<p>I spent a long time choosing between some large public universities and small liberal arts colleges. Eventually I chose one of the Universities.</p>
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<p>Except for the research (I’m a Poli Sci/Theatre major), these were the hooks for me. Internship opportunities also played into it. And my top choice amongst the LACs was right next to a large doctoral research university (that I was also considering) and even though I loved the campus I would have felt pretty insignificant. The whole environment at a lot of them felt very cramped as well. </p>
<p>As far as the ‘known on campus’ aspect goes, that’s not important to me as long as I have some sort of social life. Every sign points to professors still being accessible, but I actually didn’t want a whole lot of really small classes like the LACs were offering. Small colleges make a big deal of having little/no lectures, but I actually think there’s advantages in them and that it’s something I want as part of the college experience.</p>
<p>The college I chose is actually a Master’s-level university without a very large Graduate population, so I still think it’s personal enough but has the right level of anonymity.</p>