<p>Rejected
Full pay international
2380 SAT
800, 790 on Subject tests
Average ECs and Grades </p>
<p>Not surprised really.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED I have no idea how bc I was expecting a rejection. I will post stats later. Good luck to everyone.</p>
<p>Rejected, haha. Thought as much. Oh well, Bates and Union tomorrow. Congrats to those accepted. Great accomplishment. Take care guys!</p>
<p>[noparse]
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective: </p>
<p>• SAT I (breakdown):770 (M), 760 (CR), 720 (WR)
• ACT: 34
• SAT II: 780 (BioM), 720 (Chem)
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.4 (weighted)
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Chem (4), APUSH (5), Stats (5), Lang (5)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
• Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, the rest honors
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with distinction, many school leadership awards
Subjective: </p>
<p>• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): LOTS OF LEADERSHIP. I don’t want to go into detail because I don’t want people to identify me, but I am a nationally ranked debater and played piano internationally. I also volunteer A LOT and had unique volunteer experiences. Finally, I founded and became president of a club that has spread to numerous schools in my county. Addressed teen suicide.
• Essays: Very unique.<br>
• Teacher Recommendation: Very good
• Counselor Rec: Family friends so I’m sure it was good
• Interview: Went very very well.
Other </p>
<p>• State (if domestic applicant): NJ
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: high mid
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection </p>
<p>• Strengths: My essays, interview, extracurriculars, and scores were not bad. The club I started must have helped too.
• Weaknesses: No hooks. I’m just like all the other people who applied.</p>
<p>General Comments:[/noparse]
I honestly have no idea how I got in and want to wish everyone good luck. This is a long and painful process and everyone should be proud of their achievements.</p>
<p>Accepted, shocked</p>
<p>Choose One:
Accepted!!</p>
<p>Objective
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (CR, M, W): 2140 (750, 680, 710)
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): 33
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): highest were Bio 770, Eng Lit 710 (I think? I forget)
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/706
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): Bio 5, Euro 5, APUSH 4, Chem 3, Psychology 5, Eng Lang 5
[<em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, H Physics, Honors Calc, AP Calc AB, APES, AP Lit, Political Science 2 (college class), Political Science 1 (college class), and a couple others that I forget.
[</em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): idkk
[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Prez of Medical Explorers, Taekwondo, Acadeca, CSF, used to do track, founded school eco club
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: 6 week summer intern in hospital
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Taekwondo, Church music ministry, animal shelter
[</em>]Summer Activities: College classes, said internship, volunteering
[<em>]Essays: Goooood? I think?
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: Great
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>]Additional Rec: Great
[li]Interview: Didn’t get one[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>]Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>]School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: White/asian
[<em>]Income Bracket: ~$70,000
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I can think of?
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Overall well rounded, lots of leadership/EC and good grades
[</em>]Weaknesses: None in particular, I had a good bit of everything and nothing significantly harmful
[<em>]Why you think you received your decision: I am not sure, but yay! 
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: I’ve been accepted to Berkeley, UCLA, Case Western, UCSD, UCD. Waitlisted to WUSTL, MIT, and Scripps.
[/ul]</p>
<p>*General comments/advice/hindsight: Yay! *</p>
<p>Got rejected at Bowdoin. Not surprised. </p>
<p>Congratulations to those accepted I’m sure it’s well deserved.
