<p>Hey I'm just curious about the differences between facilities/campus life/size of private vs. public schools and large vs. small schools. The schools I'm looking at are mostly private and small (<2000 students) and one school that is about 27k students and public and one that is about 10k students (including grad) and private. I'm assuming that for a larger school (say 5-10k students and up,) that there are more buildings, a larger campus, larger buildings, etc. The student center, for example, would be bigger. How would the quality of the facilities compare/differ?</p>
<p>My prof for dual enrollment said he didn't recommend a large school because for him it was easy to get lost amongst all the students and faculty. However.....this would vary from person to person.</p>
<p>The bigger school will have bigger and more of various things. But quality cannot be generalized, as it varies so much by school.</p>
<p>Be sure that the schools (especially the small ones) have sufficient course offerings and academic resources in your intended and possible majors.</p>
<p>It just really depends on the college itself. I would recommend doing research on the individual colleges you are interested in. For example, I attend a college with around 4000 students that has better facilities, buildings, and incentives than many much larger universities (I go to Rice.). The campus is even bigger than a lot of campuses with more students. However, we do have less variety in food, for example, than would a bigger campus. But you should look individually at each school.</p>