Chance Me: Bowdoin

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Finishing my junior year and really want to apply ED to Bowdoin</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>ACT: 33
SAT: 2180</p>

<p>Attend nationally-recognized private school since transferred in freshmen year (I commute an hour each way every day)
AP this year: AP US History, AP English Lang
APs next year: AP English Lit, AP Calculus AB, AP Euro History, an AP Capstone multi-disciplinary seminar class
Other Classes: 3 years of Latin, Physics, Honors Chem, Three years of honor math before AP, two years of Graphic Design
I have taken the highest available difficulty in every subject except for taking Regular Physics instead of Honors this year. Didn't have time for it, though I think this might look bad.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: JV Tennis (10th), Varsity Basketball (next year. Could probably play at some of the weaker D3s)
, Class Treasurer (3 years), Democrat Club (2 years), started Graphic Design club junior year and was president of junior and senior year, Latin Club all years, Chess Club 3 years, Philosophy club (2 years), Scholars bowl (3 years)</p>

<p>Volunteered for two weeks at boy's camp twice (summer after freshman and sophomore year) before getting job there every summer after. I'm not religious, but I regularly volunteer at a local church and usher every month.</p>

<p>Two silver medals on National Latin Exam (Latin I, Latin II) Cum Laude (Latin III)
NHS (10-12)
NLHS (11)
Latin I, Latin II, and Latin III class award each year.
A few other school awards.</p>

<p>I know my extracurriculars aren't fantastic, but since I transferred to a school an hour away, the commute and added rigor consume almost all of my time.</p>

<p>Hoping being from Alabama is a bit of a hook.</p>

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<p>No GPA anywhere…</p>

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<p>Sorry. 3.8 unweighted</p>

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<p>Bowdoin: Reach</p>

<p>What are your non-reaches?</p>

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<p>Catria: you really think it’s a reach? I know that my only hook, and it is a minor one, is being from Alabama. But 33 is at the top of their middle 50%? I’m going ED too.</p>

<p>Some schools I’m considering that I’d say are easier to get into than Bowdoin would be Richmond, Colby, and Hamilton.</p>

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<p>Bowdoin is a low reach, I’d say.
Your activities aren’t very impressive (for a school of that caliber). They’re plenty, but don’t give me a sense of who you are. If you can get that across in your essays, it’s definitely a possibility.
Bowdoin is score optional and doesn’t place too must emphasis on scores.</p>

<p>If your GPA were around a 4.0 UW with more compelling activities, I’d say match. With a 3.8 and what you have, slightly low reach.</p>

<p>Still, I wouldn’t be surprised if you got in!</p>