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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]what's bowdoin doing right? Their yield is very strong considering they don't have the weather advantage of claremont schools and preftige advantage of aws.

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Malcolm Gladwell - "If you’re looking at liberal arts colleges, don’t go to Bowdoin. Don’t let your kids go to Bowdoin. Don’t let your friends go to Bowdoin. Don’t give money to Bowdoin or any other school that serves amazing food in its dining hall.” https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/07/18/malcolm-gladwell-sets-debate-over-whether-good-campus-food-prevents-more-aid-low
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Gladwell's hyperbole, like much of his schtick, is more about marketing sound bites than factual reality. Who (other than Bowdoin) is to say what the right % of low income students is for an incoming class? Why is 22% better than 11%? Would 80% be better than 22%? Colleges have a challenge to balance a myriad of demands when assembling a class.....URM, international, first gen, legacies, athletes, gender, geography, arts, etc. to create a richly diverse student body. If Bowdoin targets 11% for low income students then that's the number that works for that college. Bowdoin is, after all, a private college that operates as a business. There are many very good public colleges available as well. [/quote]

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