<p>JHS, it does not matter a bit in terms of personal experiences, and especially a recent one. While I cannot dismiss - and I do NOT- your understanding of the LAC curriculum and operations, I doubt that the Penn student can discuss LACs with any kind of authority. </p>
<p>You know the schools I attended, and you know my sister went the other route as she picked the RU for her UG. Our experience overlapped, and this why I can talk about the differences in education, possibilities, and overall experience at both type of schools. The choices worked well for both of us, but I do no doubt for a second that my sister would have received a SUPERIOR EDUCATION at the LAC than at her uber-selective RU. I also had MUCH better internship opportunities at my small LAC than at the mighty RU. </p>
<p>But she would have missed the games played by the very best football program in the nation. And I am thrilled that I was part of it for graduate school.</p>
<p>On a last note, I will concede that my LAC hardly fits the mold of the rural and older NE LACs, and that the presence of the consortium changes many elements of an experience. Things have changed from the days of the finishing schools.</p>