Big School or Small School?
Filed in archive Issues in Higher Education by Greg Cruey on April 10, 2008
Most of my college employment life has been spent at relatively small schools. But I've been a student at a couple of pretty good sized institutions. So I see both sides of the issue.
Small schools can be expensive while large universities tend to be more affordable. A small college might focus on providing personalized attention to students, but large universities have the resources to attract the leading expects in academic fields.

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On the other hand, while your large university might have the world's leading expert in your academic minor, you may never get to meet him at a university with 28,000 students. If you do, it will be only an introduction and a handshake. Classes may be large, and they may fill up quickly. You may sometimes feel more like a number than a student. And your professors may see their research as being more important than actually teaching.
So which is better: a small school or a large university? There's not an answer. It just depends on you...
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