Bowdoin College Physical Environment Part (2)

Two museums of art and modern theatres bring out the musician and actor in these students.  The campus has a balanced feel, almost spiritual, to the environment and students relate well to this. The issue of sustainability is addressed daily here, as these students want to prepare to live with the finite natural resources in [...]

Bowdoin College Physical Environment

Bowdoin College is located on the coast of Maine, 26 miles from Portland. Brunswick is a quaint town of 20,000 people, with cobblestone streets and many restaurants that are friendly to students. Bowdoin owns Orr Island, 13 miles away on the coast, where students frequently participate in geology and marine research.

Boston College Social Environment

Students at Boston College were high achievers in high school. They carry their ambitions on to college and add an intense and dynamic feel to the classroom and social life. Students from a Catholic background are comfortable here, as are others who are open to taking religion as part of the required core of classes. [...]

Boston College Physical Environment Part (2)

Boston College has a self-enclosed campus surrounded by a mature neighborhood of upscale homes and estates. There is public transportation outside the entrance to upper campus. It’s the last stop and turn-around for the T, a trolley that runs down the middle of Commonwealth Avenue, packed with students from other nearby universities, the Boston Common, [...]

Boston College Physical Environment

All it takes is just a walk through the campus of Boston College for most high school juniors and seniors to fall in love with this university. The view from the main entrance is dotted by the mature trees lining the way to the tower of Gasson Hall that beckons at the end of the [...]

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