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The College Solutions Blog
Valuable insights from Lynn O’Shaughnessy
a nationally recognized college expert.
Harvard undergrads
March 27, 2015
Research Universities: A Dirty Little Secret
Most students who hope to earn a bachelor’s degree will enroll at a university. The schools that students dream of attending are almost always research universities. It’s far less common for teenagers to end up at a college. I find that reality unfortunate because a college can often provide a better education for undergraduates than a research university. And it’s...
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