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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Being consistently ranked #1 LAC is meaningful. Williams has far better name recognition than Bowdoin, presumably for this reason.[/b] We visited both and though we were very impressed by Williams' academics, DC found the vibe a little snobbish and not so friendly. Decided to go in a different WASP direction ultimately. Loved the Bowdoin visit, all positives there.

I think it's important for a kid to pick where he feels he will be happy and thrive across the board. The specific academic differences are not really at that meaningful.[/quote]

Does Williams really have better name recognition that Bowdoin? I'm not sure that I would agree with that. Bowdoin is a pretty unique name and I think many have heard of it even if they don't quite understand it's high position among elite SLACs.

The top 4 NESCAC schools (Amherst, Bowdoin, Middlebury, and Williams) have student populations which are virtually identical in terms of academic profiles.

In terms of Wall Street and Consulting recruiting Bowdoin does have some success but the other three are considerably more successful with Williams and Amherst traditionally leading the group. Over the past few years Middlebury has passed Amherst and is now close to Williams likely because of the success of Ted Pick at MS and John Waldron at GS.

A student cannot go wrong with any of these schools and they should decide based on where they see themselves happiest for the next four years. If that place is Bowdoin they are giving up nothing by attending Bowdoin provided that IB and MBB aren't their goals.[/quote]

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