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When high schoolers first start putting together a list of colleges to apply to, one of the first questions they often ask themselves is: Should I go to a large university or a small college? Regardless of personal preference, there are definitely benefits and drawbacks to both. In this week's post, I will share some of the reasons behind my preferences and some of the new insights received now as a college student.
As a high school student, I preferred a prestigious university which would give me a good financial aid package and set me on the course of pursing my career. I didn't quite consider the size but my imagination of my dream school was always of large universities.
A huge school would grant a wide range of experiences and afford you the opportunity to always meet new people. Unfortunately, you may feel lost in the huge pool of students especially if you went to a small high school. Your classes may be so large your professor wouldn't know you personally unless you made it a point to visit office hours and/or stand out in class. Thankfully, some larger universities tend to break classes into several sections with the same or different professors. The challenge there would be to research the professors in order to enroll in a section with the best of the available professors.
Large universities offer large campuses or campuses without walls (as is the case in NYU). Depending on whether you enjoy long walks, this may be a pro or a con. You would have to consider the spacing between the lectures period to afford yourself ample time to move from one class to the other if they are in separate buildings or on either side of the campus. Your schedule is very vital to enjoying college life.
As a college student now, I value community and healthy friendships above all else. NYU did not necessarily offer me that, but maybe it's because I attended the Engineering school in Brooklyn, which is separated from the rest of the school in WSQ Manhattan. Or maybe because a global pandemic ripped the fabric of my college journey into an awkward splice of transitions from a fully vibrant in-person first semester to a suddenly isolated remote second semester and then again to a series of hybrid semesters.
The school halls of this large university during upon my return from lockdown were empty, lounges were locked, and masks were forcefully mandated.
I found myself craving for the huge crowd of students and the luxury to smile freely to stranger across a large classroom.
Maybe a small university would have done me good... but I can't say for sure.
What I can say is that I am thankful for the good financial aid package NYU gave me and for being set on course to pursuing my dreams.
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