Here is the main takeaway from the post mentioned by @collegemom3717 . The writer is a physician and scientist.
“I would say that students at Amherst and other LACs will get better teaching and possibly better mentoring in the sciences than at major research universities. They will have much closer interactions with professors if they choose to do their research at Amherst. The critical thinking and discussions encouraged in small, intimate science classes will be different than the way one learns the same material when the professor presents it to 400 students in a lecture format. Additionally, many Amherst students also will do research at other institutions (perhaps near their homes) during the summer. I recommend it highly for LAC students as a type of internship experience if they are considering a career in science in order to see what type of lifestyle that entails. I previously have hosted several Amherst students in my laboratory. However, I believe that there are hard to define, perhaps intangible, benefits to learning science at a liberal arts college, that seem to provide a strong foundation for success in science. Perhaps it is the broad liberal arts education, development of good writing and communication skills, encouragement to pursue one’s passion, and excellent mentoring that has enabled places like Amherst to train Nobel laureates in a much higher proportion than many primarily research institutions.”