Bowdoin chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Any opinions or ways to strengthen my application. I won’t be too devistated if I don’t get in.

SAT: 2100
Reading:770
Writing:700
Math:630 (not great, but I really don’t want to take the SAT twice)
SAT II bio: 770
SATII chem: 740
SAT II US History: 770

weighted GPA: 98.28
3 out of 125
7 academic honors for highest average in a class
AP US (5)
will take AP Calc, AP English Lit, AP environmental science
All honors and advanced classes
Senior year: AP calc, DE statistics, advanced physics, select choir, advanced government, ap english, DE French IV
I’ve taken the most challenging courses my school offers. I’m going to try and self-study APES

Varsity Swimming (captain)
12 Years on Club swim team
8 years state qualifier (no desire to swim in college)
envirothon (president)
environmental club (president)
service club
school newspaper
NHS

75+ volunteer hours at the Butterfly conservatory in my town

Limnology internship
lots of fun science camps

Thanks!

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Also, my uncle taught at Bowdoin. I don’t know if that helps…

3

Apart from the family connection, a girl presumably from the Northeast with a 2100, I would say your chances are de minimis at Bowdoin. Sadly, but most of the New England schools are harder for females. Colby might be offer a better chance, I don’t think Bates does because of the gender issue.

Hamilton, Colgate, Lafayette, Connecticut
College, Holy Cross?

You have to try though.

4

The school is a match for you. You have some chance of either acceptance or denial. My feeling is that you would be accepted. Congratulations on your GPA and SAT II scores.

5

Thanks! I’m applying for oceanography so I’m hoping the specificity of my ECs will help.

6

I think you have a good chance at being accepted, although I wish you would take the SAT one more time to get that math over 700!!! Haha

7

If you’re good enough to swim on the state level why not talk to the Bowdoin coach? It might help your chances.

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Might also look at Holy Cross, Colby, Bates.

9

Thanks everyone!