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mk  ·  4502 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Competitive Pressures on Students Take Joy out of Learning

As an undergrad I spent a semester at Michigan State University. My class sizes were in the 100's, and the only person i could talk to one-on-one was a TA. I switched to Oakland University, which was much smaller, and my class sizes dropped by an order of magnitude. By the time I was in 400 level courses, there were 5-10 students. I knew the faculty, and they knew me.

I ended up being published twice in scientific journals before I got my undergraduate degree. At MSU the most research I could have hoped for was to wash glassware.