Colby College

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Anonymous wrote:Who the heck wants to play Lacrosse in MAINE???? There is still snow on the ground in Spring.

People who aren’t complete wimps.

OP check our their previous schedules. We did this for my daughter playing D3 softball. They go to Florida or Arizona for Spring Break usually, but check how many cancelled games due to weather. We came close to signing with a school in central Mass and update NY, but the weather really affected the actual games played. And those schools end in late April/early May. Just as weather is getting really nice up in theNE. Turf tends to better than grass for softball though.

Last ten years at Colby: zero cancelled games.

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Lots of wealthy and entitled kids. Easy transition from private school. Worse location than Bowdoin or Bates.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of wealthy and entitled kids. Easy transition from private school. Worse location than Bowdoin or Bates.

You are clearly someone who has never been to Lewiston or Waterville.

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OP, Colby is a fantastic school. Cold as crap but she won’t care. Warm, caring environment of people who love their school and each other. Also has a very dedicated, well-placed alumni network.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of wealthy and entitled kids. Easy transition from private school. Worse location than Bowdoin or Bates.

You are clearly someone who has never been to Lewiston or Waterville.

We visited all 3 Maine schools over a couple of days, and Colby is in the middle of nowhere. Bates and Bowdoin are about 45 min from Portland (a great city!), and kids at both schools mentioned going there pretty often, and one tour guide had an internship there during the school year. They both are also within easy driving distance of the ocean.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of wealthy and entitled kids. Easy transition from private school. Worse location than Bowdoin or Bates.

You are clearly someone who has never been to Lewiston or Waterville.

We visited all 3 Maine schools over a couple of days, and Colby is in the middle of nowhere. Bates and Bowdoin are about 45 min from Portland (a great city!), and kids at both schools mentioned going there pretty often, and one tour guide had an internship there during the school year. They both are also within easy driving distance of the ocean.

I love Bates, but Waterville is a much better location than Lewiston by any objective measure. Portland is 40 minutes from Bates and 80 from Waterville, and if you think that extra 40 minutes saved makes the difference in the 4-5 times a year tops most kids will make the journey, then I question the logic of that judgement.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of wealthy and entitled kids. Easy transition from private school. Worse location than Bowdoin or Bates.

You are clearly someone who has never been to Lewiston or Waterville.

We visited all 3 Maine schools over a couple of days, and Colby is in the middle of nowhere. Bates and Bowdoin are about 45 min from Portland (a great city!), and kids at both schools mentioned going there pretty often, and one tour guide had an internship there during the school year. They both are also within easy driving distance of the ocean.

I agree. My DS liked all three schools but liked Colby’s location the least. Colby reps talked a lot about the “Colby experience“ and never mentioned Waterville. DS liked the idea of being closer to Portland and the connection between Bates and the city of Lewiston. In the end the three schools are similar and it should be about the best fit for your kid. For mine that’s Bates but I think DS would have been happy at Colby as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of wealthy and entitled kids. Easy transition from private school. Worse location than Bowdoin or Bates.

You are clearly someone who has never been to Lewiston or Waterville.

We visited all 3 Maine schools over a couple of days, and Colby is in the middle of nowhere. Bates and Bowdoin are about 45 min from Portland (a great city!), and kids at both schools mentioned going there pretty often, and one tour guide had an internship there during the school year. They both are also within easy driving distance of the ocean.

I agree. My DS liked all three schools but liked Colby’s location the least. Colby reps talked a lot about the “Colby experience“ and never mentioned Waterville. DS liked the idea of being closer to Portland and the connection between Bates and the city of Lewiston. In the end the three schools are similar and it should be about the best fit for your kid. For mine that’s Bates but I think DS would have been happy at Colby as well.

Had to be a while ago I’d think, or just a fluke. Colby is extremely committed to the town. They’ve spent millions there recently.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of wealthy and entitled kids. Easy transition from private school. Worse location than Bowdoin or Bates.

You are clearly someone who has never been to Lewiston or Waterville.