International here rejected… Oh well…</p>
<p>Go U Bears!</p>
<p>Choose One:
Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (didn’t send to any):
[</em>]ACT (32. 33 English, 32 Reading and Science, 29 Math, 10 Essay):
[<em>]SAT II (BioM:730):
[</em>]Weighted GPA (3.8out of 4.0):
[<em>]Rank (13/371. top 5%):
[</em>]AP (Bio: 4, US: 4, Psych:4):
[<em>]IB (No):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load:AP English, AP Spanish, Architectural CADD, AP Calc BC, Independent study AP Environmental Science(it’s not offered at my school), AP Euro
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Eagle Scout[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (Boy Scouts, numerous leadership positions held(SPL, etc. Nat. Jambo 2013 SPL, Crew leader MHA, Jambo 2010 QM, many more) Order of the Arrow (Brotherhood, current lodge treasurer, former awards chairman) Swimming(HS, YMCA, USA: HS captain, times good but not recruitable at NESCAC) Mock Trail (Lawyer, best advocate award, this year we were regional finalists) Envirothon: Ecology competition, other smaller things such as starting a veterans’ day fundraiser ):
[</em>]Job/Work Experience:2 yrs: landscaping and last summer at local lumberyard (I’m from the woods) Swam in the summer too
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Innumerable. Project (two dugouts) alone 468
[</em>]Summer Activities: Swimming and work
[<em>]Essays: Unique I think, wrote about Intellectual engagement and my background
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: Off the charts
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Not bad, for our school, pretty good
[</em>]Additional Rec: None
[li]Interview: Nope[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State ¶:
[</em>]Country (USA):
[<em>]School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: White Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: Less than 100k
[</em>]Hooks (I don’t believe so, unless being from the backwoods counts lol):
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: My involvement and unique activities. Don’t think they get many applicants who work at a lumberyard
[</em>]Weaknesses: GPA, I think my ACT was okay
[<em>]Why you think you received your decision: I have a fear of being good, but just slightly not good enough…
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Accepted to Hobart and William Smith on a scholarship, Just waitlisted at Middlebury and Bates. Waiting on: Vassar, Williams, Amherst, Colgate, Bucknell, Lafayette, Skidmore
[/ul]</p>
<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: I’m putting this down for all of you who didn’t really know much about college admissions and stressed yourselves out over this all year. I think that ECs speak far more to an admissions officer than numbers, but of course I was only waitlisted. Good luck, and Congrats to all those who were accepted. I really wanted Bowdoin and Midd, but now I’m holding out hope for Vassar.</p>
<p>Decision: REJECTED (no surprise there) </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 30 with a 31 superscore
SAT II: none
Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Government, AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, Spanish Level 5, Applications of US Law
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none… only regional stuff
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Interact Club (President), Junior Statesmen (JSA) (President and Co-founder), National Honors Society (secretary), JV Tennis (captain for the past 2 years), Varsity indoor track, student government, Best Buddies
Job/Work Experience: Interned at the Committee on Public Counsel Services office between Junior and senior year and have worked as a hostess for almost two years
Volunteer/Community service: Some, mostly unimportant</p>
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Common App Main: About why I decided to get my license/how close I came to failure. Pretty good. 9/10
Teacher Recommendation #1: Worked with this teacher all summer on essays, very good relationship 9/10
Teacher Recommendation #2: Could have been really good, could have been okay. 7/10
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Interview: Alumni, the alumnus was old and seemed uninterested, it was my first interview so I was a little awkward
State (if domestic applicant): MA
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Both parents= immigrants</p>
<p>Reflection
Other places applied to/Decisions: Accepted American, Bentley, UMass Amherst, Northeastern, Brandeis, and Trinity waiting for GWU and Connecticut College</p>
<p>Waitlisted! (:
I was happily surprised (I really thought I would get rejected because I felt my app was not outstanding/anything special/specific enough for Bowdoin); I will probably accept a spot on the waitlist.
Congratulations to everyone accepted!</p>
<p>Choose One:
waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (CR, M, W): (740, 680, 740)
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): 35 (36 English, 35 reading, 35 math, 35 science, 12 writing)
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30/147
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses):
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP US/Comparative Gov, AP Environmental Science, AP English Lit, Theology, AP Statistics, Christian Leadership
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Choir, mock trial, scholastic bowl, NHS, SADD
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Referee (4 years)
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Hospital volunteer (1 year), 55 service hours
[</em>]Summer Activities: Natl. Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine
[<em>]Essays: Really Good
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: I have no idea; it was sealed
[<em>]Counselor Rec: I’m not sure; it was sealed
[</em>]Additional Rec: good
[li]Interview: I think it went well[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: Parochial (Catholic)
[</em>]Ethnicity: African American
[<em>]Income Bracket: 70K
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, participated in Fly-In program
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: My essay and test scores helped, as well as the Fly-In
[</em>]Weaknesses: Definitely my grades
[<em>]Why you think you received your decision: My mid-year report was collected at a bad time
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Many schools applied, a few accepted, rejected from Macalester
[/ul]</p>
<p>If only I had higher GPA, maybe I would’ve made it.:</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2080 740M 710CR 630WR
ACT:
SAT II: 660 Chem, 710 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.64/5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~25/~400
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang & Comp (5), APUSH (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Calc AB, Honors English, AP Psych, Mixed Choir, Honors Mandarin V
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross country (captain), Varsity Hockey, Varsity Outdoor Track, Student Ambassador to the Mass. Interscholastic Athletic Association, Club Hockey, Lead Singer of 2 bands, NHS
Job/Work Experience: Chinese Tutor, Scorekeeper at Hockey Rink
Volunteer/Community service: Elementary School Enrichment Summer Program, Help out at elementary schools during the school year for NHS, Volunteered at Middle School Hockey clinic one summer
Summer Activities: ^^
Essays: Good, not overly spectacular though
Teacher Recommendation: Good, haven’t read them but one was from my Chinese Teacher of 6 years and one from AP English teacher, talked with her a lot about my essay/rec and grew a lot in her class
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none
Other
State (if domestic applicant):MA
Country (if international applicant):USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: essays, variety of skills, AP scores
Weaknesses: nothing stands out in 1 particular area, SATS and GPA a bit on the low side
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Borderline academically, solid extracurriculars.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Tualne, Fordham, Brandeis and American. Rejected by Columbia
General Comments: Congratulations to all those accepted!</p>
<p>Choose One:
Accepted</p>
<p>Objective
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (CR, M, W): 760, 800, 750
[</em>]ACT (breakdown):
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Math 2, 760 Latin, 780 US History
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): Latin - 5, AB Calc - 5, European History - 5, World History - 5, and US History - 5.
