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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bowdoin[/quote]

NOT Bowdoin- very white, upper class, prep-school, snooty New England brats. Wanna be IVY's that couldn't get in.[/quote]
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Uninformed take on Borodin.  What are you, 12?[/quote]

No, my daughter went there and  had a hard time socially as a woman of color. Very cliquey students with little exposure to students with difference- culturally or otherwise. Wonderful teachers, though, and that's what got her through. Brunswick is a cute town, but also lacks diversity  and somewhat isolated. It's the social piece that is tough as a woman of color. [/quote]

If diversity was that important for her then why would she have applied?  I’d also say that describing students as bratty is sophomoric.  Your daughter made a bad decision but that’s not a reflection on the school.  Grow up.[/quote]

I've read many of DCUM responses in my day but this comes across as nearly the most obnoxious. Mother of daughter who experienced a difficult time at Bowdoin socially, I'm sorry. Strong academics but insular.[/quote]

I was thinking the same. Critcal poster is incredibly defensive and sensitive. Sorry, Bowdoin mom. I agree that diversity is an important part of a learning environment. My dd is white, but she is so used to a very diverse school in the DC area, she has crossed off or downgraded a few schools for lack of diversity. I can't imagine how difficult that must have been for a young woman of color. Thank you for sharing. Very helpful.[/quote]

+1. Black women don’t make up a significant percentage of the student body at many top schools. And your DD clearly had the qualifications for these if she attended Bowdoin.  She should not have to limit her college list to places that have a critical mass of Black women. The defensive Bowdoin poster is an example of Gaslighting 101.

I’m sorry to hear this about Bowdoin. My white DD is planning on applying this year. But, her large public HS is 35% white, 35% Asian, 30% Hispanic/black/biracial/other and she wants a diverse environment (race and SES) for college.  She’d hate a rich, white country club atmosphere, and has tried hard to avoid that scene in developing her college list. She’d really hate a college with students that made POC feel unwelcome.

Oh well, snarky Bowdoin defender could rightfully was her reach anyway and Bowdoin will have plenty of better candidates.  She can find a different reach that is more diverse.  Suggestions?[/quote]

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