<p>I'm wondering which would be the best top choice school out of the three. What are the plusses/minuses of each, especially for one interested in history -- specifically contemporary-themed -- but history in general, too.</p>
<p>I think they’re very similar academically. I’d consider student culture at each of these schools, which is quite different among the three you’ve listed.</p>
<p>How much do you like snow? Wesleyan has the least. Midd has the most. Other than that, Brunswick and Middletown are not that different. Wesleyan’s a little closer to the beaten track, along the New York to Boston corridor. Brunswick is closer to the ocean (although, you have to ask who goes ocean dipping in the Maine winter?)</p>
<p>I think Brunswick and Middletown are pretty different. Middletown is better commute to NY but Brunswick is a nicer town. From what I understand, Middlebury is the most remote of the 3.</p>
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<p>Hey Flying_pig, I’m interested in all three schools. How are the respective school atmosphere’s “very different”?</p>
<p>I think I’ll decline to answer since I’ve recently been bashed on this forum for answering questions as a prefrosh, but I can direct you to the website U N I G O.com (sans spaces, of course) which describes the culture of each school. “Very different” might have been an exaggeration, but they are certainly distinct. Good luck!</p>
<p>I think they’re very similar academically. I’d consider student culture at each of these schools, which is quite different among the three you’ve listed</p>
<p>Bowdoin, Middlebury and Wesleyan’s academics are by no means “similar”. If by similar you mean they offer math, english, natural sciences…etc courses, then youre correct. Otherwise, the academics at Wesleyan are in its own different category.</p>
<p>Basically, one of the greatest strengths of Wesleyan is that we have no core curriculum – there is no course that we MUST take. The school reccomends we take a few courses in 3 areas: Humanities and Arts, Math and Sciences, and Social Sciences (Very broad areas), but again, these are reccomendations and you dont HAVE to do it. As a result, Wesleyan’s curriculum will be hard for students who need a pathway and/or guidance in their education (although your advisors will help you), but excellent for students who want to experiment and take courses in a broad area of subjects without having to confine to a “core”.</p>
<p>I didn’t bother looking at Bowdoin since I knew I did not want to go as far as Maine, but I know a few people who go, and they said that Bowdoin, along with Colby, is a bigger drinking school since the weather can be limiting. Middlebury came off to me as very preppy and preprofessional in terms of academic atmosphere (feel free to disagree though). Wes just seemed more laid back and chill, but at the same time competitive and fun. Clearly every answer you’re going to get on this thread will be at least somewhat biased towards Wesleyan, but yeah - I think we have the best overall atmosphere since so many people here are just living in the moment.</p>