<p>Hey, maybe I can help. I’m currently a student at Haverford while my sister goes to Bowdoin. We’ve both been to each other’s campuses. </p>
<p>I think Bowdoin’s food and dorms definitely win, hands down, so if those are important to you (as they were to my sister) you should take a look at Bowdoin. Their dorms are supposedly “like palaces” and their food is number 1 for liberal arts colleges. Haverford dorms are standard, not great, but acceptable. The food ranges from good to bad, depending on who you ask and what day it is. </p>
<p>Campus-wise, my sister was really impressed with Haverford. She said it’s much prettier than Bowdoin and has a cute duck pond. The buildings look very New England/19th century. Lots of stone and green grass. Bowdoin has a more modern look and has less greenery.</p>
<p>Academics-wise, Bowdoin is stronger in political science and economics, while Haverford is strong in hard sciences like bio, physics, chem, etc. I think the level of difficulty of classes depends on what area you take them in. On the plus side, Haverford is close to Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore, and you can take classes at both. You can also take classes at UPen.</p>
<p>Bowdoin people in general are better looking than Haverford people. Just look at pictures of people from Facebook and you’ll have to concede! However, Haverford seems to be more diverse and slightly smarter. ;)</p>
<p>Location-wise, I think Haverford wins. We are close to Philly, 20 minutes by train, and we have a lot of good transportation systems in place. We are also reasonably close to NY and Boston. Bowdoin is slightly isolated, though my sister tells me that her college provides shuttles to Freeport, which has a ton of major outlets. </p>
<p>I hope as a generalization, this was helpful. Please feel free to ask questions, and I’ll ask my sister if I don’t know something about Bowdoin. :D</p>