2012 Bowdoin Decisions

<p>Congratulations and Good Luck to everyone</p>

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<p>Let’s see if this flies</p>

<p>DECISION:</p>

<p>[ *] School Applied to:
[ *]Stats:
[ *] SAT:
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] GPA:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ *]Subjective:
[ *] Extra Curriculars:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:
[ *] Other Factors:
[ *] going to attend?</p>

<p>DECISION:ACCEPTED </p>

<p>[ *] School Applied to:BOWDOIN ED
[ *]Stats:
[ *] SAT:CR 720, WR 790 M 650
[ *] SAT IIs: AM HIS 760, ENGLIT 780
[ *] ACT:
[ *] GPA:3.9
[ *] Rank: my school doesn't rank, but top 11%,(probably number 13 or 14 of 130 students)
[ *] Other stats:AP English:5, History:4, Bio:5 Currently taking AP Calc, APEcon , APFrench and APPhysics
[ *]Subjective: I wanted Bowdoin
[ *] Extra Curriculars: Theatre, music, political clubs, lit magazines
[ *] Essays:I am told that I write well
[ *] Teacher Recs: In retrospect I guess they were good enuf!
[ *] Counselor Rec: ditto
[ *] Hook (if any):submitted a CD of my singing, both classical and Broadway
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country:New England
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Whitegirl
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] major strength/weakness: I suck at sports. I really suck.
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:I think in general its a crapshoot. So many good people get rejected and others who seem mediocre get in. But I loved my interviewer when I visited, and I felt a great connection to the theatre and music profs as well.
[ *] Other Factors: I assume ED gave me an edge
[ *] going to attend? I have to, but I am glad, very glad and very happy. congrats to everyone else who was accepted, and best of luck to all.</p>

<p>DECISION: Rejected...</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 670 V/ 670 W/ 680 M
SAT IIs: 680 Math I, 790 U.S. History
GPA: 97.612/100 (weighted)
Rank: 11/392
Other stats: 4 APs taken upon applying (received 5, 4, 5, and 5); currently taking 4 more
Extra Curriculars: Pit Band (4 years), section leader, involvement other orchestras/bands, an editor of school newspaper, Key Club, Amnesty International, founding member of Peer Writing assistance group, science olympiads, conducted science research for 2 summers at univerisites and entered competitions like Intel, won lots of science awards
Essays: Pretty good, so I thought
Teacher Recs: Didn't see, but my teachers knew me pretty well
Counselor Rec: Didn't see
Hook (if any): I play the bassoon
Location/Person: Long Island, NY
School Type: Competitive public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
major strength/weakness: I probably shouldn't have submitted my SAT's
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: No idea- it is a crapshoot after all. Maybe I messed up my interview (?)
going to attend? Obviously no. But congrats to all who will!</p>

<p>DECISION: REJECTED</p>

<p>[] School Applied to: Bowdoin...
[]Stats:
[] SAT:1980. 670r 640m 670r not officially submitted
[] SAT IIs:
[] ACT:
[] GPA:3.64 unweighted
[] Rank:top 10%
[] Other stats:
[]Subjective:
[] Extra Curriculars:class president 4 years, student council secretary, national honor society treasurer, mock trial captain, leo club vice president, editor in chief of school paper, secretary of school site council, two part time jobs
[] Essays:I thought they were good but I got rejected so maybe not
[] Teacher Recs: great
[] Counselor Rec:fabulous
[] Hook (if any):I skipped second grade and my uncle graduated from Bowdoin
[) Location/Person:
[] State or Country: Rhode Island
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:female
[] major strength/weakness: my SAT scores were on my common app, even though they weren't officially submitted. Also no Varsity sports
[] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: probably GPA
[] Other Factors:
[] going to attend? unfortunately not</p>

<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>[ *] School Applied to: Bowdoin RD
[ *]Stats:
[ *] SAT: Math 680, Writing 630, Reading 610
[ *] SAT IIs: Math II 790, Biology M 720
[ *] ACT: 34 (36 science)
[ *] GPA:3.96 unweighted
[ *] Rank: 15/300
[ *] Other stats: 5 on AP Bio, 4 on AP Phys
[ *] Extra Curriculars: Varsity Golf captain, JV tennis, JV soccer, Section Leader Marching, Symphonic, Jazz Bands, Pit Orchestra, Activists for Action, Tutoring, Volunteering
[ *] Essays: Good Common App, Bad Bowdoin Supplement
[ *] Teacher Recs: Outstanding
[ *] Counselor Rec: Bad (the guys not the best writer)
[ *] Hook (if any): Went to Nationals for Canoe/Kayak marathon racing, took AP Calc BC freshman year
[ *] State or Country:Michigan
[ *] School Type: urban, low test scores, diverse
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] major strength/weakness: good teacher recs and interview, bad SAT
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: not many from MI apply
[ *] Other Factors:
[ *] going to attend? If possible (financially)</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Let's see if this flies</p>

<p>Stats
SAT Total:
SAT II:
ACT: 31
AP/IB: AP Chem 4, AP US-4, taking AP BIo, AP physics C, AP calc bc
GPA weighted: 4.1
Rank or % estimate:
Subjective
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: Amazing
Counselor Rec: Great
Hook (if any): Hispanic, Independent Scientific Research, Presidential Volunteer Award, lots of EC
Location/Person
State or Country: Mililani, Hawaii
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: No
Athlete Yes/No: No
Important ECs: Catholic Youth Leader, Independent Scientific Research, Model UN
Other Factors:
Will attend Yes/No: IDk, Brandeis gave me full ride, what do u guys think?
General Comments: Got accepted to every college</p>

<p>I got some type of Rasmussan scholarship or something, and about 30k in finaid. However, I got 52k at Brandeis. My parents arent financially sound, and I am in love with Bowdoin, what should i do?</p>