Visit Report by bobow98 (Member since October 14 2006 with 181 posts) Visit Date - April 2007
Visit to Bowdoin College in April 2007 by bobow98 (Student, HS Class of 2007)
Visit Activities:
Admissions Interview:
Yes - Friendly senior interviewer..talked for about 30 minutes because of long line. Information Session:
Yes - Lady was quite nice and informative...sort of. Campus Tour:
Yes - Beautiful little campus real cozy and nice and all that good stuff. everything is close so it's accesible. Classroom Visit:
Yes - some really engaging and interesting teachers who truly seem interested in what you are learning (excluding intro level courses..because...well you know)
Bowdoin College Campus:
Friendliness/Courtesy of Students: 5 - Excellent -
really helpful, helped me find places and showed me places and talked about stuff in general
Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff: 5 - Excellent -
very friendly and approachable
Appearance of Campus: 5 - Excellent Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness: 5 - Excellent Dormitories: 5 - Excellent -
frosh get 4 people quads with 3 rooms (2 per room) and 1 common livng space about 2x as big as BR.
couldn't ask for a much better dorm. really clean single person showers (whole room) and cle
Security/Safety: 5 - Excellent -
no crime...i hope
Overall Campus Impression: 5 - Excellent
Off-Campus:
Area Immediately Around Campus: 4 - Very Good -
lots of restaurants...a little small but not bad, pretty green and clean
City/Town/Community: 3 - Good -
ok
Campus Visit Notes for Bowdoin College:
Visit Description:
Just a great experience. Can't wait to spend 4 years there.
Freeport (10 min south of campus) is the best discount clothing outlet center in the state, and you can get stuff at 80% off.
Hotel/Lodging Recommendations or Comments:
Portland, largest city in maine, is less than 30 min away and has great food and entertainment, arts, lodging, etc.
Dining/Restaurant Recommendations or Comments:
Portland :
Bangkok Thai on Congress St.
THe Blue spoon on congress st.
Bar Lola on congress st.
Hugo's (near downtown)
Duck fat (near hugo's)
Sapporo (sushi, on commercial st.)
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really helpful, helped me find places and showed me places and talked about stuff in general
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lots of restaurants...a little small but not bad, pretty green and clean
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ok