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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are all good schools but my kids private school counselor definitely pushed him to pick Colby. Her reason was it will be an easy transition as it will feel just like an extension of private prep school. This is not what he wanted to hear and he ended up choosing a state school instead [/quote]

There is a lot of truth in the above quoted post.

All of Bowdoin, Colby, Bates, and Middlebury offer excellent academics.

All are similar in many ways to elite prep schools and especially to elite prep boarding schools located in the Northeast US. Agree that the transition to any of these four colleges would be an easy adjustment from one with a prep school background.

Bowdoin, Bates, and Colby are small schools in fairly remote locations.

Middlebury College has a large enrollment for a liberal arts college (over 2,700 if I recall correctly). Gorgeous location. Significant social divide between athletes & non-athletes, however.

Bowdoin College seems like an elite prep boarding school. Lots of positives, but small. Strong academics. Nice small town environment. Very close to the ocean.

Bates College also offers strong academics, but the location leaves much to be desired.

Colby College is fine. New athletic facility designed in part to cut down on campus drinking--which was excessive.

Bowdoin College enjoys the most prestigious reputation among the four schools.

Visiting LACs is a joy. Easy to feel comfortable for a few days in Autumn on a small college campus located in New England. More difficult to spend 3 or 4 years there.[/quote]

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