Is Going to a Small College Bad?

Sophia Al-Mansoor
Sophia Al-Mansoor
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Cons of Attending a Small College There Are Often Fewer Research Facilities and Resources. You'll Find Less Variety in Social Life and Less Emphasis on Large...

Is Going to a Small College Bad?

Cons of Attending a Small College
There are often fewer research facilities and resources. You'll find less variety in social life and less emphasis on large sporting events. There are usually fewer major choices (although as I mentioned, you can often design your own major which is pretty cool).

Is it OK to go to a small college?

You'll have more freedom in the curriculum.

Often smaller colleges are more flexible about requirements and give you more leeway to construct programs that meet your individual interests. Some even allow you to design your own majors or don't have majors at all.

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Is it better to go to a smaller university?

Small colleges often provide greater opportunities for interacting with professors and class discussion, while larger colleges frequently offer a greater variety of courses and programs and more opportunities for undergrads to get involved in faculty research projects.

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