you are taking classes where probably 95%+ of the class is not in the Honors college.

I think the Honors College gets thrown around and misunderstood to imply that all the Engineering Honors College students take their own classes, Business Honors College students take their own classes, etc.  I am not aware of any that work that way.

The main advantages are usually you get Merit $$s, you get priority for selecting classes which is a big perk at large state universities, you can opt for an Honors dorm (which you may or may not want to do).  Those perks are worth the Honors College.[/quote]

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