How Do I Decide Between a Big School and a Small School?

By Janice Newton

Big schools may give you greater choice in courses and contact with a greater range of faculty members, but the larger classes can overwhelm some students and make it hard to make friends. Smaller schools may give you more individualized attention, smaller classes, closer contact with faculty and greater ease in making friends, but less choice in courses and range of faculty.

Janice Newton, Department of Political Science, York University, and 3M National Teaching Fellow.

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parthvader wrote:	I got into the University of Toronto and University of Waterloo for Honours Science. U of T is a bigger school but I will probably go to UW. Mainly because it is cheaper. I am not a 100% sure if I am making the right decision. Posted on May 07, 2013 at 04:51

PiratePrincess wrote:	Big schools are superior. When in a small high school, you could be taking the majority of your classes through video conferencing, which is no fun. You also could be stuck in a class you don't need because its the only class being offered. Posted on Apr 09, 2013 at 04:40

iWander wrote:	This is very true, so I guess it's best to go to a medium sized school? I go to a small high school and it's great because we are like one big family since most of us familiar are with each other. :) Posted on Apr 01, 2013 at 02:45

scoobygiggles wrote:	While I do appreciate that my profs know my name and I can literally email them whenever and get a response, I would choose a bigger university based on class availability -- I won't be receiving my Minor now because of the lack of class options. Posted on Aug 02, 2012 at 11:53

HBhannahbrown wrote:	I disagree about the friends aspect. At a small school, there are less people to choose from to be friends with, you're stuck with the people who go there instead of choosing who you actually want to be friends with. Posted on Apr 25, 2011 at 03:37

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