Marlboro College
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Marlboro is considered to be an isolated, cloistered, and somewhat cabin fever-inducing college. It is on the top of a mountain 20 miles from the nearest town. It gets cold and a little too familiar in the winter months. You can expect to see the same people every day, and “every day” literally means turn the corner, and there they are again. Students who live on campus tend to get a little itchy for outside interaction just about all the time. Luckily, the town of Brattleboro is just down the mountain. In this eclectic hippy village you can find all sorts of fun things. There is an enormous collection of bookstores, a handful of cafes, and lots of great restaurants. (Check out Mama and Papa Z’s and Panda North.) The most popular hangouts are Mocha Joe’s Café, the Latchis Theater, the Twighlight Tea Lounge, Turn It Up! Music, and Brattleboro Books. People often call Brattleboro the “Metropolitan Extension of Marlboro” because you can expect to see all of your classmates and teachers in town at any time.

Though convenient in many ways, Brattleboro is still 20 minutes from campus and is only big enough to sustain itself. Most everything closes before 7 p.m., and there aren’t a lot of happening clubs or hangouts for students. With that said, about 90 minutes away is the town of Northampton. There, you can find all the amenities that Brattleboro cannot offer.

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RainaJW

History '15

3.8

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Brattleboro

Brattleboro's small, but it's a really nice town. Cool places to go are the Twilight Tea Lounge, The Works, and Beadnicks. There are also a ton of cool bookstores.

May 14, 2012

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unicorngirl

International Studies '15

4.6

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The college is located near the town of Marlboro, a tiny place with a wildlife museum, post office, and fire department. A (free) 20-minute drive away is Brattleboro, a small artsy city with some pretty nice thrift stores, restaurants, tea and coffee lounges, a great natural food co-op, and a really awesome art-deco movie theater. There are many opportunities for all kinds of outdoor sports in the area, and I've never felt unsafe walking alone at night. Everyone here is pretty friendly.

Apr 21, 2012

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dhunderfund

Social Sciences '10

3.8

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Potash Hill

Marlboro College is on Potash Hill, which is about 20 minutes from the town of Brattleboro. Going to Brattleboro is too much of a hassle for much of the student body, and in winter, pretty much everybody stays on the hill, all the time. That said, it's a beautiful campus with acres and acres of forest and miles of trails.

Jun 16, 2011

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