What are pros and cons of private colleges?
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The pros of a private college is name recognition. People tend to think that private colleges = better education. Class size is usually small as well.\n\nThe cons? Chances are you can get an equally effective education at a public university. The expenses are unreal, and unnecessary. I paid a little over $2,100 in tuition and fees this semester. Tuition and fees *only* for private colleges runs approximately 3 times that.
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A lot of fun, it feels nice to be more independent. Partying is fun, but do be careful, you grades can suffer. College is the best years of school, at least I think.
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Advantages:\nYou have a group of guys to hang out with.\nYou have a group of women to hang out with (sororities).\nYou have an off-campus house to hang out at.\nYou develop friendships that last after college.\n\nDisadvantages:\nYou hang out with the same people all the time.\nFraternities take up lots of time that you should be devoting to studying.\nFraternities are highly anti-intellectual, and intellectual pursuit is the reason you are at college.\nFraternities promote disrespect for women and superficial relationships.\nFraternities promote excessive consumption of alcohol.
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private or public plays no role at as such.\nFactors to think about are:\n-students\n-parents\n-teachers\n-interactions between these groups\n-opportunities for learning\nArguably private money can buy better learning conditions. Parents might still be a positive or negative factor depending on the school, and kids are always unpredictable.
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You added two items after your question, but one thing to remember is that tuition, room & board, etc. are NOT just expensive cover charges to an ongoing party interrupted by an occasional class. Yes, it may be a good thing to have fun and unwind once in awhile, but you're also young enough (I'm assuming) to get through the physical rigors of college and still come out with your health relatively intact.\n\nGoing to college takes a real time and effort commitment. Your primary reason for being there should be to get that degree, not to socialize, so go to class and do your homework first. But socializing is also important because you'll need to "network" in order to help secure that job so you can pay those loans, and so you can have someone to lean on or support through trying courses.\n\nFind a major that you like, but find a way you can use it out in the real world, too. Money doesn't buy happiness, but it's great for whittling down the number of concerns you'll have.\n\nIf you have a class with a lot of terminology, make notecards/flashcards for yourself - put the term on one side and the definition or concept on the other side, and quiz yourself.
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Advantages...\n-a chance for higher salaries\n-be around all types of people (opens your mind to new things)\n-increase your career and future opportunities\n-gain much more knowledge\n-greater sense of responsibilities\n-enjoy your young adult life\n\nDisadvantages:\n-does not guarantee success\n-costs too much\n\nI think college is a good way to really learn about yourself and to learn about other people.  But the career opportunities is up to you, if you intern or study abroad, you have a greater chance at getting a great job upon graduation.  I think it's a good opportunity,  but go with your heart.  I thought college was worth it, even though Im doing something totally different than what I graduated in.
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Private schools have the advantage of smaller classes, which means that students can work more closely with their teachers. Teachers can tailor their lessons to the learning style that best works for the student. We don't all learn the same, and when there are thirty kids in a class, the best that a teacher can do is teach to the majority. In a class of ten, you can spend time with each individual student.\n\nPrivate schools also have the advantage of money. They can pay for the best teachers - the ones who are the most motivated, the best able to get the students interested. Teachers are (for the most part) in it for the love of teaching. That doesn't mean that they won't look for the best paying job that they can get. \n\nFinally, it's almost a self-fulfilling prophecy. Students at private schools are expected to perform better, so they do. They work harder, and they are competing against others who are working harder. \n\nNow, I think that there are some pretty fine public schools, and within the public schools there are some teachers and some students that are as good or better than any found in private schools. It's just that overall, private schools have a higher concentration of better teachers and more motivated students.
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I think a lot of it is going to have to do with geographic preferences, town/city size preferences, student body make up, and a lot of other things.  \n\nTry www.princetonreview.com, they have a college selector quiz that will help you go through a lot of these things. \n\nI went to Washington & Lee, it was an excellent school with a well-known business school.  However, it is a small, conservative college in the middle of nowhere Virginia.  It's certainly not the right college for everyone.
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Most colleges are attached to Universities.\n\nLook up Universities on Internet and see if they have the interest in the proposal.\n\nMost institutions are private independent from government but you may want blessing of a board of education or professional society.
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I went to public school and was generally happy there. If you live within a district of a good school system, I'd say go with that. If you live in a more questionable area but can afford a private school, go ahead.\n\nHome schooling, I feel, puts children at a disadvantage because they lose much of the interaction with others that they receive at an actual school. It also puts a new burden on you and possibly limits the child's education to what you can teach him/her.
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If a private school were free to everyone, it wouldn't be a private school any longer, now would it?? A private school IS private because it's funded PRIVATELY.
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Yes if you get straight A's in 10th-12th grade you have a good chance of going to any good private school. BUT you also need a killer essay, good recommendations and good SAT's scores. So you have to have the whole package. \n\nHonestly, I think it's much better to go to a 2-yr college first because\n\na) it's waay cheaper\nb) teachers are generally better..not always though\nc) it's much easier to transition from high school to college life\nd) you get a higher standing when you transfer, than freshmen, because you have college experience and finished at least 70 units. Making you more desirable to 4-yr colleges. \ne) so it makes it easier to get accepted to 4-yr colleges because your previous college experience.
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yes it could help you get into a good college.  schlorships are some of the benefits.
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Pros:\nAllows lower income people to send their kids to private school.\nAllows parents to choose where they send their kids to school\nRewards good schools, punishes bad schools\n\nCons:\nTakes money out of an already cash-strapped public school system\nPublic schools are not allowed to turn down students, so students who aren't accepted by private schools will be stuck in even worse public schools.
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The major disadvantage is that you will have another class or classes taking up your time and giving you more homework and making you tired when you don't have to take them.  On the other hand, taking classes outside of your major can be very interesting-- refreshing, stimulating, and it can open you up to things you never even knew existed.  It can make you more well-rounded, too, a good trait for anyone.
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Private colleges with large endowments usually give substantial grants to excellent students with great financial need, AND to excellent students from middle-income families with sizable financial need (given the high tuition costs of these colleges).  Few students at private colleges get NO financial assistance.  Students who attend these colleges are also usually quite smart, and often attain scholarships from various other sources. \n\nIt sounds like you are a student "in the middle," with a very high parental income, and no academic scholarships.  Students like you do indeed usually go to state schools.  But don't despair.  There are some excellent state universities, eight of which have earned reputations as "public ivies." \n\nHere's a list of "Public Ivies."\n\nThe original eight, from Moll (1985):\nCollege of William and Mary \nMiami University (in Ohio)\nUniversity of California (the entire state system)\nUniversity of Michigan \nUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill \nUniversity of Texas at Austin \nUniversity of Vermont \nUniversity of Virginia \n\nFrom Greene's Guides (2001), additional potential "public ivy" schools:\n\nBinghamton University \nIndiana University Bloomington \nMichigan State University \nThe Ohio State University \nThe Pennsylvania State University \nRutgers University \nUniversity of Arizona \nUniversity of Colorado at Boulder \nUniversity of Connecticut \nUniversity of Delaware \nUniversity of Florida \nUniversity of Georgia \nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign \nUniversity of Iowa \nUniversity of Maryland, College Park \nUniversity of Minnesota \nUniversity of Washington \nUniversity of Wisconsin
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How much longer is the commute? Would it be burdensome? Are you social and would you make new friends?\n\nI think you should stay at the school. You have your teachers there still, and your records. You want to be able to transition to college well, so think about where you can take the best classes and most easily process your transcripts. You need teacher recommendations. Just make a list of the pros and cons and go with whichever seems best.