Chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bowdoin College
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<p>Hi all! I know you hate chance threads haha but I’d really appreciate some feedback. Love Bowdoin!</p>

<p>GPA: 3.7 UW, 4.2 W (rigorous course load)
SAT: 2100 combined (710 CR, 610 M, 780 W)
Subject SATs: 730 US History, taking Lit and Math II in October
Ethnicity: South Asian (Indian lol)
Top 4% of my class (out of 800 or so)
CA resident, public school of about 4000 kids
Extracurriculars:
4 year speech and debate team member, historian this year
Vice President of CSF
Webmaster of Key Club
Copy editor of school yearbook
Junior Volunteer Board of Directors member at my local hospital where I volunteer (250+ hrs in 2 years)
Cancer research institute internship this past summer
Taught middle school debate (internship) to kids ages 11-13 over the past summer at Claremont McKenna College</p>

<p>*Notes: I have two Cs–one from geometry freshman year first semester, and one from my second semester junior year in honors math analysis (clearly I am not a math person lol). Will this affect me? The one from geometry was a difficult adjustment to high school, and I had family problems at the end of my junior year which is why I got the C. I am taking six AP classes this year.</p>

<p>Thanks guys! :)</p>

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<p>i think you have a good shot. your resume is really great. i do wish you could get your math SAT up, though, because combined the score is in the ballpark to submit, but i think bowdoin still calculates M and CR separately and a 1310 becomes more of a liability. can you get a tutor or take a class or prioritize self-study?</p>

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<p>Or, you could choose not to send your scores. Or, if you’ve already sent them, check the “do not consider SAT scores” box on the common app. Bowdoin is test-optional</p>

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<p>I know about the policy, but I feel like it would help.</p>

<p>I’m not planning on going into anything science/English, I wish it wouldn’t matter what my math score is haha</p>

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<p>If you are sure that it is a good fit you shOuld go ED. Regular admission was in the low teens last year when I talked to one of their staffers. CA residence a plus for you.</p>