<p>Minnesota is a huge school while Augustana is a small liberal arts school. I plan on majoring in Psych and Mathematics. What's really important to me is the opportunity for research, and at a large school like Minnesota I'm worried I'll have a hard time talking and getting to know my professors. The social component is also important. I'd rather go to a larger school near a big city rather than a smaller school in the middle of nowhere. Any suggestions? </p>
<p>Are you talking about Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, or Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois?</p>
<p>UMN has outstanding psych and math departments, and it’s not <em>near</em> a big city, it’s in one. But it is big–second-biggest in the Big Ten, after Ohio State. Most students who go there manage to find their niche, however, and I’ve known many who have had excellent undergrad research opportunities.</p>
<p>Rock island, sorry for not specifying. How can I have leg up when it comes to getting research opportunities with professors?</p>
<p>Augustana seems to have a very limited set of math courses compared to UMN-TC:
<a href=“http://www.augustana.edu/academics/catalog/courses/areas-of-study-h-o/mathematics”>http://www.augustana.edu/academics/catalog/courses/areas-of-study-h-o/mathematics</a>
<a href=“School of Mathematics | College of Science and Engineering”>School of Mathematics | College of Science and Engineering;
<p>Junior and senior level math courses tend to be small faculty-led courses at even the biggest research universities.</p>
<p>While some smaller schools may be better for some students, Augustana does not appear to be the best one for a math major.</p>
<p>What do you want to do with math/psych? Teach? work in a business?
Can you be a part of a living-learning community to make the university smaller, or part of a “freshman cohort” (also called FIG)?
(What are your stats - GPA, ACT?)</p>