<p>Not sure how accurate this is, but word on the street is that the unofficial acceptance rate dropped down to 15% this year. Good luck everybody!!</p>
<p>are you a current student at Bowdoin or awaiting a decision?</p>
<p>what? how did you hear? thats so low :(</p>
<p>I think they are being overcautious this year due to a higher than expected yield last year, and a larger class. So, they are expecting to accept people off the wait list this year. So the acceptance rate could rise. But regardless, there have been articles stating that their total applicants rose this over 8% this year, and their targeted class size is smaller than last year, so of course the acceptance rate will be lower.</p>
<p>This article gives some more information regarding the admissions process:
<a href=“http://www.bowdoindailysun.com/2011/02/dean-scott-meiklejohn-table-for-twelve—inside-bowdoin’s-admissions-committee/[/url]”>http://www.bowdoindailysun.com/2011/02/dean-scott-meiklejohn-table-for-twelve—inside-bowdoin’s-admissions-committee/</a></p>
<p>Bowdoin Class of 2015 Acceptance Rate</p>
<p>= 15.59%</p>
<p>[College</a> Admissions Advice - The Choice Blog - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/]College”>http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/)</p>
<p>Wow. That’s crazy low. Do you think the combination of more applicants and a reaction to last year’s yield rate caused this?</p>
<p>The yield at Bowdoin is increasing every year.</p>