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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bates grad who spent a good amount of time at both Bowdoin and Colby for sports.  All three of these are great schools and have beautiful campus facilities and offer similar opportunities for students.  Bowdoin is known to have more prestige and Colby has recently risen in the US News ranks by playing the ratings game well but honestly all are strong.  Bowdoin is closer to Portland and has the nicest town whereas Colby is much more remote and Bates is in the middle (about 45 min to Portland and 25 to Freeport).  Lewiston isn't winning any beauty contests but I've seen a lot of great changes over the years since I graduated in the 90's.

I wish I could go to the Bates of today because they have put a lot of money into the campus and have a new science center opening this fall and have built many new dorms and other buildings over the past few years.  Bates is more outdoorsy IMO and has a very laid back vibe and a big focus on what they call "Purposeful Work" which means helping students target careers in their industry through alumni and parents.  I'm only familiar with Bates' efforts here but they have been significant over the past 5-10 years.

My spouse and I both are Bates grads and have great jobs making a good amount of money (750K+).  I don't have a graduate degree but my spouse does.  Contrary to statements about people not caring or recognizing the value of a Bates degree I have had employers/interviewers call out my Bates degree as impressive - and I was an English major. I know, I know, I'm supposed to be working at Starbucks but I'm not and never have!  YMMV but that's my experience at one of these four schools.  I highly recommend visiting all and looking at their strengths.

What jobs pay 750k+?

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DP.  Guessing someone went to law school and someone works a mom job?[/quote]

Ha no.  One has a consulting partnership and the other has a leadership role in a tech company with a lot of stock.[/quote]

What is a consulting partnership?[/quote]

Partner in a management consulting firm. Think Accenture, Grant Thornton etc. It’s funny that you care so much, as though you think I would randomly make things up. [b]It’s also pretty insulting that someone (not sure if it was you) assumed the female had a “mom job”.  Very strange.[/b][/quote]

Yeah -- that was really weird.  [/quote]

Weird to call out English majors as working at Starbucks, no?[/quote]

Actually, that's not what she did.  She called out people who assume that all English  majors will work at Starbucks.  Try to read more carefully and with attention to tone, perspective and nuance.  These are skills I developed as an English major at a SLAC and later honed at Stanford Law School.  I have found them to be  useful in many areas of life.   [/quote]

Thank you PP, you actually read what I wrote and put it into context.  Anyone who spends time on DCUM knows that English majors are constantly called out as having no career path.  At strong LAC's like the ones mentioned on this thread, English majors have great options.  I find that many people, especially in the tech industry, can't write well.  Someone who is smart and well rounded enough to understand complex technology but also has an excellent grasp of language is uniquely positioned to excel.

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