<p>Both are great choices and have their own pros and cons.</p>
<p>But what you DO need to remember is that the low number reflects on the percentage of students choosing to attend graduate school. A place like Harvard and Chicago are much more likely to push their students to go to graduate school because THEY have the programs and professors already know what their students are capable of. These students already have an idea of what graduate school is like and can take courses in their junior and senior years. Students in LAC, on other hand, will have much close attention from the professors for grad school prep work (think honing skills). But it’s only undergraduate and students don’t have strong ideas of what graduate schools mean. It’s hard to believe it when your college life revolves around people going for the BA. The other downside is that professors might not be as WELL known to the graduate schools unless they’re superinvolved in their field (remember professors at LAC spend more time teaching than researching).</p>
<p>So tell me, in which environment do you think you’d be more likely to go to grad school under? </p>
<p>My school provides very high quality education and has incredible professors who are very involved with their students. Yet, the students couldn’t care less about going to graduate school unless it’s law or med because they just don’t think about getting a MA/PhD because they don’t understand or are aware of these options (though the professors do bring it up to some students). We have about 20% of our graduates who go off to graduate school (meaning any degree beyond BA).</p>