Big v. Little.
When I was applying to college, there was absolutely no way I was interested in attending a big school. Out of the question. I wanted a "cozy" environment where I could live out the Cheers theme song, "you wanna go where everybody knows your name..." I don't think I looked at a school over 5,000 students.
When I ended up at UGA for grad school, I was in awe at the size of the place (35,000 total) and amazed by some of the amentities students had: Chick-Fil-A in the student center, a movie theatre on campus showing sneak previews every month and soon to hit DVD blockbusters, D1 home football games, state of the art health and fitness facility, climbing wall, and more...
The newest amentity I am in awe by... Student Notes. In a nutshell, an off campus bookstore offers study guides for tests and exams for a variety of classes. Each semester, the store pays a student $80 per class to take meticulous notes that are then typed up and sold for $14.95 per test. Students can enroll in a huge lecture course, never attend or prepare for class, buy the notes, and BAM, they have all the material they need to prepare for the test. How amazing. My student had purchased a set for her Art History test coming up. The interesting thing is that it's completely legit. Crazy...
I wouldn't trade my small school experience for a big one but when I hear about things like Student Notes, I can think back and pick out half a dozen classes I'd have much rather skipped and bought notes for over going to class. I think Big wins this one...
Cheers.
When I ended up at UGA for grad school, I was in awe at the size of the place (35,000 total) and amazed by some of the amentities students had: Chick-Fil-A in the student center, a movie theatre on campus showing sneak previews every month and soon to hit DVD blockbusters, D1 home football games, state of the art health and fitness facility, climbing wall, and more...
The newest amentity I am in awe by... Student Notes. In a nutshell, an off campus bookstore offers study guides for tests and exams for a variety of classes. Each semester, the store pays a student $80 per class to take meticulous notes that are then typed up and sold for $14.95 per test. Students can enroll in a huge lecture course, never attend or prepare for class, buy the notes, and BAM, they have all the material they need to prepare for the test. How amazing. My student had purchased a set for her Art History test coming up. The interesting thing is that it's completely legit. Crazy...
I wouldn't trade my small school experience for a big one but when I hear about things like Student Notes, I can think back and pick out half a dozen classes I'd have much rather skipped and bought notes for over going to class. I think Big wins this one...
Cheers.
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