We visited all 3 Maine schools over a couple of days, and Colby is in the middle of nowhere. Bates and Bowdoin are about 45 min from Portland (a great city!), and kids at both schools mentioned going there pretty often, and one tour guide had an internship there during the school year. They both are also within easy driving distance of the ocean.

I agree. My DS liked all three schools but liked Colby’s location the least. Colby reps talked a lot about the “Colby experience“ and never mentioned Waterville. DS liked the idea of being closer to Portland and the connection between Bates and the city of Lewiston. In the end the three schools are similar and it should be about the best fit for your kid. For mine that’s Bates but I think DS would have been happy at Colby as well.

Had to be a while ago I’d think, or just a fluke. Colby is extremely committed to the town. They’ve spent millions there recently.

It was this summer. Could it have been a fluke? Sure, but we went on a tour, talked to several students and saw little connection to Waterville. Yes, Colby has invested a lot of money in Waterville but the campus felt isolated from the town to us. And spending money does not equate to a student connection to the town, either. That was our experience and what led DS to choose Bates instead. Everyone can have their own experiences and opinions.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of wealthy and entitled kids. Easy transition from private school. Worse location than Bowdoin or Bates.

You are clearly someone who has never been to Lewiston or Waterville.

We visited all 3 Maine schools over a couple of days, and Colby is in the middle of nowhere. Bates and Bowdoin are about 45 min from Portland (a great city!), and kids at both schools mentioned going there pretty often, and one tour guide had an internship there during the school year. They both are also within easy driving distance of the ocean.

I agree. My DS liked all three schools but liked Colby’s location the least. Colby reps talked a lot about the “Colby experience“ and never mentioned Waterville. DS liked the idea of being closer to Portland and the connection between Bates and the city of Lewiston. In the end the three schools are similar and it should be about the best fit for your kid. For mine that’s Bates but I think DS would have been happy at Colby as well.

Had to be a while ago I’d think, or just a fluke. Colby is extremely committed to the town. They’ve spent millions there recently.

It was this summer. Could it have been a fluke? Sure, but we went on a tour, talked to several students and saw little connection to Waterville. Yes, Colby has invested a lot of money in Waterville but the campus felt isolated from the town to us. And spending money does not equate to a student connection to the town, either. That was our experience and what led DS to choose Bates instead. Everyone can have their own experiences and opinions.

Absolutely! Didn’t mean to imply you couldn’t have your own opinion. Just surprised because on our recent visit they talked about town quite a bit. (We heard from a number of upperclassmen who were living in town, so there’s that.) And you’re right, the town is a little distance from the school. Not walkable even on the nicest day.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter has a friend there. We toured it, but did. To apply. Beautiful campus, but farthest college from airport and not a lot to do. Cold and snowy AF for about 5 months. Small friendly, slightly entitled vibe. Very white. Only minorities are some athletic pull. Lots of weed, but a lot of good options post college if you go for the right degree and get a lot of pull and internships. Lots of richies who weren’t good enough to get into the other Maine colleges, but parents didn’t want UVM.

This last sentence isn’t accurate. And why are you talking about Vermont?

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of wealthy and entitled kids. Easy transition from private school. Worse location than Bowdoin or Bates.

You are clearly someone who has never been to Lewiston or Waterville.

We visited all 3 Maine schools over a couple of days, and Colby is in the middle of nowhere. Bates and Bowdoin are about 45 min from Portland (a great city!), and kids at both schools mentioned going there pretty often, and one tour guide had an internship there during the school year. They both are also within easy driving distance of the ocean.

I agree. My DS liked all three schools but liked Colby’s location the least. Colby reps talked a lot about the “Colby experience“ and never mentioned Waterville. DS liked the idea of being closer to Portland and the connection between Bates and the city of Lewiston. In the end the three schools are similar and it should be about the best fit for your kid. For mine that’s Bates but I think DS would have been happy at Colby as well.

Had to be a while ago I’d think, or just a fluke. Colby is extremely committed to the town. They’ve spent millions there recently.

