Social life at Swat vs. Bowdoin

superlax09
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:45:56 +0000

Izz, I think I am coming from the same environment as you as I also go to a top private school in NY. It also came down to either Swat or Bowdoin for me, and (clearly) I chose Swat. I think what made the difference for me was location. If you want a social life, it is a lot easier when you have access to Philly as opposed to being stuck in the middle of rural Brunswick, Maine. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVED Bowdoin and the decision was really hard for me but I decided I didn’t want to be in the middle of nowhere for 4 years especially since I am a city girl. I also got the feeling that Bowdoin was very cliquey when I visited, whereas when I visited Swat (overnight), it seemed like there were no set groups. People had such a wide array of friends with a wide variety of interests.

Also while I was there, there were plenty of Swatties going out and partying so if that is what you are interested in, it’s definitely available and popular. :)