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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would choose Bowdoin over Kenyan, in part for the student population.  Bowdoin is very prestigious[/quote]

Is it? Seems to be the same as all the others.[/quote]

There are some hard-core Bowdoin boosters on this site. Bowdoin is a great school, but it’s not on the level of Amherst, Williams, Swat, or Pomona.[/quote]

Other than generically using the USN rankings, what is your criteria for that conclusion?[/quote]

If you want to generically use the USN rankings, Bowdoin is on par with Middlebury. Only one point separates the schools in the latest rankings, and historically, the two schools have danced around each other in the rankings since 2020. Middlebury has ranked higher than Bowdoin as many times as Bowdoin has ranked higher than Middlebury, and the schools have tied multiple times. [/quote]

[b]Other than generically using the USN rankings[/b] was what I asked.[/quote]

I responded at 9:53. Reputations are built over decades and centuries, and when it comes to reputation, Bowdoin doesn’t match Williams and Amherst. Some on this site are desperate to lump them together in a single group. Bowdoin has the same reputation as Middlebury. They’re fantastic schools, just not Williams and Amherst. Much like Dartmouth just isn’t Harvard or Yale. [/quote]

You still haven't answered the question.

On what criteria are you basing this?  You mention "win rates" but don't provide any, nor a reason that would indicate it is "better" or has a better reputation.

Should this kind of statement be based on some kind of measurement and verifiable statistic? Cohort comparisons?  Something?

Otherwise it's, like, just your opinion, man.  Which is fine.  My guess is you are just parroting USN rankings and claiming 9 is way lower than 2 and therefore it's not as good.[/quote]

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