Middlebury vs. Bowdoin

Hitch123
Mon, 21 Apr 2014 01:48:28 +0000

I think you can go with your reaction after your visit. It would really be a shame not to if you felt pretty strongly in favor of Midd. US News has them at #4 and #7 (I think) and they are really equivalent schools in academics.
I would guess that their med school placement is about the same. And the size does make a bit of a difference because there are more non-athletes at Midd which adds to the variety of students. There are so many things going on on weekends—from parties to a cappella and theater----that students don’t go to Burlington much, but it’s only 50 minutes away. There are several excellent music professors and piano teachers, I’ve heard (parent speaking here). And an interesting composition professor, Su Lian Tan. The science building is amazing, as I’m sure you saw and I hear that the research opportunities are excellent.