<p>“Liberal arts colleges cannot offer the breadth of courses provided by the large universities. As a result, liberal arts colleges try to create a niche for themselves. For instance, a college may place its emphasis on its humanities departments, whose professors are all well-known published authors and international presenters in their areas of expertise. A college may highlight its science departments by providing state-of-the-art facilities where undergraduates conduct research side by side with top-notch professors and copublish their findings in the most prestigious scientific journals in the country.”
-Peterson’s Four-Year Colleges</p>
<p>So, teenage_cliche, LACs <em>do</em> try to excel in a certain field; that is why I am asking this question.</p>
<p>Hmm… I see that Haverford excels in biology and chemistry. If I am looking into pre-med, should I be looking at schools that excel in biology?</p>