One consideration about small vs. large colleges is the availability of courses. Larger universities usually have more course offerings and fewer restrictions on the number of students who can attend each course, thus making most courses available to all students who enroll. This is not the case in many smaller schools. A friend of my son's, in his first semester of college, signed up for 8 different courses and was only accepted into one of them, leaving him scrambling for three additional courses to fill out his roster. Best of luck to students and families who are making these difficult but exciting choices.
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