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Maine Day Open House

On Monday, September 24, 2012, Bowdoin College will host Maine Day, an open house for Maine high school students and their families to learn more about Bowdoin's academic and extracurricular offerings.

Register for Maine Day »

For those who have already registered, please check in with us when you arrive on campus in Daggett Lounge, located next to Coles Tower in the Thorne Dining Hall. A campus map will help guide your way.

If you have questions or need to cancel your plans for Maine Day, please contact Gail Stankiewicz in the Admissions Office at (207) 725-3234 or gstankie@bowdoin.edu.

Interviews

A limited number of admissions interviews have been reserved in the afternoon on September 24 for Maine high school seniors; we encourage you to take advantage of your time on campus to interview with our staff.

Schedule a Maine Day Interview »


Schedule of events

8:15 - 9:00

Registration and Refreshments in Daggett Lounge, Thorne Hall

9:00 - 9:15

Welcome and Opening Comments in Daggett Lounge, Thorne Hall

9:15 - 10:30

Campus Tour (departs from Daggett)
or Attend Classes

10:30 - 11:30

Student and Academic Life Panel (Daggett)
or Attend Classes

11:30 - 12:30

Admissions and Financial Aid discussion (Daggett)
or Attend Classes

11:30 - 1:15

Lunch in Thorne Dining Hall; formal program concludes

1:00 - 2:25

Attend classes (1:00 classes last until 2:25 pm)

1:30 - 2:30

Campus tour departs from Admissions Office, Burton-Little

1:30 - 3:30

Interviews with staff members for interested seniors, Burton-Little (please sign up using the RSVP link above)

1:30

Explore the campus, investigate the Smith Student Union and bookstore, or venture to the coast. We'll point you in the right direction!
 

Parking

Parking is available in the Admissions parking lot outside the Admissions Office. If this lot is full, continue down College Street and take a left onto Sills Drive and park on the left hand side of the street.

Additional parking is available in the Farley Field House lot: Take College Street to Coffin Street and make a right onto Coffin. Take that to Longfellow Ave. and make a left onto Longfellow. Go one block and make a right onto Harpswell Rd., turning right, almost immediately into the Farley Fieldhouse parking lot. Additional parking may be available on Park Row, an access road that parallels upper Maine Street beside the College. If you park here or in areas adjacent to the College, please park with the flow of traffic.

Parking lots designated for those with blue faculty/staff stickers are available to visitors.

Note: Please do not park in the following areas: handicapped spaces unless applicable, emergency vehicle spots, or fire lanes. If you have questions about parking, call the Security Office at (207) 725-3314.



Traveling to Bowdoin

GPS Address for Admissions Office:
4 College Street
Brunswick, ME 04011
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Did You Know?

  • Brunswick is a coastal town of 22,000 people.
  • Maine has nearly 3,500 miles of coastline.
  • Portland, Maine's largest city, is an easy half-hour drive south and is filled with galleries, shops, and nationally recognized restaurants.
  • Boston is just 2.5 hours south of Bowdoin on I-95.
  • Maine's mountains offer thousands of acres of wilderness and world-class skiing.

Learn more about Brunswick and Maine »