Chance me for Bowdoin

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<p>Hey guys, I will be applyin as an International Applicant from Malaysia but am currently finishing HS in Australia. Would like to major in Economics or International Relatios, because im really interested in current affairs, im also currently part of a political party in Malaysia called the DAP opposing the corrupt government in my country. </p>

<p>Any tips on what else i can improve on is greatly appreciated. Thanks again!</p>

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<li>SAT I: 1710 (LOW, retaking in May) </li>
<li>SAT II: US History: 750 World History: 780</li>
<li>SAT II: * TOEFL: 112/120 </li>
<li>GPA: 3.8 </li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%</li>
<li>Course Load: Business Management, Accounting, History, International Relations, Calculus Maths, Chinese</li>
<li>Languages that i can speak: English, Chinese, Malay and Cantonese </li>
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<p>Extra Curricular:</p>

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<li><p>Team Captain - Professional Gaming team sponsored by AMD and ATi, played in lots of tournaments and acted as a brand ambassador. </p></li>
<li><p>Member - Democratic Action Party Malaysia </p></li>
<li><p>Student Reference Committee (President)</p></li>
<li><p>Senior School Events Committee (Member) </p></li>
<li><p>International Student Council (President)</p></li>
<li><p>Member - School Soccer Team (2008-2010) - Avg 5 hours a week </p></li>
<li><p>Member - School Softball Team (2008-2009) - Avg 5 hours a week </p></li>
<li><p>DJ - Syn FM Community Radio (2008) - 30 hours </p></li>
<li><p>Work experience as Waiter/Barista/Cook (2009-2010) - Avg 7 hours a week.</p></li>
<li><p>Summer Activities: Golf, Travelling, Camps </p></li>
<li><p>Essays: Will be pretty decent (Got 11 months to work on it) </p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recommendation: Excellent from my History and Business Teachers</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: Talks about my involvement in building a more inclusive school community</p></li>
<li><p>School Type: Private</p></li>
<li><p>Ethnicity: Asian</p></li>
<li><p>Gender: Male </p></li>
<li><p>Hooks: First gen college</p></li>
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<p>Thanks once again</p>

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<p>Wow I was looking at your credentials and I’d say you have a very good chance as I have not seen anyone else with a background as unique as yours! The one thing I’d suggest you do is retake the SAT and try for a higher score or just omit it from your application. Also, I’m curious about what kind of game you play. I consider myself to be somewhat of a gamer :)</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>If you have a way to take the ACT where you are, I’d also give that a shot. Just work on those test scores and I’d say you have a great shot.</p>

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<p>thanks guys, hopefully in my next sitting i could score above 2000!</p>

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<p>Probably not, but possible.</p>

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<p>hahahaha wow drought, harsh. i think people need to relax on these messageboards some times. who are any of us to say about raising scores and such. we’re not experts after all! that said, I think we can at least respond constructively. </p>

<p>so, boniver i think with some effort you can raise your score and certainly if you put a good application forward and have a bit of luck, you can get in too. Make sure to write good essays!
It’s the same with all these very selective LACs. Like the Ivys it’s hard to tell if you’ll get in, but you can always give it your best shot, and maybe you’ll get thick envelope in April!</p>

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<p>It’s hard to get into these schools. In a VAST majority of cases, a 1710 just isn’t going to do it (although Bowdoin, being SAT optional, is a little different). Just givin an honest chance - no reason to sugarcoat it.</p>

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<p>Just don’t send your SAT score at all, unless you can do 650+ in CR, and 700+ in math. Bowdoin is great that way; they don’t assess your intellectual capability and efficiency by a score.</p>

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<p>I would think that with those SAT II scores in US History and World History, you should have a shot at a higher SAT I CR score. Best of Luck!</p>