hi everyone, i thought i’d start a thread for the RD applicants to bowdoin :~)
i’m not a fan of stats… but if you want to discuss go ahead 
I applied for Bowdoin because the positive feelings I felt entering the campus was unparalleled throughout by college search. They don’t offer my specific major and I feel like I won’t get in because of my spotty foreign language record, but I loved the school so much that I had to apply.
I applied to Bowdoin as an EDII applicant but was deferred to the RD pool. I recently came back from visiting the school and had a very similar experience! I just loved the atmosphere, the students, the professors, the campus, everything! Even though I was only there for a few days, I already miss it.
@viclab Sad to hear about the EDII! Do you mind sharing your standardized test scores and academic ranking/percentile?
@sakibdurlob I got a 1350 on my SAT but i didn’t submit it because I didn’t think it was good enough.
Ranking: 1/71
GPA (UW): 4.0
Extra Curriculars: Editor in chief of my school’s literary magazine for 2 years, volleyball (4 years), Spanish Newspaper (2 years), Newspaper (1 year). I am also in the national honors society and key club and I have won school departmental awards in English lit (4 years straight), history, Spanish, and Art.
Additionally, I won an honorable mention in the Scholastic Writing Awards and I have been published 6 times in various literary magazines outside of school.
My school just started offering APs in my senior year, and I am taking the only 2 that they offer (Calc and Spanish) but I have always taken the hardest curriculum offered. I am also in this scholars program that my school offers where I take additional classes.
Also, I attended the Columbia visiting student program this summer and took 2 classes (psychology and literature) and I earned 7 college credits (I got a 4.1 GPA). I am also studying abroad in Poland this summer (I speak Polish) and will be attending a university where I will also take 2 more classes for college credit.
Did you apply to Bowdoin as well? What are your stats? Best of luck!
@viclab Yes, I did apply to Bowdoin. I got around 1440 in SAT I and rank in the top 5 % in my school.I developed a new flight safety mechanism, conducted research on Immunology and a new oxygen synthesis process. Got a few mentionable extracurriculars as well ( Literacy School teacher, fund raiser for a non-profit etc.). That’s it!
@sakibdurlob that’s impressive! Good luck! Is Bowdoin your first choice?
@viclab Not really but I wouldn’t hesitate to join if accepted.
If decisions are out on March 17th, we’re officially two weeks away! Scary stuff… Can’t wait for it to finally be over.
Anyone here got likely letters yet?
Is anyone else having trouble logging into their application portal? It says my email is not linked to an account which makes no sense since I’ve had perfect access to it since December. Now suddenly it won’t let me in. I emailed admissions and have yet to receive a response.
@tikwid I am not having any problem while logging in.
@tikwid I had the same problem as you a while ago. I emailed admissions and they sent me this link: https://admissions.bowdoin.edu/apply/status which is the same one I was using all along but for some reason it worked when I would click on the link as opposed to finding it on google. Maybe try doing that?
Also, does Bowdoin send out likely letters? Around when do they do this and is it by email?
Hey guys! I was deferred EDI so I’ve been waiting to hear from Bowdoin since forever lol. I’m also waiting to hear from:
Carleton College (a close fave)
Washington University in St Louis (another fave)
Brown (would love to go but not likely
Connecticut College
Wesleyan University
Princeton
Boston College
Colorado College
Northwestern
Occidental College
Reed College
I got into:
Lawrence University
Illinois Wesleyan University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Colorado-Boulder
I loved Bowdoin so much though, so hopefully I get in
@viclab Bowdoin sends out early writes, which are LLs but a guaranteed admissions.
Anyone know what time decisions are released? And is the date of March 17 confirmed/official?
Where are people getting the March 17th date?
Ask @redsoxsguy2836 … http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/bowdoin-college/1955299-bowdoin-regular-decision-date-march-17th-fyi.html#latest
Decisions are out!
@nikkit21 where do you see that?? I just checked my portal and I don’t have a decision. Maybe you got an early write
Oh i read it further they are only releasing some… “We are still involved in the process of selecting more candidates who will be invited to join you in the next entering class. It is our hope that this early notification will provide you with additional time to consider Bowdoin and to plan for our special events scheduled for April 20-22.” @ricka8