<p>What are your thoughts on general pros and cons of either?</p>
<p>I'm a prospective Economics major. </p>
<p>Bowdoin seems to be a much stronger college, but NYU has New York City and it's network for employment. I won't say much more on my own thoughts so as to invite a less influenced and open response.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot in advance for your help!</p>
<p>Can't go wrong with either. NYU doesn't have much of a campus, but it is highly respected and the city will be great for jobs and internships along with other things to do. However, Bowdoin is VERY prestigious and I'm sure you will not have any trouble getting excellent internships and jobs either. I don't know that much about the school but I believe that it is located in a small town and that their food is incredible. I also remember reading that it has some wonderful traditions that you will experience as a freshman. Best of luck with your decision!</p>
<p>One's in the busiest city on earth. The other is in rural Maine.
One's a large university. The other is a tine LAC.
One lacks a well defined campus. The other has a well defined campus.</p>
<p>(wow, quite a bit of anaphore there, eh?)</p>
<p>Your call, either way :)</p>
<p>i HIGHLY recommend you visit- they are SUCH different schools</p>
<p>visit and see if the city is where you want to be, or a small, supportive community. i think you'll have to choose this based on gut, because, although bowdoin is rather prestigious, there is something to be said for the internships available during the school year in nyc, which are only available to students in nyc.</p>
<p>Id say it depends on wht ur looking for. Small or large, rural or urban, campus or no campus.</p>
<p>Bowdoin probably gets the nod in terms of prestige, but again you are really comparing apples and oranges they are so different...</p>
<p>This thread has caused me to wonder if an applicant has ever applied to even more polemic schools such as Hampshire College and West Point, or Wesleyan and Pepperdine,etc. If accepted to both NYU and Bowdoin, then a visit to each should make the decision easy.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies, everyone.</p>
<p>I'm sorry for being really unclear about this. I'm a current NYU student who is applying for transfer to Bowdoin to get out of the city, focus more on academics, and have a closer-knit community environment.</p>
<p>The concern and discussion I'm having with my family and myself is about the other potential consequences of moving - namely giving up the career opportunities of being at NYU and in New York.</p>
<p>Is this a valid issue to be worried about?
Thanks again.</p>
<p>i have a good friend who goes to Bowdoin but is applying to transfer to Columbia. he thinks the bowdoin campus is boring, there is nothing to do, etc. he does love the academics, but wants to be in a big city where there is more to do. </p>
<p>the only valid issue to be worried about is your happiness. if you really want to get away and be in a different kind of environment, then in the long run your opportunities will be greater because you'll maximize your education and its connections.</p>
<p>theres a poster (slipper with some numbers at the end) on this board who did a somewhat simillar thing, transferring from Columbia to Dartmouth for similar reasons as you posted. maybe s/he can give you his/her personal opinion to why s/he chose to leave NYC to a rural enviroment.</p>
<p>And, strange as it may seem, I can think of people who would be happy at both NYU and Bowdoin. Both are very appealing environments, and there are people who could adapt well to either.</p>
<p>And Brunswick makes Bowdoin less isolated than some small LAC's.</p>
<p>Re the OP's question: No, I don't believe your family's concerns are justified. Small New England LAC's have been placing graduates into prestigious jobs for generations. Longer than NYU has. NYU has become a well-respected University, and deservedly so, but it used to be a less prestigious commuter school.</p>
<p>I go to Bowdoin currently and have a close friend at NYU (the acting college, however). Bowdoin's econ department, from what I've heard from friends in the department, is top notch as far as small liberal arts colleges go. NYU has a good network, but there's a joke at Bowdoin that even though it's small chances are the person who interviews you at a job went to Bowdoin or has a kid going there. It's unbelievable but often true. Most of my friends have landed good jobs. The Career Planning Center gets a lot of flack, but they deliver on getting you connections. There are five people in the office committed to getting you where you want to go after you graduate. If you visit, stop by.</p>
<p>I was stuck in the same predicament four years ago between Bowdoin and UChicago. Both are prestigious but their major difference was size and population. I realized, after visiting, that the "University" in the name essentially translated to "mediocre undergrad experience, awesome choice for grad studies." Bowdoin's entire focus is individualistic and entirely undergraduate.</p>
<p>Bowdoin's econ department is ridiculously good. A study I read ("Economic Research at National Liberal Arts Colleges: School Rankings" from 1997) places Bowdoin at #7 of all top LACs for papers published in national economic journals by quality, and at #12 in terms of raw numbers.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the responses thus far!</p>
<p>I've gotten in touch with Slipper1234 and will speak to him about his experience.</p>
<p>Please continue to add your experiences and insight to the topic.</p>