My spouse used to be that grad student (although he was VERY enthusiastic!) who taught math classes at a university in a lecture hall of 200 students. He doesn't want our kids to be those kids... : )
But in response to the question about small college or small class size ... I probably have...
TomServo - Both my husband and I went to small private colleges (he's a math professor and I'm a college counselor) for undergrad and then went to large universities for grad school. I guess we just both have a preference for small classes (versus large lecture halls taught by grad students)...
I am helping my son (who is a junior) begin researching colleges. He has always planned to go into engineering, but is now leaning toward majoring in physics. He knows he will need to get a masters degree, and probably a Phd at some point if he stays in physics.
When he was looking at...