<p>...I have a tough decision to make. I want to study econ. What do you say?</p>
<p>Great choices! Congratulations! Choose based on location and which feels like the best fit. - Academics are excellent at either one.</p>
<p>Visit if you can.</p>
<p>A.S.A.P. is absolutely right. My daughter liked both schools, but her visits after being admitted to each ultimately made it clear which was the better fit for her. When she visited Bowdoin, she just couldn't imagine being there for the next four years. It came down to personal taste, not the quality of the school.</p>
<p>woahhhh i saw this thread and my jaw dropped. i was about to post one with the exact same title!</p>
<p>i am trying to make the same decision. i'm not sure what i want to study... probably chemistry or another natural science. i live in southern california and i always thought i wanted to do the whole New England college thing, but i love Pomona! the social scene there seems a little more active than at Bowdoin because of the 5 college consortium and the students are just so happy!</p>
<p>i think it will all come down to my visits this month (my second visit to both schools). i guess i'll see you there, boababa.</p>
<p>I also got into both schools! i'm trying to choose between the two along with Middlebury. All have awesome academics and i figure that the visits i do this month will determine my choice.</p>
<p>In a recent issue of the Pomona magazine, there was a feature article on twins. One girl, a sophomore at Pomona, had a twin sister at Bowdoin. Both reported being very happy.</p>
<p>Both MY twins are at Pomona and are also VERY happy.</p>
<p>The biggest difference is the weather. It is now April 4, 31 degrees with light snow in Brunswick, Maine and 74 degrees at Claremont, CA.</p>
<p>If you like cold weather from October to April, Bowdoin is for you.</p>
<p>cbreeze, that's not really an accurate representation of bowdoin weather.</p>
<p>weather was in the 50s and low 60s here in brunswick from when we returned after spring break until yesterday, when it suddenly got very cold. this is not typical april weather in maine (though, obviously, snowstorms are <em>possible</em>, as one is currently taking place).</p>
<p>similarly, we had an extremely mild fall->winter transition this year - there was no real cold weather before winter break, and definitely no snowstorms. i was going out for walks in a fall jacket and light scarf all the way up until i left for break in halfway through december. (some years, though, snow and cold do start earlier...)</p>
<p>pomona, of course, will undoubtedly have warmer weather - but it will also have smog, and weather that is <em>too</em> warm (for me, at least).</p>
<p>and finally, while weather is of course something to consider, i do not think it should be what you base your decision on - and i <em>also</em> do not think that the biggest difference between bowdoin and pomona is the weather - i think they are pretty different institutions, with different strengths and weaknesses.</p>
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and finally, while weather is of course something to consider, i do not think it should be what you base your decision on - and i <em>also</em> do not think that the biggest difference between bowdoin and pomona is the weather - i think they are pretty different institutions, with different strengths and weaknesses.
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<p>Perhaps you can elaborate as boababa and a few others here would like to know as they have stated here.</p>
<p>There was a veeery lengthy thread last year on this exact question. I didn't find it in a quick search, but someone with better skills might have more luck :-)</p>
<p>This may help you:</p>
<p>When evaluating schools, it is extremely important to pay special attention to the departments that are important to you. Do not let the overall reputation of a school be the guiding light.</p>
<p>When it comes to Economics, a good start would be to evaluate the faculty and the courses for breadth and depth, and then compare the results at your targeted schools to what is available through the Claremont Consortium. </p>
<p>The weather is far from being the biggest difference.</p>
<p>Evaluating the faculty and courses offered are important. However, it is more important for the graduate students unless the students who want answers here are very set on their majors. A lot of students change their their minds several times during the course of their undergraduate years. What then?
Both Bowdoin and Pomona are strong liberal arts colleges which means their overall courses in all majors are fairly strong. Of course, the Claremont Consortium as a whole will offer more choices. Unless you can pinpoint their specific strengths and weaknesses,(which I have invited posters here to do) then the average students will have to choose which one is a better fit; eg. location, weather, student types,administration and the general nuances of the campus.</p>
<p>Found, courtesy of kcpdmp:</p>
<p>Thanks, guys. I am leaning towards Bowdoin.</p>