<p>This probably won’t get going for a while, but might as well try. :p</p>
<p>I haven’t yet decided whether I’m applying RD or ED II… I think I’m gonna decide base on whether I get in places EA</p>
<p>I’m applying RD, if I do apply at all, but I still haven’t even looked at the supplements yet. I’m honestly on the fence about Bowdoin… It’s so selective and a girl in my class was already rejected from their ED so I don’t know if its worth it? Thoughts?</p>
<p>What would you apply to instead if you don’t go for Bowdoin?
If money isn’t a problem and you can afford to apply to several colleges without worrying too much about cost, then go for it. You never know!! (:</p>
<p>To clarify your notions about a college, it helps to read the college newspaper over a few weeks, or lurk the college’s student forums and twitter-feed, review the sites that rate the professors, or even get friended by some of the college’s students. Even check out the tourism sites to see if the tourists are frightened by the local area or adore it.</p>
<p>But, yeah, if you get in to Bowdoin, you’re gonna love that place.</p>
<p>I’m so excited to apply!
I have yet to lower the word count on my essay though…</p>
<p>@hminot, i’m writing my essay right now too! I love the prompt, I just dont really know what they want out of it. i’m just using my own interpretation.</p>
<p>can any one tell me just how selective bowdoin is? i really want to go, but i don’t know what to expect regarding whether or not i’ll get in</p>
<p>Admission is very competitive. Only 16% were accepted last year and SAT averages are very high. The difficulty of admission is similar to that of a middle Ivy.</p>
<p>what does Bowdoin want from that 250words? I can’t figure it out…</p>
<p>@Echooo, I just finished mine. I chose the 3rd option and basically described the place and had some cool imagery stuff that I played with and ultimately talked about how my place impacted me</p>
<p>Hey all, I’m also applying to Bowdoin and I found something interest thing for you. As you guys are concerned about the essay topics, I found a letter of the dean of Bowdoin college to know what kind of students does he and college prefers. On his letter, he indicated many times with the common good which is one of the essay topics for the supplement. As soon as I finished to read it, i also tried find other college articles that present the college’s motto and presentation. and all the articles talked about the importance of the Common good!! Don’t you think that the common good was the best essay topic to submit??</p>
<p>This essay on essays from Bowdoin’s Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid was in the Bowdon Daily Sun in early November:</p>
<p>[Scott</a> Meiklejohn: An Essay on Essays Bowdoin Daily Sun](<a href=“http://www.bowdoindailysun.com/2012/11/scott-meiklejohn-an-essay-on-essays/]Scott”>http://www.bowdoindailysun.com/2012/11/scott-meiklejohn-an-essay-on-essays/)</p>
<p>Hey visionwd! I promised myself that I’d stay away from this thread, haha, but apparently I couldn’t resist. You’re definitely right that the college puts a lot of emphasis on the Common Good, which makes it a great place to be, but the best essay topic for any given student is whichever one speaks to you the most (that is to say, the one you feel you can write the most compelling essay about). For me, that wasn’t the common good, and I still made out fine. I assume that applications were already due, but I just don’t want anyone freaking out that they chose the “wrong” topic! :)</p>
<p>I submitted RD for Bowdoin, and now I kind of regret not submitting for EDII! D:
I’m really excited for the results…and nervous at the same time.
The supplement topic was definitely challenging for me because it was so vague. I ended up choosing between Common Good and Connection to a Place, and ultimately chose Common Good…</p>
<p>Did anyone not submit their SAT scores? I didn’t! Does Bowdoin consider a “non-SAT submitter” exactly the same as someone who does submit them? Good luck to everyone :)</p>
<p>@IBinLux: I had an interview with one of the admission officers, and they told me that the reason they didn’t require SAT scores is that those scores didn’t reflect the whole person of an applicant and thus they didn’t want to use them as a bad factor affecting one’s application. However, they also mentioned that if your scores were good, you will stand a better chance than those who didn’t submit (on the basis that both applicants are equal on many aspects), as those scores somehow prove that you are capable of dealing with college’s level of education. But rest assured, Bowdoin will not speculate if you don’t submit your scores (which means they won’t assume that your scores are low). Good luck!</p>
<p>@Suitcases
woo, calm down, Don’t take my post too serious! I was just asking what other guys think about the essay topic! not saying that the common good is the best topic to write! haha :)</p>
<p>I just got an information about some universities where put SAT or ACT scores as optional. An admission director from an article said that in some universities, the test scores are optional to increase the applicants to obtain the application fees( around $60~80 majority of schools).
This sounds as true, but no one knows…I also submitted without my test scores…</p>
<p>no worries, visionwd. 
Carry on!</p>
<p>just out of curiosity, why would you not want to submit your scores?</p>