Bowdoin vs Tufts

CollegeMom08
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:27:39 +0000

Tufts sounds perfect to me. It’s size is a distinct advantage because it draws from a larger pool and thus theater and performing arts groups on campus are numerous and excellent! Add to that a great college of liberal arts and science with many majors and minors, Boston at your door step, cute Davis Square a few minutes away, the general social justice/“save the world” mentality of the campus and it’s a win-win.

Oh and the food is good! Two dining halls. And my kid is picky!

For some, like my kid, a place like Bowdoin is too small, to remote (though I LOVE Brunswick) and feels too much like “high school” again. Also, not as much diversity at Bowdoin.

Other than the fact that they are both excellent schools academically, they are very different in many ohter ways. A visit to both will probably sway you one way or the other.

Good Luck!