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<p>The people I met at Hamilton were real friendly. They helped my make my decision. The people I met at Colgate weren’t very friendly and didn’t look like they were thrilled to be there. But it was really cold that day, so who knows? The people at Bowdoin that I met, if I were to label anyone as snobby or elitist, it would be them. But again, I only met a handful of people. </p>
<p>I think that no matter where you go you’re going to get a broad spectrum of snobs, jocks, stupid frat boys, average kids, burn-outs, hippies and social activists. IMO, you’ll find your niche regardless of which college you choose. I think it is more important to pick a college based on the size, the location and the areas of their excellence.</p>
<p>Hamilton is a writing school. That’s what they pride themselves on. That’s what they advertise. If you want to learn to be a great communicator, you can’t go wrong with Hamilton. If you want to be the next Wall Street tycoon, ok, there might be a few schools that skew more to finance or econ, but isn’t being a great communicator base-line key to success?</p>
<p>To be honest, I liked both Hamilton and Macalester schools a lot. Like a lot of other posters, I only met a handful of people while I was there (although I met the soccer teams on both), but all were very friendly and seemed to like their school. Acedemically I got a similar vibe from each. Mac also does have a good writing program; they even have creative writing as a major (one of the few schools that does).</p>
<p>On Hamilton - my friend goes there, and while she drinks (a lot…), I have met several of her friends who do not, and they don’t seem to have a problem. Writing is strong (although it is also strong at Mac) and the campus is really pretty, and small enough that it felt pretty intimate. Being from New England, I did notice that some of the kids looked like they had climbed out of a Norht Face/J Crew catalogue, but there were plenty who didn’t. Most were ust wearing generic jeans and t-shirts (this was in late April).</p>
<p>Speaking from a first person perspective, I can tell you that not all NE boarding school kids are snobs…</p>