<p>^^^^</p>
<p>My kids have gone to smallish Catholic schools, so they were first in awe over the size of UA (which is really not THAT big - it’s not Penn St!!!). </p>
<p>But, they still fell in love with the campus and what the school had to offer. </p>
<p>There are many good thing about larger colleges, which smaller colleges usually can’t offer…</p>
<p>1) Several profs who teach the same course (this allows a kid to avoid a prof where “personalities” don’t mesh…LOL) In smaller schools, it can be hard (if not impossible) to avoid a prof you don’t like. </p>
<p>2) A greater variety of eating venues! Smaller colleges usually can’t offer that many choices of eating venues. Larger schools will have several dining halls with a large variety of offerings from ethnic to vegetarian. Large schools will also have many “brand name” eating venues on campus (Starbucks, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Jamba Juice, Panda Express, etc), so it lessens campus food boredom. 
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<p>3) Fabulous rec centers. The larger colleges have rec centers that are unbelievable. You would think that you’re going to some pricey gym…marble floors, mosaics, newest equipment, climbing walls, juice/smoothie bars, lounges, indoor and outdoor pools, etc. UA’s outdoor pools have a water-park style lazy river and big water slide. Riverside honors res hall has a 'beach entry" style pool.</p>
<p>4) And last but certainly not least (should be #1 reason), larger colleges offer nearly every major, many minors, and virtually every foreign language (want to take Swahili, Turkish, Farsi, or some other exotic language? A major university will likely offer it). That means if a kid changes his major, he doesn’t have to change schools.</p>