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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not to hijack...Does anyone want to share their opinions/perceptions about how Bowdoin, Colby, and Bates differ and the type of college experience/student at each?

Have not yet visited and that's been hard to get a feel for...[/quote]

I’m the PP who lives in Maine, I have known lots of kids over the years who have gone to them and have spent time at all three campuses. Bowdoin definitely the most selective of the three, tho Colby and Bates have become increasingly difficult to get into over the years. Anyone who has visited them will tell you, and it is true, that the town Bowdoin is in is the nicest as well, Brunswick definitely feels like a reasonably comfortable and prosperous place whereas Lewiston and Waterville are lower SES and so with the wealth of students going to school there you may have more local tension. The kids I have known who have chosen these schools coming from Maine tend to be fairly preppy, sporty, good students but not necessarily intellectual heavyweights. Colby is the farthest away from Portland of the three of them, it really kind of feels like the middle of nowhere to me but for some kids that’s not a problem and certainly there are beautiful local natural areas to explore. My kid was not interested in the schools, they felt too close to home, but I will say that most kids I know who have chosen them seem to love them, so I expect for the kid who’s looking for that sort of environment they will feel like variations on the same theme and generally all pretty great places to go to school.[/quote]

Very helpful, thank you![/quote]

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