Yeah man, some of the best schools in the country academically are small. A lot of kids that you will never see play volleyball on espn are absolutely doing it right. We know a kid that went to Loyola Chicago. 6% acceptance rate. A school you would never get into unless you are on the volleyball team.
We are in a small suburb in Texas. High median income level, but two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. So my daughter never wanted to go to a big school. Both me and the wife are products of big schools, so we explained to her the downfalls of it. You will hardly ever see your professor as they are too busy off somewhere trying to get published. Get used to TA's. Classes will be enormous. 1 on 1 time with your professor is damn near impossible. All that. She entertained Wake because even though they play P4 sports, their enrollment is under 10k. My kid knows she is a shiny object kid and wants a more intimate setting to stay focused. We also don't want to see her bringing home any dumbasses. So aggy was absolutely out of the question. She agreed and said aggy would be like a high school reunion.