BIG or SMALL? HELP!!!

College Search & Selection
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<p>Which kind, in your opinion, is better for undergraduate education?</p>

<p>A large party college with 30~40 thousand students, or a relatively small college with 10~20 thousand students?</p>

<p>A college located in urban area(maybe I will pay more for things like shopping?), or a college located in suburb area?</p>

<p>A college where only 33% classes are in the size less than 20 students, or a college where 40 or more classes are in the size less than 20 students?</p>

<p>What is undergraduate education for? TO expand your horizon, as wide as you can, or TO concentrate directly on certain discipline, even I decided to fulfill graduate education?</p>

<p>Hope to hear your voice!</p>

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<p>There’s no general “better” but rather what’s better for each individual.</p>

<p>Small (like LACs) tend to be better for grad school prep (fewer and non-professional majors). Large tend to be better for job prep. Small tend to require more class participation; you can’t hide. Large tend to allow being anonymous in a large lecture hall. Lots of overlap, though.</p>

<p>I don’t see as much difference between 10,000 and 40,000, compared to, e.g., 2,000 at an LAC.</p>