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro/Macro, Journalism 2, Latin 5, Geosystems, Astronomy and Astrophysics Research, AP Government, AP English Lit, and AP BC Calculus
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Only minor statewide/national Latin awards, national merit finalist, and AP Scholar with Distinction.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Newspaper (Opinion Editor), After school science activity (Lead Coordinator), Young Democrats (Treasurer), Environmental club (VP), Latin quizbowl (9-10), theatre/shakespeare troupe, NHS, and volunteering at church community events.<br>
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Listed in extracurriculars
[</em>]Summer Activities: Johns Hopkins CTY (2012), and Economics for Leaders and French immersion in France (2013)
[<em>]Essays: Common app - very strong, Bowdoin supplement - good, not sure if it was great, and the extra optional essay was informative but still good.<br>
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: Both should have been very good
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Should be very good
[</em>]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview: Went incredibly well, I’m still in touch with my interviewer [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: Competitive public magnet
[</em>]Ethnicity: White
[<em>]Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Essays, ECs, recs, standardized tests, and interview
[</em>]Weaknesses: GPA, leadership, and job experience
[<em>]Why you think you received your decision: I think that my clear interest in Bowdoin definitely helped, as well as my genuine care for knowledge and community service. Compared to my unsuccessful Middlebury application, I think it was obvious I cared a lot more about the school.
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Waiting on Amherst, Accepted at Northeastern, Macalester, British Columbia, Minnesota-Twin Cities, University of St Andrews, and King’s College London. Rejected from London School of Economics, Northwestern, and Middlebury.
[/ul]</p>
<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: I was originally deferred ED II - so definitely hold on hope! Bowdoin is an incredible school and I’m very shocked that I got in. I’ll probably be attending in the fall. </p>
<p>Choose One:
** Deferred ED I, Rejected RD **</p>
<p>Objective
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (CR, M, W): 2130 (CR: 740, M: 710, W: 680)
[</em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II: 670 Chem: 740
[<em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[</em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/300+
[<em>]AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (4) Language & Comp (4)
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: </p>
<p>Shakespeare
Science Fiction
AP Calc AB
AP Physics
AP Java
Latin III
Jazz Ensemble
TA for AP Chem
- took a class at Yale </p>
<p>definitely the hardest courseload possible.</p>
<p>[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): SCC Scholar Leader Award, High School Heisman Scholarship School Winner, Scholar Athlete award winner[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[li]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):[/li]National Honor Society
Latin Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta
National Science Honor Society- President and Founder of my school’s chapter
Tri-M Music Honor Society- Secretary
3 year Active Member of Student Council
FPSPI- future problem solving, meets before school as a pass/fail class
Concert Band- 4 years, 1st chair tenor sax
Advanced Jazz Ensemble- 2 years, 1st chair tenor
Pit Orchestra for 2 years
My school also has another before school jazz ensemble that I’ve been in all 4 years and a before school wind ensemble that I did last year (its first year) and opted out of this year.
4 year boys varsity soccer manager
4 year varsity tennis player- captain jr, sr. year, #1 singles player sophomore, junior, senior year.
- after losing the election for class president (both junior and senior year, I ran twice), I decided to remain a part of student government, still participating in fundraisers and actually creating my own fundraiser to raise money for the class.</p>
<p>[<em>]Job/Work Experience: Worked at a physical therapy place during the summer as an aide.
[</em>]Volunteer/Community Service: ~300 hours, half are from volunteering I did 4 years over the summer at my town’s library
[<em>]Summer Activities: See above
[</em>]Essays: Common App essay was about how my non-intellectual interests are sort of filters through which to look at my other intellectual interests. Bowdoin supplement was about being connected to my home while knowing that I will have a new home somewhere soon and coming to accept that inevitability.
