<p>Hi all you quasi-councelors out there, I have a question for ya.</p>
<p>New College (I'm thinking their activism/social change program in particular) is this very, very small college situated right in San Francisco. It has a 100% acceptance rate, a very unique philosophy of education (giving non-traditional students a chance to thrive, etc) and quite leftist-leaning. I dig the location, the radical environment, not having to fret over the app, feeling I belong with other people who've found they have a complete disrespect or at least distrust of the educational system.</p>
<p>Now, I've applied and been accepted to (one so far) more "prestigeous" schools. I'm also very serious about going to get a MA and possibly PhD in the social sciences.</p>
<p>Question is this: if the idea that what undergraduate school you go to isn't all that important if going on to graduate studies, would new college be a good deal? Does taking all and only masters program classes at NC prepare me better for graduate work at a bigger research university than a regular BA at some more well-known place? </p>
<p>No, NC would probably not be one of my choices if they didn't offer this kind of thing for capable students (it's small and looks a little bit underfunded/disorganized, etc), so I just want to know the relative strength of taking masters courses instead of regular BA classes. NC doesn't even offer undergraduate math, I don't think.</p>
<p>If it's relevant, I've already done 2 years at a community college.</p>
<p>Thoughts? Experiences? I wanna hear it.</p>