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[quote=Anonymous]I have one kid who graduated Bowdoin and another Georgetown plus several alumni relatives at Georgetown. They are very different schools.

The kid at Bowdoin knew everyone on campus and had a closer relationship across the board to profs, deans, even the cafeteria people and the head of security who, at times, acts more like a dad than a private police officer.  The classes are rigorous, very small (even a freshman class can have 5 students in it) and there are no easy classes. There is no let up on the work and the profs have very high standards. The students have a reputation for "preppy" but that wouldn't be the word I would use; I would say there are a good number of upper-class American kids but they have a slightly quirky bent and most love the outdoors. While Bowdoin doesn't have frats, they have houses; all students are arbitrarily assigned and the students attend house parties. Even without frats, there is a lot of drinking. The kids graduate and they all stay in touch, share apts with each other, etc. Almost all the students do well applying to grad/ professional schools and go on to excellent jobs.

The one who attended Georgetown got a lot out of the city, with more opportunities for internship than Bowdoin which is remote. (The Bowdoin one had to use summers for that.) The school isn't as personal but kid knew profs in his department, was not as close to professors overall-- much less staff-- and had some friends, but not that lifelong cameraderie. (Even my relatives who are alum all have a handful to a dozen Georgetown friends but it's nothing like the Bowdoin kids who have dozens of close alumni friends.) The classes varied in quality and it was always possible to find easier classes. The academics were more rigorous and intense at Bowdoin. But the name recognition and career center for Georgetown was much greater. The vibe at Georgetown is preppier, more international rich kid, arguably some would say snobby. (The Pell Grant percentage for Georgetown is about 10% while it's about 16% for Bowdoin-- both still considered pretty low.)   
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