<p>I have read that there is nothing to do there and thats the reason why so many kids eventually drop out, especially those who come from urban areas... can anyone elaborate on this?</p>
<p>It all depends on what you want outta college. If you are looking for a strong community then a remote LAC is your choice. If you are looking to sightsee, then an urban school is your ticket. Personally you are not spending all that money on tuition to sightsee. There are plenty of activities on campus (Colby and similar LACs), plus there are lots of opportunities for day trips for skiing, etc. It all depends on what rocks your boat. My son prefers the community aspect of Colby; he plans to live in an urban area when he enters the workforce.</p>
<p>are all these trips free?</p>
<p>The graduation rate at Colby (89%) and its retention rate are high by nearly any measure; I'd wager that Waterville was not the reason that most of the students who failed to complete a degree at Colby left. Balboa is right, at most of the non-urban, New England LACs, there is a tradeoff between acess to the cultural resources of a large city and a sense of community. Colby runs a shuttle to downtown Waterville and to Sugarloaf in the winter (but they don't pick up the tab for your lift ticket :-)</p>
<p>are these shuttles daily? also, how can i get to rite aid and all that other stuff like restaurants if i need something ASAP ?</p>
<p>Not only is there jitney service just about any time--the college will give you a voucher to take a taxi if you need to get somewhere in a hurry.</p>
<p>oh what! taxi vouchers? i just read and you gotta pay them back! that sucks! lol ....say that if a prospective student was to go to colby...how would he or she get from the airport to colby? will colby come pick them up? or will he/she need to pay a taxi? since its an hours drive, i assume its super expensive</p>
<p>Speaking of transport - are students allowed to keep cars on campus or is parking expensive? Do many students have cars there?</p>
<p>Students, even 1st yrs., can have cars on campus w/o fee; once you're there, rides to the airport don't seem to be much of a problem as a rule because so many students bring cars. </p>
<p>I don't know of any college that pays the expenses of visiting students as a general policy, but there is a limo from the airport that is not expensive.</p>
<p>Our daughter, a freshman, has her car at Colby and uses it frequently for her volunteer activities in Waterville. She also gives rides to her friends for runs to stores and to go to the movies.<br>
Twice so far, she has come back home ( Boston area), and has given rides to friends who wanted to spend the week-end, or the recent fall break in the city. I know many of her friends who have cars do just the same.
Portland is a lovely small city just about an hour away, so there is an urban area to go to. Otherwise, the area around Colby is to be enjoyed for its pristine beauty and many opportunities for outdoor fun. Whether that setting is right for you really depends what you are interested in.</p>
<p>there a certain taxi-van services that aren't very expensive that drive from ortaland to Colby all the time</p>
<p>Thanks for all the feedback, although i understand that its very outdoorsy, but isnt there like coffee shops, movie theaters, malls, etc around or close to the campus?</p>
<p>hmm waterville has about 4 thai restaurants
who could ask for more outta maine?
haha</p>
<p>well..portland has about 5 or 6 i think...</p>
<p>what about movie theaters and malls!?</p>
<p>check out this <a href="http://www.railroadsquarecinema.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.railroadsquarecinema.com/</a>, this place looks awesome!</p>
<p>wth? those are all indie movies! what about major motion pictures!!</p>
<p>here's flagship cinemas in waterville and what's palying now</p>
<p>movie runtime rating showtimes
Employee of the Month 2hr, 5min PG-13 1:30, 3:45, 7:10, 9:20<br>
Jackass: Number Two 1hr, 45min R 2:00, 9:40<br>
Man of the Year 2hr, 10min PG-13 1:35, 4:10, 7:05, 9:35<br>
Open Season 1hr, 35min PG 1:45, 3:50, 6:55, 9:05<br>
School for Scoundrels 1hr, 50min PG-13 4:20, 7:25<br>
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 1hr, 40min R 1:50, 4:00, 7:20, 9:25<br>
The Departed 2hr, 35min R 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45<br>
The Grudge 2 1hr, 55min PG-13 1:40, 4:15, 7:15, 9:30<br>
The Guardian 2hr </p>
<p>i just prefer indie films to the regular um crap like the grudge 2</p>
<p>thats awesome! thanks for the info! lol</p>