Chances at Bowdoin? Please

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bowdoin College
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<p>Hi everyone. My name’s Dan and I’m currently a senior at a fairly competitive high school in New York. Bowdoin is one of my top choices, and I was wondering if anyone out there could give me some chances/advice. Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>GPA: 94.12 UW 96.6 W/School doesn’t rank/Mostly Honors and AP Courses. I will have 8 APs taken by graduation. My only non-honors courses were in Physics in 11th grade and Spanish also in 11th grade. (will this kill me?)</p>

<p>SAT I: 800 CR 740 M 680 W (700 MC 8 Essay-Do not know how/why that happened, should I take again in January to improve this?) for a 1540/2220</p>

<p>SAT II: 800 USH 730 Lit 680 Math I 670 Bio E (Will Bowdoin look at my 2 highest?)</p>

<p>APs: 5 United States History 5 English Language & Composition 5 Psychology</p>

<p>ECs: I have over 750 hours of community service working with handicapped children and adults. I wrote my main common app essay about this and I think its pretty good. Other than that I’m VP of NHS and Econ. Club, and I am Co-Founder/Co-Pres of a club in my school which raises money for our troops abroad. I also have a few varsity letters in Cross Country and Bowling.</p>

<p>Anyways could anyone give me some chances for admission into Bowdoin and also some advice on those questions above? Thanks again!</p>

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<p>The problem with 'chances' threads (and the reason I never post on them) is that no one on this board knows what the admissions crew will end up deciding. Bowdoin doesn't really have absolute shoe-ins, and anyone who has the competence to find this forum and post a question likely is an applicant who could get in.</p>

<p>It's impossible to judge your chances, they lie with the admissions group. You do have a chance of getting in, but when people say in all of their threads 'a competitive high school' and that their essays are 'really good' we can't evaluate it with the same clarity the admissions people can. </p>

<p>This isn't me singling you out, it's just my general gripe about not putting too much faith in the kind of response you'll get to queries like this online.</p>