[<em>]Teacher Recommendations: one from my chem teacher of 3 years, one from my english teacher who really liked me.
[</em>]Counselor Rec: Was probably good
[<em>]Additional Rec: sent a peer rec written by a good friend who is currently in college, had my chem teacher send an updated recommendation after deferral
[</em>]Interview: Did an alumni interview which retrospectively could have gone better. It was my first interview so I was nervous and it was unfamiliar to me.<br>
[/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: White
[<em>]Income Bracket: $100,000-$200,000
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Music?
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Intellectual passion, Transcript
[</em>]Weaknesses: No hooks or awards
[<em>]Why you think you received your decision: Test scores? No real hooks? Not exactly sure. Wish I knew.
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Accepted- Uconn honors, Northeastern, Bates. Waiting from Amherst, Hamilton, Haverford, Tufts, and Wesleyan.
[/ul]</p>
<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: Bowdoin is the school I’d (still) do anything to get into… I don’t know if I really realized that when I applied, though, so maybe that didn’t show so much in my app. Still, I put so much of myself into the application that it’s hard for me not to take this rejection personally. After getting deferred ED, I was glad that I had the chance to work harder and make a better impression on admissions the second time around, so I improved all of my grades for midterms, sent in awards I that I won after applying, etc, but I guess none of that did enough good. Maybe I was too plain? They already took somebody (a close friend of mine…) from my school ED I so I guess they weren’t going to take two people no matter what. I’m really having a hard time dealing with this rejection since none of the other colleges I applied to appeal to me like Bowdoin does. I’ll probably go somewhere for a year and then try and transfer in as a sophomore.</p>
<p>My advice to everyone is that there are so many things in life that you can’t control, but try to make the best of what you can control. Do your best in high school and find what you’re passionate about. Let colleges know that you know who you are. If you’ve really done your best, you’ll know. If you don’t get accepted, it’s out of your hands, no matter how unfair it may feel. Try to make the best of that. That’s what I’m struggling the most with. Congratulations to everyone who was accepted. </p>
<p>Accepted (Full pay International Student)</p>
<p>Objective •SAT I (CR, M, W): 2110 (630 CR, 770 M, 710 W)</p>
<p>•ACT (breakdown): N/A</p>
<p>•SAT II: Math 2 (800), Physics (780),Chem (750), USH(660) sent them all… I don’t think USH hurts for a Chinese international student…</p>
<p>•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): our school only does weighted. 3.85/4.00 Senior year was like a 3.7…cuz AP BIO (nightmare…)</p>
<p>•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank. But when I was in public school, I ranked like 1/150+…</p>
<p>•AP (place score in parentheses): AP Calc AB(5) AP calc BC (5), BC AB subscore (5), Chem (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), AP Stats (4), APUSH (4)</p>
<p>•IB (place score in parentheses): n/a</p>
<p>•Senior Year Course Load:
AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Music Theory, AP 2-D painting, Economics, Organic Chem, AP Physics C E&M (independent study)</p>
<p>•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with distinction, Cum laude…all small awards…</p>
<p>Subjective •Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Choir( District, All-State,and National), Volunteer (2 months, roughest experience ever), Kiva, Math Team, Theatre and sports ( not an athlete, but sports are required at my school)</p>
<p>•Job/Work Experience: N/A</p>
<p>•Volunteer/Community Service: English Teacher in Tibet for 2 months~</p>
<p>•Summer Activities: nothing special, I went back to China every year…</p>
<p>•Essays: I did everything, like 17 schools in the last 3 days of 2013… But I felt pretty well when I wrote about Bowdoin, talking about friendlessness of the people there and how Bowdoin gives me a good impression during my visit… But when I read it today, it just looks horrible, minor grammar errors… I didn’t have my English teacher or counselor check my essays cuz I procrastinate too much.</p>
<p>•Teacher Recommendations: My English teacher who really likes me like BFF, and math/physics teacher. I couldn’t read but I think they are decent.</p>
<p>•Counselor Rec: Pretty well, I suppose.</p>
<p>•Additional Rec: N/A</p>
<p>•Interview: I talked with a Senior at Bowdoin during my visit, it was a 30min chat. Short but I think it went pretty well.</p>
<p>•State (if domestic applicant): ME (maybe the hook?)</p>
<p>•School Type: Private</p>
<p>•Ethnicity: Chinese</p>
<p>•Income Bracket: >150k</p>
<p>•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>
<p>Reflection •Strengths: test scores, grades, maybe music and debate
•Weaknesses: SAT, TOEFL( I got like a 107 with a super poor writing score ( barely over 20), bummer)… but I just hate those tests…</p>
<p>•Why you think you received your decision:
My Art supplement, 1 Latin song and an Italian aria, and my artworks ( I think they look okay, at least representable)</p>
<p>My school?(Cuz the president of Bowdoin college came to our school like once or twice) </p>
<p>Full pay maybe?</p>
<p>I pretty much took all the APs available in my school, and study calc BC and physics C myself.</p>
