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What it is like to attend Bowdoin College

William Frierson AvatarWilliam Frierson
September 30, 2009


Located in Brunswick, Maine, you will find Bowdoin College. It is about 25 miles from downtown Portland, which has shops and restaurants on the water. The Bowdoin Student Shuttle allows students to travel to and from campus. There are over 1,700 undergraduates, with about one-third of them being minority or international students.


Admission requirments at Bowdoin College include an average SAT score of 1,400, and most students, being in the top five to ten percent of their high school graduating classes. According to the Associate Dean of Admissions, Elmer Moore, Jr., Bowdoin also looks for students with academic and intellectual passion, serious involvement in their communities, and who can provide excitement to Bowdoin College. BC offers financial aid to students; the average grant is around $34,000. Students can choose from up to 42 majors, as well as major options in self-design. Some popular majors where students want to find entry level jobs are government and legal studies, economics, history, English, and biology. The BC faculty includes well-respected artists and scholars.
Men’s ice hockey is the most popular spectator sport at Bowdoin College, while the sailing team is highly ranked at the national level. There are 29 buildings for housing, which include apartments, and small college houses. BC is also known for its award-winning food, served in the school’s dining hall.
In addition, the founder and CEO of one company is a Bowdoin alum and gives students access to movies, which are delivered to their mailboxes.
So, if you’re looking for a quality education, enjoy the outdoors, and want to sample award-winning food, then check out a college video tour of Bowdoin College, http://www.youniversitytv.com/bowdoin_college.html, and learn more today.

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