Chances for admissions in 2007

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bowdoin College
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<p>Hi, I just finished my junior year and am very apprehensive about my choices of colleges. Bowdoin is definitely one of the top choices.</p>

<p>To tell u more about me, I am an immigrant from India and attend a all girls catholic school. My gpa is a 4.0 out of 4.0 and I have a 97% overall average. I am ranked the first in my class as well.
My SATs were not to great: 1490/2100. My SATIIs were ok. Bio 700, US Hitory 660, and Chem 680. I took 3 APs this year, BIO, US HISTORY, and English Language and Comp. Next year Ill be taking AP Calc, AP Lit, AP French, Anatomy and Physiology honors, Physics honors, etc, etc. Basically I have been taking a rigorous work load, however, unlike other schools, Theology is a mandatory course for all 4 years, therefore I have been unable to take a better course load. </p>

<p>I also took 2 college courses, Anatomy and Physiology and Statistics, and will be taking another this summer, Psychology. I took a course at Brown last year and will be taking a course at Tufts in medicine this year. I will also be attending the NYLF for medicine. </p>

<p>I have good ecs
• Rotary Club Student of the Month (January 2006)
• Vice President of National Honor Society (2005-present)
President of NHS this year
• Vice President of Junior Class (2004-present)
• Editor of Panther Press (High school news paper) (2004-present)
• Senior founder and leader of Math Club (2005-present)
• Lead cantor of the Select Chorus (2003-present)
• Treasurer of French Club (2004-present)
• First violin and member of Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra (2003-present)
• Member of Interact club (2003-present)
• Singer of Indian Classical Music with Raganjali School of Music (2004-present)
• Performer of esraj/an ancient Indian instrument (2004-present)
• Martial Artist with a 2nd degree black belt (1998-present)</p>

<p>COMMUNITY SERVICE
• Volunteering at a local Hospital (2003-present)
• Volunteer at Clinical Research center (2006-present)
• Volunteering at the karate Turkey Brigade (2003-present)
• Volunteering at the Public Library (2001-2003)
• Organizing Youth Karma Yoga Conference for VHP (2005-2005)
• Volunteering for Lazarus House- a homeless shelter (2003-present)
• Peer science and math tutor (2003-present)</p>

<p>I also have an internship at a research center and shadow a surgeon.I have seen 20+ surgeries. I hope to be conducting my own research this year.</p>

<p>I also received honorable mention in the Dupont national Science Competition.</p>

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<p>hi guys I was just wondering what you think for my chances. I look forward to your responses :)</p>

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<p>Looks good to me :D.</p>

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<p>Desichick -- Do you know whether or not you will be considered and "international" applicant? I think being an international applicant typically makes it somewhat harder to gain admission.</p>

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<p>torasee I will not be considered an international applicant because I am a US citizen as well as an Indian (dual) and have resided in the country for 10 years.</p>

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<p>why are you even posting this here? i would expect very few people who post here to have any actual expertise. everybody is just making stuff up, and you'd be a fool to follow any advice that you get here. ask your college/guidance counselor at school.</p>

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<p>i will ask my guidance counselor for advice, however several kids from my school applied to competitive colleges are were rejected based on the advice of our counselor. If you can tell me where I will be able to find more reliable sources I would greatly appreciate it. I have heard that if you contact the admissions people regarding questions then they get annoyed and tend to not accept you.</p>

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<p>unless you have a really good GC, I doubt their advice would be that much better than many people on this board</p>

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<p>Torasee...Why would being an international student make it harder to gain admission?</p>

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<p>i'm starting my freshman year at bowdoin. i would be shocked if you didn't get in with those stats. all you need is a good college essay and good rec's.</p>

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<p>John -- It's typically harder for international students to get into elite U.S. schools than it is for American applicants. I think that it's a function of the fact that international students compete against each other for a limited number of slots, that a large number of high-performing international students apply to the elite U.S. schools, and that a higher percentage of international applicants than domestic applicants require 100% financial assistance. I am not sure of the ins-and-outs of the admissions system vis-a-vis international students at Bowdoin but I know that, as a general proposition, the international student generally faces longer odds than his or her domestic counterpart. Finally, I am not sure that all international students face the same long odds regardless of country of origin. It may be, for example, that a Canadian is treated much the same as an American but I really cannot answer that question with any degree of certainty.</p>