What is Bowdoin known for?
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Anonymous
So you’re saying you don’t know anything about the school. |
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FWIW, my DD and I toured Bowdoin and she was admitted in RD. She really liked Bowdoin but chose a different LAC. Her classmate goes there via Questbridge (he's POC and probably FGLI) and seems to love it.
Bowdoin is great. IMO, here is what it is known for: *Providing a very strong liberal arts education, which means breadth across all subjects. Bowdoin seems to have few weak departments and a lot of strong ones. *Bowdoin has a reputation for quality of life that seems to exceed other T10 LACs except maybe Pomona. It has happy, friendly, satisfied students. *Bowdoin is known for offering exceptional food and really good dorms. *Bowdoin is known for its location. It's not for everybody, but a lot of people love its outdoorsy nature, Brunswick, and proximity to Portland. |
Anonymous
One more thing: Bowdoin has the best Fulbright placement of any college or university. |
Anonymous
| It’s the”Nice” lac. When we were leaving the campus, a random student stopped us and said he hopes we really consider coming and that Bowdoin was awesome! The students genuinely like the community and environment, and it’s a nice place to settle in for college. Also the island research center is amazing and a lot of the people who’ve attended from DC’s school have joined crew, even with no prior experience. It’s a lovely, nice school. |
Anonymous
| The best school in Maine — the Mississippi of the North. |
Anonymous
The Maine coast is nicer than almost anywhere else in New England. Pretty nice version of Mississippi |
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| It’s known for its over the top food. There was even a podcast episode about it. |
Anonymous
My kid (who wouldn't get in) would LOVE that. |
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Very good food!
Good teachers. |
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| Arctic studies, Native American studies. The Arctic museum on campus shows its strengths in both. |
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| Would it be a terrible idea to go there for engineering? I thought they might partner with another university for that. My child loves Bowdoin but wants to major in engineering |
Anonymous
Terrible idea, unless you have the money for an engineering masters- then it’s a great idea. |
Anonymous
Neither of which that lead to any sort of job. May be the worst liberal arts subjects to major in. |
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loved the town and the tour (and the cute hotel right across the street).
our only concern was that my non-outdoorsy and non-sporty kid wouldn't find his people. |
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Bright, friendly kids — driven without being sharp-elbowed, social, athletic. Culturally preppy, even if that’s not their aesthetic.
Nice town, good food. We’ve known a number of Bowdoin kids and they all fit the above. |