<p>Background: Black, low-income family, family of seven, four siblings
GPA: 3.759 (un-weighted)
ACT: N/A (they are a test optional school)
School: I go to a career center for health technologies. I have received my STNA (state tested nurse assistant), first aid, CPR certifications. This year I get my daycare license, training in phlebotomy (blood drawing), and PCA so I can work as a hospital technician.
I with have 16 college credit hours when I graduate, through dual-enrollment.</p>
<p>Work experience: I worked two part time jobs last year. I had talked about this in my essay.</p>
<p>Leadership:
Camp Leader 10th-12th
Trainer 11th (closed)
Co-President 12th Culture Club
Publicly Committee 12th National Honor Society
Blood Drive Committee 12th National Honor Society</p>
<p>Work Experience Grade Level
McDonald’s 11th
Child facilitator for an autistic child 10th -12th</p>
<p>My class rank is 24 out of 308, my school does not weight college classes. I have over 250 hours of community service. I ride four buses for over a total of 2 hours to attend a better school.</p>
<p>I had an off campus interview, it went very well. They said they wrote me a very favorable recommendation.</p>
<p>I did not to get to see my teacher recommendations (they should by average to good), but I did see my employer’s rec. at the end they said they said that I change them and their child’s life forever (for the better).</p>
<p>I’d say you have a wonderful chance of admission. Great grades, diversity, commitment to service and education. If you’re not from the New England states, even better! With such a low admissions % it’s anyone’s guess who will make the cut, but I’d say you have a great shot! </p>
<p>@hillyer300 While you’ll find kids from all over the country and world at Bowdoin, the student population is still very ME/MA/New England heavy and I think they’re trying hard to diversify…esp since, as amazing a school as it is, it doesn’t seem to have the name recognition as peer schools like Amherst or Wesleyan or Tufts.I wouldn’t call it a “hook” really…but being a student who is not from the Northeast can only help! </p>
<p>Only one-third of the class from the home region??? Hardly New England heavy . . .I think the other states that are heavily represented are Calif, NY, and NJ. It’s a very different Bowdoin from the one of not that long ago when the numbers would have been reversed and two-thirds would have come from New England.</p>
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