State/private vs LAC

College Search & Selection
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See, for me, I am an international student. So, choosing either state or private school doesn’t matter much to me (unless there is a higher benefit that I am unaware of, please let me know :slight_smile: ) in financial term.

I just want to hear perspective from both students who attend state/private school (large) vs small private LAC schools.
Can you tell me the pros and cons of being in a small or a big school?

Also, I do understand that everyone is different and I have to choose a school that fits me the most.
But for certain cases, it is different. Please let me know which kind of school is better in each specific circumstances?

Answer: state or LAC or the same

Question:

  1. If I want to go directly to graduate school after graduating from college-
  2. If I want to get a job immediately following the graduation-
  3. If I want to transfer to ivy league (or those that are well-known) schools-
  4. If I want to transfer back to a school back in my home-country (Korea)-

I know this is pretty repetitive question that is asked every year. Just let me hear from your perspective!
It will be better to know general idea about yourself before you answer such as a mother of student at LAC or a graduate from a state school.

Thank you so much for taking your time to read and answer my question!

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It depends on which particular public or LAC schools you are talking about.

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If you search CC you will find many threads on this topic.

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If you don’t qualify for any financial aid, anywhere, then the full price of a public school will tend to be significantly cheaper than the full price of a private school. The difference could be anywhere from about $5K/year to about $35K/year, depending on which schools you’re comparing.
http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-private-colleges/index.php
http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-public-colleges/index.php