Visit Report by SVE673 (Member since March 15 2008 with 29 posts) Visit Date - June 2007
Visit to Bowdoin College in June 2007 by SVE673 (Student, HS Class of 2007)
Visit Activities:
Information Session:
Yes - Very personal; admissions lady let us ask any questions we wanted rather than shout out statistics Campus Tour:
Yes - Excellent tour guide from Romania; answered all questions and was engaging
Bowdoin College Campus:
Friendliness/Courtesy of Students: 5 - Excellent -
Only met a few students, but those I did meet were friendly and helpful
Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff: 5 - Excellent -
Best administration out of all 10 colleges I visited; helpful and friendly
Appearance of Campus: 5 - Excellent -
Nice mix of historic and modern buildings; campus was well maintained
Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness: 5 - Excellent -
All facilities we saw were in excellent shape and were very clean
Dormitories: 5 - Excellent -
Amazing dorms; there were two bedrooms and an adjoining common room. Best dorms out of all colleges I visited.
Security/Safety: 5 - Excellent -
The campus seemed to be very safe and secure
Overall Campus Impression: 5 - Excellent -
Great school with great food, housing, academics, and people
Off-Campus:
Area Immediately Around Campus: 5 - Excellent -
The College is located in a nice area of Brunswick, which offers many nice restaraunts and activities
City/Town/Community: 5 - Excellent -
Brunswick is a great town; Freeport and Portland are close
Campus Visit Notes for Bowdoin College:
Visit Description:
The administration at Bowdoin was much more friendly than the one at Middlebury. The dorms were palatial compared to the tiny and unsightly Colby dorms. The weather was beautiful when we visited; certainly not the torrential downpour we experienced at Amherst. The tour guide was helpful and very knowledgeable, unlike the unhinged, incompetent psycho we had at Williams. And Brunswick is close to Portland and Freeport, so we were not in the middle of nowhere like Hamilton. Bowdoin also has great academics, awesome food, friendly students, and the Outing Club. Now that I've been accepted, I will definitely be attending next year.
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Only met a few students, but those I did meet were friendly and helpful