<p>^^ maggiedog has said what would be the biggest worry for me. DS, before his college search really began 5 years ago, was very sure of 2 things- he wanted to be a Geology major and he wanted to go to grad school for his Phd in Seismology . We found that most LAC’s [ which had originally appealed to him] had smaller Geology depts and fewer Geology classes than Universities- our focus then shifted to U’s with the more profs and classes. Glad we did…He chose a U with a top 10 Geology dept, but more important, an extremely well respected program run by a top Geologist who is known and respected at grad schools.
Anthropology, like Seismology, is a small specialized area, and grad school professors know their colleagues well . LOR’s are extremely important to STEM grad school admissions committees, so if grad school is the goal, I’d advise aiming for a well known and well respected dept.</p>