Chance me for Bowdoin RD!

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<p>I am a white boy from Massachusetts…immediate negative. My family is very financially secure, and I WILL NOT apply for financial aid because my family would have received next to nothing.</p>

<p>Also chance me for…
Dartmouth (did ED, got deferred)
Princeton
Brown
Middlebury
Bowdoin
Duke
Hamilton
Colgate
BC
Williams</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA- 3.91
Weighted GPA- 4.43
My school does not rank but I am in top 10% of class
PSAT – 211
SAT (first time)
CR: 740
W: 780
M: 670
SAT (second time)
CR: 760
W: 750
M: 750
Highest combined– 2290</p>

<p>ACT
English: 34
Math: 34
Reading: 34
Science: 30
Composite: 33</p>

<p>SAT IIs
Math I: 760
Math II: 800
U.S. History: 750</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities

  • Boy Scouts of America (Grade 9, 10, 11,12)
    o Achieved highest attainable rank—Eagle Scout (Grade 11)
  • United Church of Christ membership confirmation (Grade 9)
  • JV tennis (Grade 10)
  • Varsity Cross Country (Grade 12)
  • Weekly piano lessons (Grade 11)
  • United Church of Christ Senior High Fellowship (Grade 11,12)
  • Peer tutor at Medfield High School in math and English/writing (Grade 11,12)
  • Student Member of Medfield High School Site Council (Grade 11,12)
  • New England Mathematics League Participant (Grade 11,12)
  • LifeSmarts Varsity Team member (Grade 11,12)
  • Anime Club member (Grade 9, 10, 11)
  • Member of Medfield High School Theatre Society (Grade 9, 10, 11,12)
    o Backstage technician
    o Set builder
    o Spotlight operator
  • National Honor Society (Grade 10, 11,12)
    o Vice-President (Grade 11,12)
  • Spanish Honor Society (Grade 10, 11,12)
  • Senior Ambassador (Grade 12)</p>

<p>Work Experience

  • Worked as merchandise salesman for Red Sox Official Team Store across the street from Fenway Park (summer of Grade 11)
  • Worked as an intern in cardiovascular research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston-60 hours (summer of Grade 12)
  • Volunteered weekly in the Emergency Department at the Milford Regional Medical Center (summer of Grade 12)
  • Participated on mission trip to Washington D.C.
    o Tutored inner-city youth
    o Painted inner-city high school</p>

<p>Awards and Distinctions

  • National Merit Scholarship Commended Student (Grade 12)
  • Saint Michael’s College Book Award for Scholarship and Service (Grade 11)
  • Shining Star Award (top 10% of class) (Grade 9, 10, 11)
  • Excellence in Wellness (Grade 9)
  • Above and Beyond in Science (Grade 10)
  • John and Abigail Adams Scholarship recipient (Grade 12)
  • Took AMC 10 (Grade 9, 10)
  • Took AMC 12 (Grade 11)</p>

<p>Senior Schedule
-Accounting II
-Virtual High School Honors
-AP Lit
-AP Calc BC
-AP Spanish
-AP Bio
-AP Prep (study hall)</p>

<p>Although I haven’t read the teacher recs themselves, I’m sure they are fantastic. My history teacher really liked me and my math teacher enjoyed how I taught the class how to graph sine waves using Excel (I hope/think she referenced this)</p>

<p>My essay is about how I used to hate visiting my grandfather because he has no modern technology. It was only after his death that I realized I had been blinded by 21st century material possesions. My AP lit teacher said it was an excellent essay and she said she praised it more than she typically praises an essay…</p>

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<p>You have good credentials and seem like a good candidate.</p>

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<p>bumpppppppppppppppppppppp</p>

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<p>I am an alum and I think you are a great candidate!! My son got in ED and hopefully you will be classmates. Best of luck.</p>

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<p>You have great chances dude. Good luck! </p>

<p>Just wondering, how are you going to mention your community service on the application?</p>

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<p>Well, I hint at it in a few ways.</p>

<p>1) I list the major types of community service on the resume I attached to the common app…these include my peer tutoring, volunteering in a hospital, mission trip, etc.</p>

<p>2) My old scout master has written me a letter of recommendation. Although I obviously have not read it, because boy scouts is such a community service-based organization, I think it is safe to say he has mentioned my community service</p>

<p>3) I won a book award based on scholarship and SERVICE (so obviously my school knows I do service work if they chose to award me this book award)</p>

<p>4) My teacher reqs may mention my service…</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>I think you can get into all except maybe princeton or harvard
Do you go to a public or private school? and if so is it good?</p>

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<p>I got to a top public school in MA. We got a blue ribbon award (given by the No Child Left Behind people) and are a silver medal school in the US news and world report</p>

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<p>I’m not sure what you’re looking for spartan… obviously you are a strong candidate but strong candidates do occasionally get rejected from schools they should be able to get into … that said, you’ll still probably get in.</p>

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<p>As a full pay applicant with strong numbers, I would be surprised if you were rejected from Bowdoin & Williams. Dartmouth, Princeton & Brown are unlikely. Colgate & Hamilton are matches suggesting above average odds of gaining admission. Duke & Middlebury are not clear as your total app. & recommendations are unavailable. That is my best guess. Hope that I got at least one right!</p>