Bowdoin College
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To encourage a close relationship between everyone, Bowdoin requires that students live on campus for at least the first two years of college. After that, the College doesn't especially promote that students live off campus, but students can conduct their own off-campus housing search via Craigslist, the local newspaper, or bulletin boards throughout campus. Apartments and houses can be found anywhere from right down the street to 20 minutes away in Bath. Students who live off campus often feel the need to have their own car for getting to and from school, but some nice locations and streets are directly connected to Maine Street and within walking and biking distance.

Living off campus gives students an increased sense of independence and a chance to become more immersed in the community. Often, students live together to share the rent of an apartment, which results in cheaper housing costs per person. Also, student who live off campus have the option of getting partial meal plans and Polar Points to be used at on-campus dining facilities. In general, although there are many on-campus housing options and living on campus is encouraged to foster the idea of a "residential college," there are very pleasant options for living outside of the Bowdoin Bubble, if a student chooses.

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Off-Campus Housing at Bowdoin College

dk13bears

Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Medicine '15

5.0

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Housing

The off-campus housing at Bowdoin College offers students to take on new responsibilities, and develop into more mature individuals. The off-campus students still participate with on-campus students, which creates a friendly environment for everyone living at Bowdoin. The housing is surveyed every night by both police and security to protect students from possible threats or injury.

Mar 31, 2012

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Off-Campus Housing at Bowdoin College

seeks88

Physics '14

4.2

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Somewhat Far Away but High Quality

Very few students truly off campus because many of the nearby apartments are actually owned by the school. All the apartments whether school run or not are very nice, yet sometimes a bit far away.

Jan 06, 2012

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Off-Campus Housing at Bowdoin College

scottcmitchell

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering '15

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Everybody Lives on Campus

On campus housing is fantastic and convenient. Married students have housing readily available but few are in that category here.

Nov 16, 2011

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