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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All excellent schools.  You can't really go wrong.
People who say that Bowdoin is easier to get to are only saying that because Amtrak goes from North Station in Boston to Brunswick.  Keep in mind you go to South station if you are coming from anywhere south of Boston and have to change stations to get north of Boston.  It's easy to fly into Portland and get to Colby, Bates, or Bowdoin.  Middlebury is a bit harder to get to than the ones in Maine.
All are D3 schools but Colby and Middlebury have been D1 in skiing for years.  
Bates has the worst town by far.  Lewiston is an old mill town that is still trying to recover.
Colby has invested a ton of money in the town of Waterville and it has benefited greatly.  It now has restaurants and businesses that have made the central Maine town much nicer than it was 30 years ago.  The campus is on a hill removed from town.  You cannot walk there but it's not hard to get into town. Colby has also invested huge amounts of money in athletics, environmental science, and performing arts.
Bowdoin sits right at the edge of Brunswick, a cute mid-coast town that has fun shops, coffeeshops, and restaurants.
Middlebury is in Vermont - different vibe from Maine.
Again, a kid couldn't go wrong at any of these.[/quote]

The last sentence says it all. I know several happy kids at each of these schools. Visit for preference.[/quote]

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