LACs: Bates vs. Colby vs. Whitman

nyreader
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:33:05 +0000

FWIW, S21 has ended up committing to Colby. We all agreed that if it was 100% about location, he’d go to Whitman. And if it was 100% about culture, he’d go to Bates. After Colby’s admitted students programming last weekend (which was generally very good), and separate conversations with a faculty member and a current sophomore, he felt that the “culture gap” between Colby and Bates was pretty small, and that Colby’s other advantages for his personal interests more than made up for them. Clear that all three are really great schools, and he’s lucky to have had such options.

Thanks everyone for the comments, suggestions, and assistance. This has been a really awful year to be helping a child navigate the college process (especially since the HS guidance counselors for him are worse-than-useless).