<p>Let’s talk about it, please? I’m from a [very urban] suburb of New York and I want to be able to walk out of my dorm and have a less than twenty minute walk to a clothing store… you know, not a shopping mall, but if I need a shirt, can I find one in Brunswick?</p>
<p>Now, I realize that that’s a very particular inquiry, but it sort of sets the bar. If I can buy a shirt, then it’s civilized enough for me. I’d also like to know about restaurants and other features…</p>
<p>if you get lucky...you might be able to find socks too!!</p>
<p>haha
When I visited I felt like there were definitely necessities in Brunswick. If you really want to go shopping...Freeport is like a 20 drive and there are all sorts of designer stores and LLB and stuff</p>
<p>i had a really good lunch and dinner in Brunswick. there are lots of little cafes and restaurants and stuff.
there is even a movie theater</p>
<p>Hey does that mean you need a car on campus to get around? Are Frosh allowed to
have one? Does anyone know if a 7 year old Ford Taurus would make it through
Maine winters?</p>
<p>freeport has all the fancy chain stores that you'd find in new york. well maybe not all of them, but many of them. brunswick is walkable and great. i live in new york now and miss it sometimes. the environments are very different, but i think worth a few years of your time. :)</p>
<p>yes, a Taurus will make it through Maine winters, they're actually pretty good in them. Mine's 5 years old and has run smoothly through last years butloads of snow. Just make sure you've got appropriate tires. and ABS brakes help a ton, too.... and a window scraper</p>
<p>Brunswick is a cute little town, it's got some little boutiques and your average necessities... plus a movie theater. it actually has a downtown, so you'll be able to find most things. Freeport with lots of outlet shopping is only a short drive away, and Portland, our largest city (though only 60,000 people) is about 30/45 minutes away.</p>
<p>Oh btw I'm not a Bowdoin student, just a kid from Maine (though applying to Bowdoin)</p>
<p>yeah freshmen will not be allowed to have cars on campus starting from the class of 2013 but the Bowdoin shuttle still runs which costs $3 to go to Portland or Freeport and is free anywhere within a mile of campus. Also most things in Brunswick you could probably walk to.</p>
<p>Bowdoin just got a couple of cars.....they now have thee zipcar thing
they have a hybrid and then a bigger car for other stuff
i think it was a hondo civic hybrid and a honda element</p>