<p>Forallitisworth - I am a first year student at Bowdoin. I have had none of the issues mentioned in this thread. </p>
<p>Bowdoin is an amazing place. I just completed my first semester, and I am extremely happy. My professors are all amazing. They’re extremely intelligent and are genuinely nice people. Undergraduate research is amazingly common - almost all of my friends work in labs and have internships for next summer. The quality of life is unbelievable - food, weather, happiness, academics, community… everything lives up to my expectations. IF you have ANY questions, feel free to ask on this thread or PM me.</p>