<p>with all humility, my impressions of Middlebury suggest a wonderful and vibrant school with fantastic facilities for both faculty and students. with regard to diversity, it’s not for everyone. both sons, during their visits, decided this beautiful and enticing campus was not for them. you’d have to ask them, but amongst the reasons i think the art and alternative lifestyle scene was slightly lacking. many bright, creative, and passionate kids choose schools other than Middlebury for whatever reasons. i guess it’s called ‘fit’ . . . they both found schools in Brunswick, Me. and Boston which suited their needs and are happy, challenged, and engaged. </p>
<p>i don’t know what ‘cave-like’ means, but the dining hall at Bowdoin strikes me as anything but. . </p>
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[Facilities</a> (Bowdoin, Dining)](<a href=“http://www.bowdoin.edu/dining/facilities.shtml]Facilities”>http://www.bowdoin.edu/dining/facilities.shtml)</p>
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<p>to the OP, visit if you can and come up with your own insights.</p>