<p>I know one person whose guidance office Bowdoin called for first quarter grades. I think that this person made Bowdoin final list and that Bowdoin is trying to skim off any kids who fell apart senior year. Did anyone else get calls?</p>
<p>(I did not…)</p>
<p>I DIDNT EITHER!
but i know someone who did too</p>
<p>Im not exactly sure why but i think it could have to do with the last decisions they are making. Like where they want a little more information than they were given to see how things are going this year.
I think that for the most part most decisions have been made already....but i am really nervous now</p>
<p>Do you think that if they didn't ask for your grades they were confident with a decision one way or the other? and it was just the last few who they weren't sure about that they asked for them?</p>
<p>Idk</p>
<p>did your friend submit SATs/ACTs? If not, maybe they just want more info?</p>
<p>no they didn't submit their ACT/SAT scores and that is what i speculated but i wasnt sure</p>
<p>btw...i think it is pretty funny that we pretty much just have conversations on the Bowdoin boards....no one else really ever talks
haha</p>
<p>True statement. </p>
<p>Don't seem to be that many people who check this forum. Who would guess that ED apps were up 10% this year??</p>
<p>Well, anyway, I'm glad these calls seem to be based on SAT/ACT submission. Makes me feel a little bit better.</p>
<p>Someone from the Bowdoin admissions department explained a couple of years ago (I think it was in the Bowdoin student paper) that the admissions department examines academic performance more closely if the applicant has not submitted SAT scores. IIRC, it has to do with the fact that they have less information about the student's intellectual capabilities and therefore want to be as certain as possible that the applicant's academic performance as measured by grades is up to par.</p>
<p>whats IIRC?</p>
<p>If I recall correctly.</p>
<p>How did you find out that Bowdoin asked for the grades?</p>
<p>they called up my school and my guidance department called me down because i had to sign something to allow them to release that info</p>
<p>my guess is that they're trying to determine whether to accept or defer. good luck! :)</p>
<p>or reject or defer (what can i say? i'm an optimist..) </p>
<p>but thanks. fingers crossed that your right. </p>
<p>I wonder what they'll think of my first quarter grades? I got a 99 and a 98 in AP Gov and AP Psych respectively but then I also got an 86 in Spanish H and an 87 in Indep Study Humanities. I got low 90s in all my other classes. </p>
<p>It ends up being lower than average for me, but i always do worst first quarter..</p>
<p>They want a well-rounded person.</p>
<p>So today....my counselor told me that Bowdoin called and asked form quarter grades</p>
<p>was really wasn't all that nervous....but now i am really pretty nervous~!!!!
this sucks</p>
<p>but i guess....all my grades will do will be good for my case....i have As in all my classes this year including 4 APs</p>
<p>oh gosh...why cant this week just be over....</p>
<p>Yeah, my councilor seemed to think that they were asking for everyone's. Now we know that they're up to Idaho, though. I wonder what order they're going in.</p>
<p>I have no idea what kind of order they are going in. Haha....definitely not alphabetical
didn't Bowdoin kinda restructure their admissions office this last year?</p>
<p>maybe they just go by like the states with the most applications to the least.</p>
<p>this is somewhat off topic, but does anyone know how admissions looks into grades? in other words, do they care more about certain years than others? i didn't do too well my freshman year but my improvement was drastic (meaning C's to straight A's). Overall my gpa is a low 3.5 (unweighted with 6 APs) but I have a 4.0 when just calculating sophomore and junior years together. Also, my first quarter this year was mainly all A's with the exception of one A+ and two A-.</p>
<p>Sorry I'm getting too specific but basically I'm wondering what people think the admissions cares about more: Consistency or Improvement/Progress?</p>
<p>i also explained why i didn't do well freshman year to my interviewer.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and they do ask for everyone's grades I'm 100% positive. The only reason they called you guys is because you hadn't sent them already.</p>
<p>it never said on the Bowdoin or Common App websites that we had to send first quarter grades. How were we supposed to know to? </p>
<p>And to answer your question..I think in general upward trend are always good (especially when they're as steep as yours) and i think its even better that you had a legit excuse for it. </p>
<p>I doubt your GPA will hinder your acceptance.</p>