<p>I know they are totally different schools, which is why I am having trouble comparing them. </p>
<p>I hope to complete a double major. Definitely English with some kind of emphasis on creative writing and a second major which isn't decided yet. I am considering something with business. I do hope to write in the future, but the reason for the double major is that I want something that can provide me with a steady job in case this does not work out.</p>
<p>NYU has a great location, internship opportunities, etc. However, the problems with majoring between schools sort of turns me off. </p>
<p>Furthermore, Bowdoin has better academics and very close faculty-student relationships. I'm not sure about Maine. </p>
<p>I can see myself at NYU very easily; not sure about Bowdoin but I think I would fit. </p>
<p>I would go for Bowdoin. The double major thing plus people come there for interns. Or they fly you down for internships or do a phone interview. I wouldn’t worry about that part. Maine is beautiful and you aren’t too far from Boston (like 1.5-2 hours by bus. Which is an easy weekend trip). Most kids stay on campus at most Universities and it’s nice to have a really beautiful environment</p>
<p>My daughter is a student at Bowdoin. It is a very special place. The students are enthusiastic and excited about everything they are doing both in and out of the classroom - and they are doing so much. A million ways to get involved. Professors who know you and are very approachable. A forward thinking administration. I don’t know where you are from, but spending 4 years in Maine is a treat. (My daughter didn’t do a semester abroad because she didn’t want to leave Maine.)</p>
<p>That said, it is a completely different experience from NYU. You need to think about what you want the next 4 years to feel like in terms of your daily life. If you haven’t visited, you should try to do so before making a decision.</p>
<p>The only students I ever read about on CC who really want NYU for its own sake are in the performing arts. The others all seem to want to spend four years in Greenwich Village. That’s a pretty appealing thought for some, but it’s not necessarily college. Bowdoin is college - perhaps the essence of what college is all about. I’d spend four (frigid) years having one of the planet’s great undergraduate experiences at Bowdoin, and then find another reason to get to live in NYC for awhile, if that’s a goal. BTW, fleece comes in really handy in Maine, and the L.L. Bean factory store is just down the road. :)</p>
<p>Thanks for all of your opinions
I’m still unable to decide because a part of me just really wants NYU. I’m going to visit and see if Bowdoin feels at all like a fit. </p>
<p>FYI. You should know that being in NYC doesn’t equate to a better chance of obtaining an internship. Most places fly you down if you have them or whatever. Just keep that in mind. Best of luck!</p>
<p>somehow, for the love of me, I can’t see the same person considering both of these schools seriously.</p>
<p>a student that wants to live in Greenwich Village, dodging cabs while attempting to find their class in between liquor stores and closed down restaurants while they trip over a homeless man isn’t the same person that is going to love to live in a beautiful and unique campus such as Bowdoin.</p>
<p>i went to bowdoin and live in nyc now. there is definitely merit to considering NYU seriously, especially if you’re drawn to going there. i’d recommend not choosing bowdoin if you’re not as comfortable in brunswick as in the village when you visit. new york city provides its own kind of education that, i think, can in certain ways make up for the differences in educational quality at the two places. bowdoin will be a more protected and establishment choice; it will likely make it easier for you to get into great grad schools. but don’t go there if you really, in your heart, like nyu more.</p>
<p>@japanoko: Respectfully disagree with you since I am seriously one of those people. Bowdoin is a great school, I get that, and I get that it has a beautiful campus and it is very unique. That completely appeals to me academically. </p>
<p>Now, before you say - okay, so you’re just trying to pick NYU for its social life, that’s not true. The feel of the campus is absolutely different. And Bowdoin is a lot like my hometown. </p>
<p>So my question now is should be nurtured at Bowdoin or should I just attempt to do something different?</p>
