6. Class Size

Class size, as in ratio of students to faculty, can really influence access to faculty and your experience as an undergraduate student. For the most part, private schools have smaller class sizes.

My friends who went to public colleges for their undergraduate studies shared horror stories with me about having “video professors”…what? That’s right—they attended lectures in large auditoriums with a video recording of their professor lecturing… unbelievable! You might as well do distance learning. Personally, I found this outrageous and quite frankly a rip-off, but for some anonymity is a plus. Keep in mind, though, that if you are just a number, it can be more challenging to petition to get into a competitive major OR to request a letter of recommendation when (or if) you apply to graduate programs.