Which college is best for an undecided student?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm going to be a freshman in college in the fall and am currently undecided. I am choosing between Rutgers New Brunswick, SUNY New Paltz, and UMass Amherst. I would like to have a small college feel and am afraid that some of these universities are too large for me. Any opinions? Thanks!</p>

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<p>The larger schools may have larger selections of courses and majors.</p>

<p>But you may want to check how easy it is to declare or change to the majors you might be interested in; many schools are enrolled to capacity in some majors, so you have to apply into a competitive admission process to declare or change to those majors.</p>

<p>Net price can also be an important factor for many students.</p>

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<p>The only college on your list I’m familiar with is UMass/Amherst. That definitely has a small campus feel.</p>

<p>If you are concerned that some on your list may be too big for you, scratch them off. What are you left with? Now is it easier to decide?</p>

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<p>i’m not really sure and i haven’t checked because i truly am undecided. i already worked out the pricing.</p>

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<p>SUNY New Paltz actually has a small amount of students and I’m visiting tomorrow, only i want to make sure that their academics are good. These are the colleges that i have to choose from because I can’t afford the private college that was my top choice. so i’m left with these.</p>

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<p>"i already worked out the pricing. " </p>

<p>What do you mean by that ? Do all of them cost approximately the same ? </p>

<p>Rutgers is pretty big and its campus is spread out. New Paltz has small campus and student body. UMass is also big. All of them are good universities academically, so choose the cheapest one.</p>

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<p>i mean rutgers would be the cheapest since im a resident, but the other two come pretty close and it’s not that much of a difference. i just want that school that i feel would fit for me and i don’t think i would like large class sizes.</p>

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<p>For class sizes, see if the on-line schedules that the schools have on their web sites give the class capacity and actual enrollment.</p>