Environmental Programs at NESCAC schools?

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<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>I'm looking at Bowdoin, Bates, and Colby mainly. Does anyone have knowledge of the environmental studies programs at these, or other NESCAC schools? Thanks!</p>

<p>-turntwo</p>

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<p>I earnestly recommend Middlebury College:</p>

<p>[Environmental</a> Studies](<a href=“http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ump/majors/es/]Environmental”>http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ump/majors/es/)</p>

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<p>I have done a lot of research on lots of schools prior to applying, particularly on economics and environmental studies programs. I chose to apply to only one LAC: Bowdoin, because it has arguably the strongest environmental studies program in America. Check out their website. </p>

<p>The best parts about Bowdoin’s enviro program:

  • The coastal studies center. Only Duke has such access to similar facilities (to my knowledge) but Duke is much bigger, so it has to be shared by more students
  • The atmosphere: student body is very outdoorsy overall and appreciative of nature (check out their outing club) without being hippieish like College of the Atlantic. You should definitely visit campus to get this feel</p>

<p>Bowdoin also happens to have excellent dorms and food…</p>

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<p>There’s a lot of interest in environmental studies at many NESCAC schools, particularly the more isolated “northern” schools like Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Middlebury, and Williams. Bates and Bowdoin have coastal field stations; Midd and Williams own nearby forests.</p>

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<p>Regarding the green scene and ES at Bates, check out these links:</p>

<p>[BatesNow</a> | 7/30/2008 | Bates earns high marks for environmental sustainability](<a href=“http://www.bates.edu/x181283.xml]BatesNow”>http://www.bates.edu/x181283.xml)
[Untitled</a> Document](<a href=“Academics | Bates College”>Academics | Bates College)
[Bates</a> College | 117 Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area & Coastal Center at Shortridge](<a href=“http://www.bates.edu/x117780.xml]Bates”>Bates-Morse Mountain & Shortridge | Bates College)</p>

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<p>Middlebury has one of the oldest and most respected ES programs in the nation. Midd regularly comes out on top in rankings of collegiate environmentalism.</p>

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<p>[Connecticut</a> College Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies](<a href=“http://ccbes.conncoll.edu/]Connecticut”>http://ccbes.conncoll.edu/)</p>

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I strongly second this. I would add that Bowdoin’s unique [Arctic</a> studies](<a href=“http://www.bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/arctic-studies/index.shtml]Arctic”>http://www.bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/arctic-studies/index.shtml) program is of great interest to a would be environmental scientist.</p>

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Slight correction- it was said by some poster (LakeWashington?) a while back that Duke’s marine lab actually enrolled very few students.</p>

<p>Although it’s not on the scale of Bowdoin’s field station, [url=<a href=“http://www.williams.edu/williamsmystic/]Williams-Mystic[/url”>http://www.williams.edu/williamsmystic/]Williams-Mystic[/url</a>] is reasonably well-regarded.</p>

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<p>[Earth</a> & Environmental Sciences | Research and Resources](<a href=“http://www.wesleyan.edu/ees/research/]Earth”>Research Areas, Earth and Environmental Science - Wesleyan University)</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone! I’ll look into these programs… I’m applying as a transfer student, so chances are pretty slim. But I can try!</p>

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<p>Yeah, Duke’s marine lab seems reserved only for the highest achieving undergrads. Most people who get to do work there are grad students.</p>