Similar to @Lemonlee, I was underwhelmed with some of the teaching at my alma mater, a highly regarded LAC in the Northeast. Some great profs, of course, but even all these years later, that’s my main negative memory of the college: just too many meh profs at a school that’s supposed to be all about undergraduate teaching.
The posts about the competitive clubs at large universities is interesting to me, having never experienced a large university, and definitely something to consider for my introverted S20. I will say there can be an opposite problem at small LACs that are very student driven – sometimes the clubs and organizations that are thriving, or not, in any particular year really depends on the student body at that time. Or course, this can create great opportunities for a confident self starter, but it’s not a great situation for an introverted kid who maybe would join an existing organization but not have the wherewithal to start his/her own.