It was this summer. Could it have been a fluke? Sure, but we went on a tour, talked to several students and saw little connection to Waterville. Yes, Colby has invested a lot of money in Waterville but the campus felt isolated from the town to us. And spending money does not equate to a student connection to the town, either. That was our experience and what led DS to choose Bates instead. Everyone can have their own experiences and opinions.

Yes everyone can have their own opinions — but not their own facts. If by isolated you mean “up the hill” well than most colleges are isolated.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of wealthy and entitled kids. Easy transition from private school. Worse location than Bowdoin or Bates.

You are clearly someone who has never been to Lewiston or Waterville.

We visited all 3 Maine schools over a couple of days, and Colby is in the middle of nowhere. Bates and Bowdoin are about 45 min from Portland (a great city!), and kids at both schools mentioned going there pretty often, and one tour guide had an internship there during the school year. They both are also within easy driving distance of the ocean.

I agree. My DS liked all three schools but liked Colby’s location the least. Colby reps talked a lot about the “Colby experience“ and never mentioned Waterville. DS liked the idea of being closer to Portland and the connection between Bates and the city of Lewiston. In the end the three schools are similar and it should be about the best fit for your kid. For mine that’s Bates but I think DS would have been happy at Colby as well.

Had to be a while ago I’d think, or just a fluke. Colby is extremely committed to the town. They’ve spent millions there recently.

It was this summer. Could it have been a fluke? Sure, but we went on a tour, talked to several students and saw little connection to Waterville. Yes, Colby has invested a lot of money in Waterville but the campus felt isolated from the town to us. And spending money does not equate to a student connection to the town, either. That was our experience and what led DS to choose Bates instead. Everyone can have their own experiences and opinions.

Yes everyone can have their own opinions — but not their own facts. If by isolated you mean “up the hill” well than most colleges are isolated.

Well then its a good thing that we aren't talking about most. We are talking about Colby, Bates and Bowdoin. There aren't too many kids walking "down the hill" to downtown Waterville from Colby's campus. And the students that live in the downtown dorm actually apply to live there specifically because of a desire for more community engagement. This is part of Colby's recognition of a lack of connection and their efforts to reinvigorate downtown Waterville. But you go ahead and do you.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of wealthy and entitled kids. Easy transition from private school. Worse location than Bowdoin or Bates.

You are clearly someone who has never been to Lewiston or Waterville.

We visited all 3 Maine schools over a couple of days, and Colby is in the middle of nowhere. Bates and Bowdoin are about 45 min from Portland (a great city!), and kids at both schools mentioned going there pretty often, and one tour guide had an internship there during the school year. They both are also within easy driving distance of the ocean.

I agree. My DS liked all three schools but liked Colby’s location the least. Colby reps talked a lot about the “Colby experience“ and never mentioned Waterville. DS liked the idea of being closer to Portland and the connection between Bates and the city of Lewiston. In the end the three schools are similar and it should be about the best fit for your kid. For mine that’s Bates but I think DS would have been happy at Colby as well.

Had to be a while ago I’d think, or just a fluke. Colby is extremely committed to the town. They’ve spent millions there recently.

It was this summer. Could it have been a fluke? Sure, but we went on a tour, talked to several students and saw little connection to Waterville. Yes, Colby has invested a lot of money in Waterville but the campus felt isolated from the town to us. And spending money does not equate to a student connection to the town, either. That was our experience and what led DS to choose Bates instead. Everyone can have their own experiences and opinions.

Yes everyone can have their own opinions — but not their own facts. If by isolated you mean “up the hill” well than most colleges are isolated.

Well then its a good thing that we aren't talking about most. We are talking about Colby, Bates and Bowdoin. There aren't too many kids walking "down the hill" to downtown Waterville from Colby's campus. And the students that live in the downtown dorm actually apply to live there specifically because of a desire for more community engagement. This is part of Colby's recognition of a lack of connection and their efforts to reinvigorate downtown Waterville. But you go ahead and do you.

PP. I walked up and down that hill every day for six weeks. I was not alone. So I am "doing me" whatever you think that cool lingo means.

The word "isolated" means something, and not what you describe.

Just say you prefer Bates to Colby. That's fine. But don't give misinformation. Even if that is "you doing you".