<p>Hello all,</p>
<p>I just got back from visiting Bowdoin, and out of all the colleges I have visited thus far it is almost my favorite (Dartmouth is my favorite/will probably be my #1 choice). I have also visited Middlebury, which I did like (my dad was enamored with Midd). So, I want a comparison of the two. Please try to keep personal biases out of the way.</p>
<p>Compare:
1) Overall academics:
-superior professors?
-superior science department/lab equipment?
-superior poly sci/government departments
-superior economics/business departments</p>
<p>2) Study abroad programs
-which has more offerings?
-which allows you to study abroad longer?
-which has a better foreign language department (I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to this one.....)</p>
<p>3) Dorms/Food (self explanatory</p>
<p>4) Surrounding areas</p>
<p>5) Social scene</p>
<p>6) Sports/competitive clubs</p>
<p>Oh, and I realized a lot of what I listed is personal preference. Just make an appealing argument why you think one is superior to the other.</p>
<p>Both are great liberal arts schools and I will probably be applying to both. If you would please chance me for them (as well as the others I have listed), I would be very grateful</p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/690641-just-giggles-very-early-chance-me.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/690641-just-giggles-very-early-chance-me.html</a></p>
<p>First step: Check to see what has already been said.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/middlebury-college/693860-middlebury-v-bowdoin.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/middlebury-college/693860-middlebury-v-bowdoin.html</a></p>
<p>Second step… do your own comparative analysis based on school website, student newspapers and whatever other information you can, such as the entire forum devoted to either school on CC. I do not think you will find huge support for attending Bowdoin on the Middlebury pages and vice versa.</p>
<p>But one thing is for certain… they are both great schools… and if you don’t get into Dartmouth, you’ll be in plenty of excellent company at either. It’s a pretty big club. :)</p>
<p>As I said in your other post on the Bowdoin forum–if you’re only a junior, then why not apply to all three and see where you get in? You won’t need to make this decision for another year. If you like Dartmouth much more than M and B, then apply there early.</p>
<p>Well I was kind of hoping people would provide inside information that I would not find on a website/info session/campus tour…ie: You get tired of the food at Bowdoin after a while or the distance Middlebury is from any major city is a problem.</p>
<p>As I wrote in my above post, I was also wondering which college was stronger in which major. Obviously, the Bowdoin website isn’t going to say “Our language department is not as good as Middlebury’s.” I take all the information given to me at info sessions/campus tours/view books with a huge grain of salt. After all, every college wants you to apply there, because even if you don’t attend, its a nice $50 check per applicant. </p>
<p>I was therefore looking for some unbiased, honest info about what makes Bowdoin better than Middlebury, and vice versa.</p>