Big vs Small colleges

Big vs. Small College Campus Colleges can be found in every area of the world. The type of college can range from private to public, and even to military. Within those, one can choose to go to either a big or small college. Although everyone sees the stereotypical perception of big colleges on TV and in movies, small colleges have more advantages like their smaller class sizes, closer social life, and connection with school sports.
To begin, the student population of the college or university affects the size of classes. A freshman student at a big university will generally have a class with at least a hundred other students, especially if it’s a required freshman class. It takes a dedicated and focused student to attend such large classes because it becomes difficult to get to know the teacher on a personal level. At a small school on the other hand, students will be in a more one-on-one setting with the teacher because the teacher doesn’t have as many students to divide his attention among. This allows the teacher to put more time and effort into the students, and engage in more student-teacher interactions.
Secondly, the social life of a student, including clubs, departments, and extracurricular activities, is determined by the size of a school. At a smaller college it will be easier to make a life time friend because students see each other more often than they do at big schools. Once groups of friends are established, it doesn’t matter what size school a student attends. He will be able to get more comfortable with everything and school will start to feel more like home. At a smaller college it is easier to make or join a club or group of a student’s major friends, or roommates. In addition, there are a lot of small schools that are centrally located in a lively area like a city or a major town with a lot of people in them. If not, then the area might have a lot to do around the area, and with that the small college students can reach out and do a lot of the activities that kids that go to a bigger college can do. Students will never know what size college they want to go to until they actually visit different colleges and experience the atmosphere of small and big colleges for themselves. Lastly, sports are a big part of a school’s financial benefit whether it’s from a big or small school. Athletes dream from a young age of playing under those lights on Saturday afternoon with thousands of fans screaming and cheering for them to win. Ask any high school player of any sport they want to go D1 and play on TV and have a chance to go pro. But the truth is that only about less than 2% of student athletes go pro. This explains why smaller schools’ athletes have an equal chance to go pro if they work just as hard or even harder than those D1 athletes. However, when it comes to a smaller college, there might not be any sold out arenas but you will get a consistent fan base that will be with the team through the good and bad because there is a better relationship with the students and athletes then at a bigger school. In addition, at smaller colleges it is similar to high school in the aspect that the whole school can’t wait until the weekend to come out and cheer on their team. With that they will bring out friends and family to also come out and support their team. The best part is that they can actually build a close relationship with the players. The big crowd and atmosphere that you get at a big college isn’t for every athlete, and truthfully it’s harder to really enjoy college like at a smaller school. Therefore the class size, social life, and sports teams at a small and big college have a big impact on everything going on at the colleges. But a smaller school might be the best way to go to feel more at home, while going to school and to make a life time connection with people that will create memories in life. Either way you will make life experiences that will stick with you for the rest of your life no matter if you’re going a small or big college/university.