<p>Does participation in the Legal Studies Program give Bowdoin students a competitive admissions advantage at the participating law school? </p>
<p>Does the Bowdoin financial aid award transfer to the law school upon acceptance? Or does the law school recompute financial aid on a need blind basis?</p>
<p>Is this program popular? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>If you are talking about the AILE program - I am pretty certain the financial aid for Columbia Law School will be a totally separate process from financial aid at Bowdoin.</p>
<p>On their website, they have an article about a student who will be entering Columbia this fall after 3 years at Bowdoin: </p>
<p>[Alisha</a> Turak 12 Accepted into Accelerated Bowdoin-Columbia Law S, Campus News (Bowdoin)](<a href=“News | Bowdoin College”>News | Bowdoin College)</p>
<p>and they mention that the last time a Bowdoin student entered Columbia under this program was 2007. So 2 students in 5 years.</p>
<p>The article mentions that it means the student can’t do study abroad, an honors project, compare law school acceptances, etc. so it’s not for everybody.</p>
<p>college_query,</p>
<p>Thanks. </p>
<p>Two students in five years just about says it all. Do the 3-2 and 4-2 Special Academic Programs in Engineering suffer from a comparable lack of student participation? </p>
<p>I appreciate the help!</p>
<p>Blueisbest,</p>
<p>The lack of participation in these joint programs is primarily due to a few factors in my opinion:</p>
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<li><p>Students are not entirely sure what they want to do and these programs have many class requirements, so students usually have to identify their interest in these programs before sophomore year in order to fulfill them in time.</p></li>
<li><p>Bowdoin is a small, liberal arts college and usually students who are interested immediately in engineering will not go to a liberal arts school.</p></li>
<li><p>Bowdoin is a really enjoyable experience for most students and with its requirements, some students would rather study abroad or be with their friends for four years and enjoy the whole experience before moving on.</p></li>
<li><p>The rigorous academic environment at the College also forces students to be very driven and successful in order to qualify for these programs. </p></li>
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<p>These are just some of the reasons why I believe participation in these types of programs is limited. I personally know a few students in the joint program at Columbia and while they do like it, it is much more work for students during the first few years.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>