What is better Bowdoin or Carleton?

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<p>What is better Bowdoin or Carleton?..can colgate or colby compare?</p>

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<p>All are very high quality. In my opinion, the top 20 to 25 lacs are pretty similar in terms of academics (with a few exceptions like harvey mudd or music at oberlin), so it’s really a matter of preference as to location, social scene, campus, etc.</p>

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<p>well what would u choose???</p>

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<p>Bowdoin’s got lobsters.</p>

<p>Mmm.</p>

<p>Carleton is probably better overall.</p>

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<p>“Better” in what sense? I’d say Bowdoin definitely has better food and housing.</p>

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<p>better as in what will get u farther/where would u go</p>

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<p>Carleton is closer to a big city. I’ve heard the Twin Cities is a terrific place to live. According to a website, it’s also ranked 2nd among the best college towns in the nation. I think Bowdoin might be more liberal. So for me I would pick Carleton cause it fights me better. But both are really really good in terms of academics.</p>

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<p>is there a prestigue differnce?</p>

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<p>no. Compared to larger research universities, both are relitively unknown nationally and internationally. But to people who actually know aobut collegs, both are highly regarded.</p>

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<p>If I had to pick one for myself, I’d pick Carleton.</p>

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<p>Equal Prestige. I’d pick Bowdoin personally. Visit the schools.</p>

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<p>While overall prestige is about equal, it’s in different areas. In general, Bowdoin’s more prestigious in business, while Carleton’s more prestigious in academia (i.e., grad school admissions). Along the same lines, there’s a big culture difference. Bowdoin is very preppy/athletic, while Carleton is more quirky/intellectual. They also each have more name recognition in different areas. Personally I’d pick Carleton, but neither’s a bad choice.</p>

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<p>haha, but which has teh more attractive women?</p>

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<p>the differences between bowdoin and carelton are most significant in their geography. beyond that, differences in the student body, and in the quality of education are non-existent. bowdoin may have more preppy kids, but not a significant amount to describe it as a true difference. </p>

<p>apply to both, visit, and go to the one you like more. why are you asking all these questions before you get in? try not to think about a college until you hear from them. that way you won’t be disappointed if you don’t get in.</p>

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<p>I’m curious, what is ranked first for college towns in the nation? Boston?</p>

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<p>Yeah i say apply to all four in fact. If it makes no difference, try to visit them before April, but of course you may only get into one or two (or none), so that might make your choice a lot easier. After you’ve visited, you should know which one is right for you because, as we’ve said, there is very little difference in academics/prestige.</p>

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<p>yes, boston</p>

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<p>Also consider where you might want to live after college. In the Northeast Bowdoin is well known but people may never have heard of Carleton. Go to Minneapolis and the reverse is probably true.</p>

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<p>I don’t think anybody will be able to come up with a significant academic difference between Carlton and Bowdoin. Carlton has the advantage of being in the same town with another good liberal arts college (St. Olaf College, which has about 3000 students).</p>

<p>Colgate is going to have a much higher % of its students being from NY and NJ than Colby, Carlton, or Bowdoin. If you’ve never rubbed shoulders with the NY/NJ crowd, you might want to eliminate Colgate from consideration just based on that alone.</p>

<p>Also, Carlton is probably even colder in the winter than Bowdoin and Colby, if that means anything to you.</p>

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<p>Carleton has actually been having warmer than usual winters lately, which wreaks havoc with their broomball ice rinks. Still, it is currently in the single digits temperature-wise. But I must say that my lived-in-Texas all her life daughter has managed to adapt quite well to the colder weather.</p>

<p>About the only differences I can add is the food is better at Bowdoin, but Carleton is (arguably) more fun, in a quirky sense. If you get into either, congratulations, you’ll get a great education at a marvelous college.</p>