<p>*My only concern about publics is that, coming from a boarding school, I’m used to small classes - I absolutely love that aspect. I love being able to have class discussions and form close relationships with teachers. But in the end I guess I’ll just have to cut my losses, because there is never going to be a perfect college that encompasses every single thing I’m looking for.</p>
<p>mom2collegekids: Money is not really an object. I’m more concerned about money than my parents; I don’t see how it’s worth it to pay $180,000 for BC when I can get a scholarship to Alabama and pay $40,000 for four years, but apparently they do.*</p>
<p>My kids go to Alabama and they have many small classes. They’re both in the Honors college. Yes, they’ve had a few large classes, but most of their classes have been under 30 or under 15. Honors college classes are limited to 15 students. Classes that require extensive writing are limited to 25. </p>
<p>Upper division classes can be very small. My older son often only has 8 or 12 kids in his upper division classes. </p>
<p>As for the strength of academics at Alabama. They have been very impressive. My H graduated from 2 Big Ten schools and I graduated from UCI. The academics have been superior to what we experienced. So, the person who suggested that you drop Alabama because of academics, doesn’t know what he’s talking about.</p>