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Bowdoin College Students

Tell It Like It Is

Many students choose Bowdoin as their first choice school because of the intimacy between the administrators, faculty, coaches, alumni, and students; the size, the resources available, the convenient suburban location with accessibility to bigger metropolitan areas, and overall reputation. The rigorous demands, the Maine weather, the busy schedules, and the challenge to do well all become part of an education at Bowdoin. Check out the things they love and the things they hate about the Bowdoin experience and see if it's a place where you could thrive.

The BEST Things

The warm atmosphere

The dining hall food and service people

Cook's Corner, Freeport, Portland, and Boston

The huge Outing Club program

The awesome housing available to students

The WORST Things

The long winter

The extremely preppy campus

Being towed without warning

Brunswick goes to bed at 8:00 p.m.

No public transportation

"Going to school here is a mixed bag. I've met very nice kids, but the typical day and lifestyle is so repetitive. I have my days when I question my stay at Bowdoin, but on others, I couldn't be more psyched."

"I'd have to say, overall, I have had a wonderful experience. I've met lots of interesting and awesome people here. Advising from the faculty could be better, but then again, I should be more willing to take the initiative, too. I don't want to be anywhere else besides inside this 'Bowdoin bubble' where the food is always good, Colby is forever despised,and everything is generally in good condition."

Find out if Bowdoin truly has something for you, straight from the students' mouths.

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