<p>•Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Rejected: MIT, Accepeted : UMO, RPI, U Rochester. Wait: CMU, Williams, Rice, Ann arbor, Hobalt William Smith, and 6 Ivies (HYPPBC)… ( will be all rejections except HWS)</p>
<p>General comments/advice/hindsight:
I’m so surprised to see the acceptance letter on my e-mail, but I think college application is not only about SAT’s and GPA’s for sure. However, I think I got lucky cuz ppl with 2300 got rejections… Just apply, don’t get scared of the low acceptance rate because U never know… Congratz on every one who got in!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1860
ACT:
SAT II: 800 Spanish, 700 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/281
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang & Comp (4), APUSH (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Calc AB, AP Spanish, Govt, economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band, Gateway Program (STEM-oriented program), Yearbook, Gay-Straight alliance, NHS, college-prep programs offered by school.
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
Volunteer/Community service: standard NHS volunteering, school garden, orientation, parent/teacher conference
Summer Activities: ^^
Essays: Really strong
Teacher Recommendation: Really strong
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none
Other
State (if domestic applicant):NY
Country (if international applicant):USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: F
Income Bracket: middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic, first generation college</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Grades,Subject SATs, Essays, Recommendation letters
Weaknesses: SAT’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Low SAT
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected: SUNY Stony Brook(possibly didn’t receive SAT), Accepted: Amherst, Middlebury, Skidmore, Franklin and Marshall, Gettysburg, Trinity, Siena, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Binghamton, SUNY New Paltz. Awaiting: Kenyon, Hobart and William Smith, Fordham.
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General Comments: Congrats to those who got in! Bowdoin is great school. Sad I got waitlisted but I guess it wasn’t meant to be.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 32 (33 superscore
SAT II: 760 Biology (M), 710 Physics, 700 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/450
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang & Comp (4), APUSH (4) AP Physics (4) AP Bio (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Calc AB, AP Studio Art, AP Psychology Govt, Photo III, and Journalism
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Forensics League All American </p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (President), Model UN (President), Journalism (editor), Environmental Club (President), Art club (member), and Student Government (Representative)
Job/Work Experience: I work two jobs. I work at Aeropostale as a sales associate, and I work up at a local college as a Lab Technician
Volunteer/Community service: standard NHS volunteering, 5 year Providence City Youth Council Member, Americorps Volunteer
Essays: Strong, but I felt my Bowdoin one was a little cheesy
Teacher Recommendation: Really strong
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: none
Interview: Amazing, I connected the with interview on numerous levels.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): UT
Country (if international applicant):USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): LGBT </p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Recommendation letters, Extra Curriculars
Weaknesses: Grades/ ACT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My interview was probably the biggest factor.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected: Stanford, Claremont Mckenna Accepted: The University of Utah, Albion, Westminster, Awaiting: Yale, Brown, and Darthmouth
General Comments: Bowdoin is my top choice! I’m not too thrilled about my financial aid, but I’m happy I got in. </p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Cr 800 M 800 Wr 700 6E
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), Chem (5), US (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Japanese 4 Honors, AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Micro (Self Study), AP Calc AB, AP Stat, Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just average stuff. Presidential scholar nominee, national merit commended, ap scholar. </p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Golf Team (Captain), Peer Tutor
Job/Work Experience: Gardener, Realtor’s Assistant, Carnival Ride Operator. About 20hrs/Week
Volunteer/Community service: First Tee Coach 4 hours/week
Essays: Pretty Solid
Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully Good
Counselor Rec: ^^^
Additional Rec: none
Interview: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian/Caucasian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: <50k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Semi? Laotian, low income</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Test Scores, Essays
Weaknesses: Asian, no major hook
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected: UCLA, Claremont Mckenna Waitlisted: Davidson Accepted: UCSD, UCSB, UCD, Grinnell, Rice Awaiting: Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, Princeton, Duke, Vanderbilt, Williams, Stanford.
General Comments: Bowdoin is awesome! Can’t wait to visit!</p>