Colgate versus UVA

I have been accepted to both and have analyzed the difference between large university and small liberal arts school. What i dont know is how employers view the two schools? Please assist asap. Thanks

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Both schools have a solid presence. (Remember Colgate is a lot smaller than UVa.)

I would go with whichever school you feel you'd graduate from most accomplished. UVa and Colgate are very different schools, almost the opposite of each other in a lot of categories. One's a pretty southern state school and the other's a more close knit New England LAC. Different types of people have better potential at succeeding at one vs. the other, which matters a lot more career wise than just the 'prestige' or OCR of the school itself.

 

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