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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Why are small colleges like Colby, Bowdoin, Middlebury, etc. such a draw? [/b]Before I moved here from Florida I’d never heard of them. Mix of my H.S. classmates went to the state flagships and those who didn’t went to UM or out of state to the likes of Auburn, GA Tech, Davidson , UVA and William & Mary. A few went to Boston College, Georgetown and Catholic University, but that’s to be expected when you graduate from a Catholic high school. Do people outside the NE bubble really know these small, unknown schools?[/quote]

They're not, actually. At least not in MoCo. Take a look at Bethesda magazine. Class of 2017 from top public high schools, there are not that many students applying to them, at least compared to places like state flagships and private Us. 
Bowdoin: 12 from Whitman BCC, 3 from Montgomery Blair, 6 from RM, 2 from Wootton, 9 from Whitman, 6 from WJ, 0 from Churchill.
Colby: 13 from BCC, 6 from Blair, 6 from RM, 0 from Wootton, 13 from Whitman, 5 from WJ, 0 from Churchill.
Middlebury: 11 from BCC, 4 from Blair, 4 from RM, 2 from Wootton, 18 from Whitman, 4 from WJ, 5 from Churchill.
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I don't think Bowdoin especially wants a ton of applications. They're already under 15% and projected to hit 10% this year. Small schools, smaller applicant bodies, but sustained interest.  [/quote]

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