Hey, everyone! I’m really nervous about this college admissions process. Bowdoin is my top choice. I applied regular decision and I think my chances are good but I wanted to know if other people agreed or disagreed.
Demographics:
African American female from the midwest. Middle-class.
I attended the two best public high schools in the state of Missouri and switched schools my senior year from an affluent school in the suburbs to a magnet school in the city.
Stats:
GPA: 3.95 UW (my school doesn’t do weighted)
My school does not do rankings
I did not submit my ACT or SAT scores (Bowdoin is test optional)
APs Taken:
AP Euro: 4
AP World: 4
AP Bio: 4
AP Calc: 4
AP Spanish: 5
AP Lit: 5
AP Lang: 5
AP Gov: 5
IB Spanish: 7
IB: Physics: N/A
Extracurricular Activities (for all four years)
Speech and Debate: Captain of PuF; qualified to the State and National competition junior and senior year
Swim team
Link Leader: program for upperclassmen to serve as mentors to freshmen
RISE: program for students of color in AP classes
Cooking for a Cause: met once a week to cook food to give to local shelters
Quiz Bowl
Homecoming/Prom Committee
Part-time job
Teach Sunday School at church
Elements: after school recycling club where we sort recycling to take to recycling plants
National Honor Society (only junior and senior year)
Awards:
AP Scholar Award
Premier Distinction in the NSDA (National Speech and Debate Association)
All-American Debater (award for having above a 3.5 GPA, having at least outstanding distinction in the NSDA, at least a 30 ACT score, and playing a sport)
Summer Activities:
People to People international diplomacy seminar in D.C. my freshman year
Missouri Girls State my sophomore year
Speech and Debate nationals my junior year
I have a full time job (40 hrs/week) every summer since sophomore year
Letter of Recs:
Counselor at my former high school who has known me since I was five
Counselor at my current high school
My favorite English teacher.
I think they’re all good because I have good relationships with all of them, but I haven’t read any of them.
Essays:
I think my essay is amazing.
Please let me know what you think my chances are! Bowdoin is the only school I want to go to.