Bowdoin vs Middlebury vs Colby

allison
Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:35:20 +0000

First of all, that’s not “shooting you down” by my definition, but I’m sorry if you felt that way. The post was intended as clarification of what Oliver was responding to and what his answer was, as Billsh1 seemed to be misunderstanding Oliver’s original post.

As to the rest…:
“… don’t pretend like you can relate to her for an instant just because you have casual chats about it with your friends. If you have a problem with me, feel free to talk to me about it, but do not feel like you know me or know at all what any of us really go through.”

I echo this back to you. I also know her (… or “them,” really), for one thing - but, more importantly, you do not know me, my friends, what “any of us really go through,” what I have and haven’t “learned about” the event in question, or the nature of our so-called “chats.” You seem to get very upset when people make assumptions about you/“minorities at Bowdoin”/etc., but you are doing the exact same thing, whether you realize it or not. (PS - I don’t have a problem with you. As you have pointed out several times, I don’t even KNOW you!)

With that said, I am going to pull back out of this thread, because I don’t think either of us are currently being particularly helpful to prospective students. I’ve stated my thoughts on the subject (Bowdoin/Midd/Colby) several times in this and other threads, and that’s really all that I have to contribute on the subject.