Bowdoin vs northwestern

SVE673
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:16:08 +0000

I’m not a current student, but I’ll be attending next year. First of all, prestige should not be a factor in your decision; but, both colleges are equally prestigious in the academic world. Graduate schools would be equally impressed with a degree from Bowdoin as they would from Northwestern.

Obviously, since you live in Chicago, Northwestern is more well-known. I am from Colorado and have to explain to everyone about Bowdoin, because very few have heard of it. So, unless bragging to your friends about going to Northwestern is more important than a good education, you should make the decision based on whether you want a small school environment or a large university environment.

Bowdoin has graduated a president, a Chief Justice, senate leaders, House Speakers, CEO’s, top bankers, and literary geniuses like Longfellow and Hawthorne. Just decide which environment you would rather spend your undergraduate education in and forget about how well-known a school is to the common person on the street.